SLG Retreat 2014

The Leadership Challenge

Leadership is the art of

mobilizing
others to want to struggle
for
shared aspirations.

 Welcome & get settled in!

Grab some food
Icebreaker

The Leadership Challenge

Roadmap
for the
Day

Model the Way

Inspire a Shared Vision

Lunch break (12:15-1:00)

Welcome back activity
The Leadership Challenge (continued)
Challenge the Process
Enable Others to Act

Snack & Stretch break (3:15-3:30)

The Leadership Challenge (continued)
Encourage the Heart

Brief Assessment & Closing

1) Define and characterize your beliefs and values in role

as SLG
2) Interpret the beliefs and values of the SLG collectively

Model the
Way
Facilitated by Kjirsten

3) Examine the role of your individual values in leadership

as a member of SLG
4) Identify personal values and rank top 5

Materials Needed
1) Post-It Notes
2) Pen & Mr. Sketch Marker
3) Handouts & Workbook

You cant do what you say if

you dont know what you
believe. And you cant do
what you say if you dont
believe what youre saying
--(Kouzes & Posner, 2007, p.
42)

Post-It!
Activity

STEP 1
1)

Consider your definition of the following

terms:

Values
Beliefs
2)

Write your 1 definition for each word on

separate Post-Its

Post-It!
Activity

STEP 2
1)

Move to the corresponding Poster in the

room
Post your Values definition sticky note on
the poster labeled Values
Post your Beliefs definition sticky note on
the poster labeled Beliefs

2)

Pause, walk around, and note what

others post

3)

Kjirsten will assign groups

STEP 3
Post-It!
Activity

1)

Find your assigned group

2)

Review definitions on your poster

3)

Discuss common themes (time: 5

minutes)
What clusters or ideas belong together or
represent facets of the same belief or values
of the group?
What key words or images would best
represent each cluster?

4)

Present to class
1 min per group be creative and have fun!
Encourage someone to share who did not

Leadership is not
about personality;
its about behavior
--(Kouzes & Posner, 2007,
p. 15)

Handout
#1:
Clarifying
YOUR
Beliefs
as a
member of
SLG

1) What do you believe

about yourself as a
LEADER?
2) What do you believe is
your impact and/or
influence on others?

Handout
#2:
Clarifying
YOUR
values as a
member of
SLG

Share your
story

1. Describe 1-2 people you admire deeply

(family, friends, colleagues; political,
historical, or fiction figures, etc.).
2. How do you love to spend your time as a
member of SLG (think of a time when
everything was as it should be)?

What values are

represented?

List of
Values
*Feel free to add your
own!

Achievement
Autonomy
Beauty
Caring
Caution
Challenge
Communication
Competence
Competition
Cooperation
Courage
Creativity
Curiosity
Customer focus
Decisiveness
Dependability
Determination
Discipline
Diversity
Effectiveness
Empathy
Equality
Fairness
Family

Family time
Flexibility
Freedom
Friendship
Fun
Growth
Happiness
Harmony
Health
Honesty and Integrity
Hope
Human relationships
Humor
Independence
Individualism
Innovation
Intelligence
Involvement
Learning
Love and affection
Loyalty
Open-mindedness
Organization
Patience

Power
Productivity
Profitability
Prosperity and Wealth
Quality
Quantity
Recognition
Respect
Responsibility
Risk-taking
Security
Service to others
Simplicity
Speed
Spirituality and faith
Strength
Task focus
Teamwork
Trust
Truth
Uniqueness
Variety
Winning
Wisdom

Lead from your

truth.
-- Stephen V. Sundborg,
S.J.

Last step:
List YOUR
Top 5 Values
as a
member of
SLG

Turn to page 25 in The

Student Leadership Challenge
Workbook
List 5 of your most important
values.
Define how each one applies
to the work you do as a
member of SLG.

Goals
1) Discover how we can look outside the box to solve a
problem
2) Analyze strategies to manage multiple roles and
responsibilities

Challenge
the Process
Facilitated by Zack

3) Demonstrate teamwork and leadership skills

4) Showcase how groups with different backgrounds
produce different solutions

Materials Needed
1) Handouts & Workbook
2) Pens

Challenge
Activity

STEP 1
1)

Connect all of the dots using only 4

straight lines without lifting your pen.

2)

If you think youve found the answer, let

a facilitator know so we can verify it.
Please do not share your answer with
others.

3)

Remember to challenge the norm in

solving this puzzle!

Challenge
Activity

STEP 2
Discussion (5 minutes)
Why was this challenging?
What are the pros and cons of staying in the
lines?
How does the way you went about solving the
puzzle apply to leadership?

To understand what Challenge the Process means,

its just as important to understand what it is not.

What does
it mean to
Challenge
the
Process?

ITS NOT:
Attacking other people when
we don't agree with their
ideas or points of view.
Seeking to dismantle what is
working well
Attempting to eliminate
something that is simply a
personal inconvenience for
you

IT IS:
Finding and implementing new
and better ways of doing
things in order to constantly
improve to grow.
Trying new things and
speaking with people that are
outside of your comfort zone.
Learning from experience.

STEP 1
Handout
#2:
Challenging
the Process
in Apollo 13

1)

Read the questions for the first clip of

the movie.

2)

Be thinking about these questions

during the clip and write your answers
as you hear them.

STEP 2
Discussion

Handout
#2:
Challenging
the Process
in Apollo 13

1) What did you see happening in the conversation with the

NASA director before the team develops a solution?
2) What did Gene Krantz (flight director) do to help the team
craft a solution?
3) How do you think Krantzs interaction made the team feel?
How might that have affected their performance?
4) What are the teams first steps in working to find a
solution?

STEP 3
Handout
#2:
Challenging
the Process
in Apollo 13

1)

Read the questions for the second clip

of the movie.

2)

Be thinking about these questions

during the clip and write your answers
as you hear them.

STEP 4
Discussion

Handout
#2:
Challenging
the Process
in Apollo 13

1) Although Mattingly was seemingly working on a solution

alone, he also had a team helping him. What did you see
him doing that worked to define a solution with the help of
his team members?
2) What examples did you notice of learning from mistakes?
3) What risks were apparent in either of these situations, and
how did the teams and individuals address them?
4) How might past experiences have influenced the work
either group was doing?

Case
Scenarios

1) Work in groups of three to answer all 5

questions on the scenario at your table.
2) Once youre done, pass the scenario with
your answers to the next table.
3) When your group receives a new scenario,
answer all 5 questions below the previous
groups answers. If you agree with their
solution, write why.
4) Once each group has answered all three
scenarios, return the scenarios to the
group they started at. Each group now
reviews all the answers and chooses the
one they like best for each question.

Case
Scenarios

Discussion
What did you notice about the approaches
to the different challenges?
Were there any situations that you thought
should not be challenged? Why?
How do you determine when a process
should be challenged?

Case
Scenarios

Discussion
What can you do if you know something is
not working well, but you dont know what
to do about it?
Think about the connect the dots activity.
What lessons can we apply from that
activity to the scenarios?
What lessons can we begin to apply in our
roles as student leaders?

When you create a climate

of trust...you create an
environment that allows
people to freely contribute
and innovate.
-- (Kouzes & Posner, 2013,
p. 165)

Goals
1) Understand the importance of trust in effectively
leading others
2) Identify behaviors that promote trust

Enabling
Others To
Act
Facilitated by Zack

3) Understand the importance of practicing active

listening
4) Experience the importance of leveraging the skills of
others

Materials Needed
1) Markers
2) Building Supplies

Enabling others to act is all based on the trust

we have in each other and in our leaders.
Start thinking about these questions for the next
funtivity.

It all starts
with trust.

1) What are two leaders in your past or present in which

you had trust and a lack of trust?
2) Did they each have specific traits that created this
trust or lack thereof?
3) How did the level of trust you had with this person
affect your work?

Challenge
Activity

STEP 1
1)

Break out into groups of 3-4

2)

10 minutes - Fill out a Post-It with your

answers to the previous questions.

3)

Present your thoughts to the group after

youve completed your Post-It.

Challenge
Activity

STEP 2
Discussion 10 minutes
1)

How do these themes hinder/create

trust?

2)

How can this lack of trust prevent

healthy relationships from forming?

3)

How would you tell the leader you you

have less trust in that they are
impacting your work and relationship?

Creating trust can be easy!

It all starts with how you listen.

Creating
Trust
Through
Listening

1) What does it mean to be a good listener?

2) What about a bad listener?

Challenge
Activity
Handout #1

STEP 1
1)

Divide into pairs. One person talk about

themselves for one minute.
The listener should try to look as uninterested
as possible.

2)

Now try again!

This time, the listener should try to be really
interested and to listen properly.

3)

Repeat, swapping roles.

Challenge
Activity
Handout #1

STEP 2
Discussion 10 minutes
1)

How did it feel to listen actively to your partner?

2)

How did it feel when you were being really

listened to?

3)

Did you feel like you trusted the other person

more when they actively listened? Why might this
be?

4)

How did it feel when you werent being listened

to? Was it harder to talk?

5)

How can we use our active listening skills to work

better in a group?

Challenge
Activity

Visualizing Leadership
1)

Divide into groups of 3-4.

2)

Using only the materials provided,

create the tallest tower possible.

3)

Assign each group member a role and

description. Some examples:
Time Keeper keeps team on task
Inventory Control decides on materials to be
used
Surveyor ensures tower stability
Decorator monitors aesthetics

Challenge
Activity
Handout #1

STEP 2
Discussion 10 minutes
1)

Who emerged as the leader? Explain.

2)

How were your roles determined and tasks delegated? Did

you need to take on additional roles as the project
progressed?

3)

What challenges did you encounter? How did you overcome

them?

4)

Could you do a better job if you did this activity again or

with more time?

5)

What worked really well for your group?

6)

What would you change if you repeated this process?

7)

How can you use what you learned to enable others to act?

By maintaining a positive
outlook and providing
motivating feedback,
leaders stimulate, focus,
and rekindle peoples
energies and drive. These
are essentials to Encourage
the Heart.

Goals
1) Examine and identify the impact of recognition on
your own and others esteem and performance

Encouragi
ng the
Heart
Facilitated by
Kjirsten

2) Apply skills to encourage and support others through

generous listening
3) Create unique ways to encourage, support, and
acknowledge individual differences, abilities and
strengths

Materials Needed
1) Reflection Handout
2) Your picture of what SLG leadership looks like to
you

As leaders its important for us to recognize the

day-to-day things that those around us contribute.
1) Have you ever worked hard at something and been
recognized for it?

Ask
yourself

How did it make you feel?

2) Have you ever worked hard or accomplished something

you were proud of but no one else noticed?
How did it make you feel?

3) How can you as a community of leaders show empathy

for others?
What changes do you hope to make?

Generous
Listening
Video

RSA, 2014

 Empathy.fuels connection
Generous
Listening
Reflect on Video

What is Empathy?

List the 4
qualities of
empathy.

Perspective
Staying out of judgment
Recognizing emotion in other
people
Communicating that (verbally
and non-verbally)

 Pair up with other members from your

Center.
STEP 1

Generous
Listening
Activity 1

Role 1: Storyteller
Have the picture that shows SLG-type
leadership to you.

Role 2 & 3: Listeners - Listen only; do not

respond or write notes.

STEP 2
Reverse Roles until everyone has had time
to play the role of Storyteller.

Report back to the class.

 Using your generous listening skills, work through

the next two steps with the same partners.

STEP 1

Generous
Listening
Activity 2

Role 1: Storyteller How do you like to receive

recognition and feedback for the work you do?
Role 2: Generous Listener
Role 3: Scribe Write key words or phrases on
Post-It Note

STEP 2 & 3
Reverse Roles until everyone has had time to
participate in each role.
Go to the posters around the room that list your
Center. Be sure to tell your partners thank you
for sharing!

Everybody should have

that equal opportunity to
succeed and learn and
know what it feels like to
win.
-- (Kouzes & Posner, 2007,
p. 6)

Take a minute to reflect on all that you learned

and consider:
What worked well for you today?
What do you need more information on?
What do you need from Ashlee/Zack/Kjirsten/Bob for follow-up?
Then

Assessment

Please complete the post-retreat assessment.

Once complete, turn in to Kjirsten or Zack.
Thank you for a great SLG Retreat! Have a
great rest of your summer.
Photos will be shared soon on Facebook!

References
Kouzes, J. and Posner, B. (2007). The Leadership Challenge. 4th Ed. San-Francisco:
Jossey-Bass.
Kouzes, J., Posner, B., High, B., and Morgan, G.M. (2013). The Student Leadership
Challenge student workbook and personal leadership journal. San-Francisco: JosseyBass.
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. (2014). RSA
Shorts
The Power of Empathy. Retrieved from
http://www.thersa.org/events/rsashorts/the-power-of-empathy
Sundborg, S., S.J. Personal Communication. (Spring Quarter, 2014)