Leadership Training

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In this stimulating book, the authors have gathered together a collection of activities designed to help the trainer highlight, develop and practice these leadership skills with groups of learners. The activities - which range from small-group discussion - starters through more involving exercises such as role plays, to simulations of real life that may generate strong feeling - reinforce understanding of the key tenents of leadership; situational uses of power matching people to tasks setting and achieving goals. Themes covered in detail include: Creative problem solving Youth leadership training Cross cultural communication Competition and power Negotiation Conflict management. Clear guidance is given about the aims, environment, materials, procedures and evaluation of each activity and the authors point out potential problems and how they may be side stepped

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Professor Elizabeth M. Christopher is Academic Director of the Learning Center, Ankara, Turkey, of Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia. She is also an international consultant for the design of management training and executive development programme. Table of Contents Part 1: Leadership Skills: Assuming leadership for interactive learning Active and passive roles in interactive learning Dealing with emotion Directing interactive learning activities Debriefing the activities Designing, selecting and evaluating experiential learning activities Part 2: Leadership Training Activities: Warm-ups and other introductory activities Brain teasing activities to promote creative problem-solving Youth leadership activities (also effective for adults!) Activities to explore competition and power Negotiation activities Activities for cross-cultural communication Activities for the management of conflict Activities for management training Index of activities Bibliography Index.