Leadership Development Program Module 2 Leadership Style Effectiveness

Leadership Development Program Module 2 Leadership Style: Effectiveness December 4, 2014 Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Goals • • How to empower others, different styles Learn new leadership skills Giving/receiving help Personal Development Plan Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Agenda (Road Map) • Admin/Recap • Explore Leadership Styles – Break-Out Exercises • Situation Leadership Skills – Break-Out Exercises – Case Studies • Giving/Receiving Help • Personal Development Plans Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Situational Leadership Goal: Become more competent and confident to improve performance and develop the volunteers/staff you lead… So That… by being able to give others the right amount of direction and support you will be able to help them accomplish their goals. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Situational Leadership We will: • Learn the Situational Leadership Model & Skills • Score your surveys • Practice applying SL concepts Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Situational Leadership. . . offers a model that focuses on the needs of an individual by developing these 2 skills: 1) first Diagnosis to determine situational needs, 2) then Flexibility to insure the needs are met. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Leadership Style Break-Outs • • • Authenticity Team: (1, 9) Style Appreciation Team: (9, 9) Style Integration Team: (9, 1) Style Improvement Team: (1, 1) Style 10 -Minute Discussion, Then Report Back (5, 5) Style? Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Leadership Style Grid Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

• • Mark your score on the concern for task dimension (T) on the left arrow. Next, mark your score on the concern for people dimension (P) on the right arrow. Draw a straight line between the T and P scores. The point at which that line crosses the shared leadership arrow indicates your score. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Situational Leadership. . . offers a model that focuses on the needs of an individual by developing these 2 skills: 1) first Diagnosis to determine situational needs, 2) then Flexibility to insure the needs are met. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

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Diagnosis: Development Levels Competence = Can do! Commitment = Want to do! Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Diagnosis: Development Levels Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Flexibility The ability to use a variety of leadership styles comfortably Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Directive Behavior The extent to which a leader • Sets goals and clarifies expectations • Tells and shows an individual what to do, when, and how to do it • Closely supervises, monitors, and evaluates performance Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Supportive Behavior The extent to which a leader • Engages in more two-way communication • Listens and provides support and encouragement • Involves the other person in decision making • Encourages and facilitates self-reliant problem-solving Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Leadership Style Experience • 4 leadership situations – Choose 1 leader – Rest are volunteers working with leader • Each leader will model 1 style – Rest respond openly to the experience – Task: Rank list of items in “Importance” • Afterwards, all will record reactions (form) Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Leadership Style Experience Team Assignments to Interaction # Authenticity Appreciation Integration Improvement #1 #2 #3 #4 Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Team: Authenticity Appreciation Integration Improvement Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Developing Diagnostic Skills Exercise Instructions 1. In your small group, read through the case studies. 2. For each case, reach a group consensus on: a. The development level of the follower. b. Key indicators of this development level. c. The most appropriate leadership style for the follower. • Select a spokesperson to report your decisions to the class. 1. 2. 15 minutes to complete this activity. Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Developing Diagnostic Skills CASE # DEVELOPMENT LEVEL KEY INDICATORS LEADERSHIP STYLE 1 2 3 4 D 3 D 1 Hi competence Lo motivation Lo confidence Hi motivation Hi commitment S 3 S 1 Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers S 1

Giving/Receiving Help Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Personal Development Forms Mutual Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Goals, Evals • • How to empower others, different styles Learn new leadership skills Giving/receiving help Personal Development Plan Complete the Session Evaluation Survey – NOW! Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers

Next Steps • Watch www. uulead. org for pre-reads for Dec. 11 th session • Post 3 items on your FB page/ Program page • Holler if you need help! Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers