Developing Effective Leaders Teaching Modules
Introduction
The Developing Effective Leaders teaching modules are designed for Extension Educators and Specialists, Leadership Faculty, Community Leaders, and anyone with a desire to improve leadership in his or her community. Each of the modules is a multipurpose teaching aid that anyone with some teaching experience can use to lead a group in discovering the ability of good leadership practices to bring change where we live. They reflect current thought and trends in leadership from both academic and popular sources. The modules can be a valuable resource for anyone involved in community leadership.
Each module contains:
· An Instructor’s Guide with instructions and a Module Outline to follow while teaching (PDF)
· A Participant’s Packet with the content of the module and an Evaluation (PDF)
· A PowerPoint presentation
The Leadership Modules were developed by Drs. Sue Williams and Renée Daugherty of the Leadership program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Family and Consumer Sciences. With the help of Angela Hayes, Master’s Student in Technical Communication at Oklahoma State University, the modules were edited, revised, and formatted into an accessible and cohesive curriculum.
Modules
The modules can be taught separately or as a series.
Instructions: Click the links below to open and view the files or right-click and select “Save As” to download and save them.
Tips and Recommended Order for Teaching the Modules (MS Word document)
Bibliography of All References and Additional Readings for Each Module (MS Word document) The references are also in the Instructor’s Guides of the modules.
All Modules.zip Click to download all the modules at once.
Understanding Leadership
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants: To learn
· The new definition of leadership.
· Characteristics of outstanding leaders.
· Popular approaches to leadership.
· How to develop a personal leadership style.
Building Effective Teams for Community Work
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Understand principles for developing and managing teams
· Determine how unique backgrounds and expertise of individuals can contribute to effective teams.
· Understand the stages of team development.
· Develop ways of communication that make group dynamics work effectively for community change.
Citizen Engagement through Public Deliberation (CEPD in file names)
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Increase their knowledge of public deliberation and how it can be used to engage citizens in public decision making.
· Become actively involved in fostering public deliberation as a means of resolving challenging public problems.
Ethical Leadership
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants
· Integrate principles of leadership and principles of ethics.
· Enhance the capabilities of community leaders to recognize and act according to their ethical beliefs.
· Provide a forum to discuss how to build and maintain an ethical society.
Using Humor Effectively
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Recognize the “Humor Paradox.”
· Identify your serious messages.
· Recognize which types of humor can do more damage than good.
· Use strategies to find your inner comedian.
Managing Controversial Public Issues (MCPI in file names)
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Identify elements of a community issue.
· Distinguish between myths, facts, and values.
· Appreciate the importance of naming an issue.
· Understand the “alternatives and consequences” approach to public decision making.
· Understand the elements of issue framing.
· Recognize styles of issue resolution.
· Identify roles that leaders can take in working on community issues.
Power and Influence: Strategies for Leaders
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Understand the idea of power as it pertains to community leadership development.
· Learn the seven bases of power.
· Recognize your own use of power to reach personal or community goals.
· Seek out and learn more about power and its place in personal and public decision making.
Managing Challenging Situations and People (MCSP in file names)
Participant’s Packet Instructor’s Guide PowerPoint
Objectives for Participants:
· Recognize the personal and professional benefits of successfully working with challenging people and situations.
· Understand your own approaches to managing conflict.
· Identify the characteristics of challenging people and situations.
· Manage interpersonal differences.
· Manage false agreement when setting personal and organizational goals.