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GUTS Youth Leadership Corps

GUTS Youth Leadership Corps. Leadership Know Yourself. Are Mentors Leaders?. A leader is not a Boss but a Guide - a person who guides others toward a common goal. A leader is a person that is committed to carrying out the mission of the group. MENTOR = LEADER. Who Can Be A Leader.

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GUTS Youth Leadership Corps

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  1. GUTS Youth Leadership Corps Leadership Know Yourself

  2. Are Mentors Leaders? • A leader is not a Boss but a Guide - a person who guides others toward a common goal. • A leader is a person that is committed to carrying out the mission of the group. MENTOR = LEADER

  3. Who Can Be A Leader Do you have to be born a leader? Do you have to have a certain personality?

  4. Qualities of a Leader Good Listener Knowledgeable Confident Self Belief Decisive

  5. Leaders have the 3 R’s • Responsibility • Respect themselves • Right decisions

  6. Leadership Understand Yourself • Why do you need to understand yourself to be a good leader? • So you can be Confident Self Belief Decisive • So you can have the 3 R’s Responsibility Respect themselves Right decisions

  7. Three Steps to Understand Yourself Step 1: Understand Your Values Step 2: Understand Your Personality Type Step 3: Understand Your Reactions

  8. Step 1: Understand Your Values • Why do you need to understand what you value? • Should govern your actions, responses, speech, motivation for doing things and decisions • Makes you feel good about these things • Understand why you feel good about some things and not about other things • Helps you decide what is important in your life • Clarity • Focus

  9. Where do you get values? Nurture • Family • Friends • Experiences • Where you live • Things you have seen or read Nature • Some you may be born with

  10. Find out what you value • Identify your values • Use the Values list and online resources to identify a list of your values • Narrow it down to a maximum of 10 • What do they mean to you? • Make it Graphic • Mandala Activity • Graphic Words • Other Format – You choose

  11. Why are Values Good • Help you feel good about the things you do • Help you know what you should do • Help you know when you are doing a good job\

  12. Step 2: Understand Your Personality Type • Why? • Can tell you things about yourself • Why you like certain things • Why you dislike certain things • Why you do certain things • What motivates you • Can tell you about how you interact • With people • With certain environments

  13. Personality Tests • There are many different types. • All have some value • All have some problems – personality

  14. Activity – Take the test Take the DOPE Test Which Bird are You? D – Dove (Amiable) O – Owl (Analytical) P – Peacock (Expressive) E – Eagle (Assertive)

  15. Maureen’s DOPE Test

  16. Primary Personality Styles

  17. Primary/SecondaryPersonality Styles

  18. Half of being smart is …… knowing what your are not smart at

  19. Doves (Amiable) Possible Strengths • Compassionate and peaceful • Supportive • Patient • Diplomatic • People-orientated • Loyal • Friendly • Hard working Possible Weaknesses • Avoid change • Avoid confrontation • Avoid risk-taking

  20. Owls (Analytical) Possible Strengths • Wise • Thorough • Thinking • Logical • Mathematically minded • Methodical • Disciplined • Love details Possible Weaknesses • Perfectionist • Can be slower to make decisions – avoid risk and feelings • Can be inflexible, rigid

  21. Peacocks (Expressive) Possible Strengths • Enthusiastic • Good communicator • Being the centre of attention • Imaginative • Happy/ optimistic Possible Weaknesses • Can talk too much/comes on strong • Can be a dreamer/unrealistic • Not good with time management/details

  22. Eagles (Drivers) Possible Strengths • Bold • Dominant • Like being challenged • Decisive • Direct Possible Weaknesses • Can be blunt • Can be stubborn • Can lose sight of the big-picture • Can be insensitive to other people’s needs.

  23. Step 3: Understand Your Reactions • You react the way you do because of • What you value • What type of person you are • Can you control the way you react? YES • Understand why • Understand what to do

  24. Doves (Amiables) at Work • Competent and steady • Strong administrative abilities • Mediates problems • Resents being pushed • Avoids conflict • Wants to save relationships • Would rather day dream than take action

  25. What can Doves (Amiables) doto spread their wings? • Share your opinion – talk more and listen less • Be assertive • Take a stand on issues - Take some risks • Be on time • Speed up • Don’t be so blasé about things • Don’t be passive aggressive

  26. Motivate/Demotivate Doves (Amiables) Motivate • Approval • Attention • Job Security • Cooperation Demotivate • Insensitivity • Impatience • Lack of Support

  27. Owls (Analytics) at Work • Neat and tidy • Schedule-oriented • Detail conscious • Not people-oriented • Spends lots of time planning • Standards often high • Wants to save money • Major stress over imperfections

  28. What can Owls (Analytics) do to spread their wings? • Once you have the facts, make a decision • Speak more • Be sociable - Get more involved with people – Show personal interest – Share information • Be Positive - Lighten up – Smile more • Don’t look for ways to “penny pinch everything!”

  29. Motivate/Demotivate Doves (Analytics) Motivate • Respect • Activity • Working Alone Demotivate • Surprises • Unpredictability • Premature decision-making

  30. Peacocks (Expressives) at Work • Inspires / charms others to join in • Volunteers for jobs • Thinks up new activities • Wastes time talking • Forgets obligations • Wants to save energy • Makes their job fun

  31. What can Peacocks (Expressives) do to spread their wings? • Reserve your opinion more • Don’t interrupt – listen more • Slow Down • Lower your voice • Listen to other people • Follow through on things • Think BEFORE you act

  32. Motivate/Demotivate Peacocks (Expressives) Motivate • Recognition • Variety • Creativity Demotivate • Routine • Boredom • Inflexible • Schedules

  33. Eagles (Drivers) at Work • Stimulates activity • Sees the whole picture • Little tolerance for mistakes • May make rash decisions • “Cracks the whip!” • Work may become “God” • Doesn’t care what others think "Wants to save time

  34. What can (Eagles) Drivers do to spread their wings? • Don’t correct and debate everyone • Don’t be so abrupt and brash • Be patience • Slow down • Curb your sarcasm • LISTEN to people • Be sensitive to the feelings of others

  35. Motivate/Demotivate Peacocks (Drivers) Motivate • Power • Challenging Goals • Control Demotivate • Indecisiveness • Inefficiency • Lack of Resources

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