Learning to Lead

What does leadership look like?

Activity

Word cloud activity on leadership qualities:

In a single word, express a positive characteristic of a leader.
In a single word, express a negative characteristic of a leader.
Using a last name, identify a leader that embodies the leadership qualities you most admire from the past or present day.
What comes up for you when you reflect on these word clouds around leadership?
What are you seeing that’s different or similar?
How might cultural perspectives inform your thinking?

Self-Reflection Prompts

Think of one positive leadership experience that you had (either as a leader or as a member of a team, group, or community). What leadership behaviors made that experience positive or negative for you?
Think of one negative leadership experience that you had (either as a leader or as a member of a team, group, or community). What leadership behaviors made that experience positive or negative for you?