Responsible Leadership
Responsible Leadership Workshop
Aim & Context
What is the aim of the exercise? | This exercise aims at exploring the concept of leadership and establishing some common reference points regarding what it is, and what it isn’t. |
In what context is this exercise useful? | This exercise is useful as it creates a general understanding of what is leadership. This allows people to understand better what constitutes a responsible leader and can provide guidance on how to improve on certain leadership traits. |
Quick facts
Preparation time: 10 min Workshop time: 80 minutes Ideal group size: 16-20 people (groups of 4) Contact of Workshop Developer:
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Detailed Description of Activity & Method
Please list step by step how the activity should be facilitated
Activity & Format | Time | Instructions | Facilitation Notes |
Check-In... | 5 min |
| Start with answering the check-in question by yourself and let everyone share and then hand the word over to someone else. |
Individual reflection | 3 min | Individually, take three minutes to write down all words that pop into your mind when you think about leadership. Anything and everything goes. Suspend judgement, just write whatever comes to mind. No good or bad answers. |
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Work in pairs | 4 min | In pairs, run your individual list of words by each other, and try to define recurrent words/ associations/ trains of thought, as well as the words that are most different between the two of you. No good or bad answers. | Allow about a minute between team making to allow people to get together. |
Work in groups of 4 | 10 min | In groups of four, discuss your lists of words built as pairs, and try to identify overlaps, common denominators, and the ‘outliers’. Try to discuss briefly what are the common themes, and the most specific occurrences. Look for most surprising words in comparison to your individual lists. | Ask two pairs to join together (will save time instead of making completely new teams) |
Discuss together | 10 min | Building on the previous outcomes, jointly discuss common themes and outliers. Contribute with background info (e.g., highlight group findings). Discuss what is the most surprising word/ association/ Train of thought, and what idea it sparked in your understanding of leadership. | Get people to join in a circle (space allowing).
Open the discussion to everyone, allow people to speak freely. |
Contribute some input and short reflection | 5 min | Present the different leadership dimensions (see table bottom of page). As you present get participants to think…
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BREAK | 5 min |
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Individual work | 15 min | Please identify at least 3 common traits across the leadership models. Based on the common traits, identify one figure of each of the following:
| Make the table at bottom of page available for viewing by participants (e.g., project it on a wall, share digitally) |
Present to group | 15 min | Please make a short presentation of your work to your colleagues, explaining the traits you focused on, and how your ‘leaders’ display those traits. | Anyone that feels comfortable can present.
If people hesitate, the facilitator should jump in to present. |
Check-out
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Feedforward: Tips for future facilitators
Please write us an email to leap@oikos-international.org with your tips for future facilitators. Please copy-paste this webpage URL in the email so we can easily update the page. |
Resources (Helpful websites or books for further reading)
CARL website: https://carl2030.org/ CARL Leadership Assessment test: https://carl2030.org/survey/index.php
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Leadership dimensions: Servant, Authentic, Ethical and Socially Responsible
Servant Leadership | Authentic Leadership | Ethical Leadership | Socially Responsible Leadership |
Listening | Self-awareness | Justice | Self-understanding and Personal Integrity |
Empathy | Lead with heart | Respect others | |
Healing | Focus on long-term results | Honesty | Taking seriously the perspective of others |
Awareness | Integrity | Humane | |
Persuasion | Lead with vision | Focus on teambuilding | Contributing to a larger community |
Conceptualization | Listening skills | Value driven decision-making | |
Foresight | Transparency | Encourages initiative | Knowledge and Intellectual Competence |
Stewardship | Consistency | Leadership by example | |
Commitment to the Growth of People | Share success with the team | Values awareness | Striving for Excellence |
Building Community | Drawing on experience | No tolerance for ethical violations |
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