BASIC LEADERSHIP TRAINING

LESSON 1

LEADERSHIP

Q: WHY do you want to be a leader?

Power, position, less work, to help the organization…?

Nevertheless, every group needs a leader to… (??)

Can you complete the sentence?

Wild geese have the right idea: You can accomplish more when everyone

in the group works together

Can an organization (company) fully accomplish its goals like this?

In order to succeed (i.e. fully accomplish its goals) an organization

must have leadership

Q: What is a leader?

One good definition I have found:

A leader is someone who brings people from where they are, to where they need to be.

HOWEVER, NOT all leaders lead well.

PROVERBS about leadership

28:15

Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is awicked ruler [a bad leader] over a helplesspeople.

29:2

When the righteous [good leaders] are inauthority, the people rejoice; when thewicked [bad leaders] rule, the people groan.

Q: In your opinion, what makes leader good?

OVERVIEW

1. Leadership

2. Power & Leadership Styles

3. Human Behavior in Organizations (HBO) I

4. HBO II

5. Team building

6. UTIS Issues

7. Management A

8. Management B

Leaders LEAD, managers MANAGE

Leaders LEAD, managers MANAGE

• Leaders bring people from where they are towhere they need to be– Motivation

– Goals

– Organize

• Managers provide the means to do it– Materials

– Manpower

– Finances

Assignment

Submit a one-page essay (double-spaced):

• DESCRIBE a leader you know– Anonymous person– Can be good or bad in your opinion– Discuss the behaviors that make them good

or bad– Be prepared to read it out-loud (??)– Submitted to my email no later than Monday,

October 10, 10am

ENDLESSON 1

LEADERSHIP