Identifying Young Leaders CADA Workshop with alan e nelson, ed.d .
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Identifying Young Leaders
CADA Workshopwith alan e nelson, ed.d.
If you want to change the world, focus on leaders. If you want to change leaders, focus on them when they’re young.
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Naval Postgraduate School
• 7 Indicators of Leadership Aptitude in Kids• 5 Ways Parents Stunt Leadership Growth• 5 Ideas to Grow Great Leaders @ Home• 4 Stages in Young Leader Development
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Where We’re Headed:• 4 Reasons to Identify Student Leaders• 7 Ways to Estimate Organizational Aptitude• How to Double the # of your Student Leaders
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4 Reasons to Identify Social Influencers
Maximize your immediate & long term impact
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You’ll cover your activities’ responsibilities.
Most activities directors fail to tap the leadership potential in their schools
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2You’ll create a culture of leading.
This expands to ASB, clubs, athletics, classrooms, & community.
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3You’ll focus on true org leaders vs. the popular.
Half of student governments: popular students who don’t think organizationally
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4 You’ll reduce bullying & negative social behaviors.
Side effects of creating positive peer pressure among natural influencers
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•Categories of Leadership
Personal: responsible, high self-esteem, ethical, good citizen, confident, works from strengths
Managerial: able to facilitate smaller group projects, maintain existing processes
Organizational: able to cast vision, lead others in problem solving, catalyze organizational change
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orking Definition
Leadership is the process of helping people accomplish together, what they could not as individuals.
Leaders are those who get leadership going.
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RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP APTITUDE IN KIDS & YOUTH
Identifying Future Lions Early
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Can Everyone Be A Leader?Howard Gardner (Harvard), author of “Multiple Intelligences,” notes leadership as a domain in interpersonal intelligence
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Cultural Blindness to Young Leaders
William Damon (Stanford) says that the American value of equality, especially in our educational system, overlooks the unique energy and creativity of young leaders.
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The Ear Effect… Peers listen to and seek input from the teen.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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2 The Goal Effect… The teen initiates goals & is not satisfied with status quo.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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3 The Boss Effect…
The student is opinionated, bossy and accused of being disruptive at times.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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4 The Negotiator Effect… The youth is good at presenting his/her ideas and having others accept them.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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5 The Organizer Effect… The youth is good at organizing kids & peers in activities.
Leadership Aptitude Indicator
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6 The Captain Effect… Adults tend to select the youth to be in charge.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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7The Pillar Effect… The youth stands up for his/her beliefs; is not prone to peer pressure.
Leadership Aptitude Indicators
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Free Social Influence survey @www.kidlead.com
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•Double Student Leaders
Elect by Nominations: Assess aptitude; require teacher/student nominees as in real life.
Develop Ad Hoc Roles: Go after true influencers; don’t let formal roles determine how many are involved.
Do Leader Training: Sharpen the axe. Don’t just plan events; develop leaders.
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Discuss With A Partner
Which of these indicators stood out to you and/or were unexpected?
What’s 1 thing I plan to use?
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Robert Epstein, PhD
Adolescence is a recent social construct, so that we infantalize youth today who are very capable leaders.
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Additional Best Practices
• Don’t compete with handouts– Offer to provide PPT notes at end of
presentation or other handouts– Only provide what is needed/helpful prior or
they may read vs. listen
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Systematic desensitization
Rational Emotive Therapy (RET)
Focusing on communication vs. performance (speak “to” vs. “at”)
Reducing Anxiety Techniques
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