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LEADERSHIP
second to none
Discussion Topics
What is a Leader?
 (A Leader is someone….)
What are the skills required of a Leader?
 (1. Planning 2. Controlling…)
What are the attributes / characteristic of a
good Leader?
 (1. Care 2. Share…)
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Contents
 Discussion
Stage 1
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Leadership - Definition
Leadership Roles, Functions - Scouting Context
Leadership Skills
Leadership Styles (3)
Attributes of a Good Leader
Stage 2
 Differences between Leadership and Management - A Comparison
 Food for Thoughts
 Situation Leadership
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Leadership
 Definition
Leadership is vision, motivation, organisation and action
Leadership gives people a sense of power, hope, and makes
things happen
Leadership creates the future, provides guidance, direction,
inspiration and empowers people to realise their leadership
potential
Leaders stand out by been different. They question assumption and
are suspicious of tradition. They seek out the truth and make decision
based on fact, not prejudice. They have a preference for innovation.
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Leadership Roles, Functions
Leaders
Rover Chairperson, Venture ExcoChairperson
Seniors/Assistant/Patrol Leaders
Appointment Holders
 (Secretary, Quarter Master...)
Projects In-charge
 (Camps, Campfires, Combine Training...)
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Leadership Skills
 Communication
 Motivation
cause action in a particular manner and to simulate interest
 Organisation
 Planning and Management
 Staffing
 Directing
tell to do something, move in a certain direction
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Leadership Skills
 Controlling
power to give orders, to regulate, to constrain
 Coaching and Guiding
 Supporting
 Delegating
 Counselling
Leaders are observant and sensitive people. They know their team and
develop mutual confidence within it.
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Leadership Styles
The Autocrat
 Dominates
 Results in passive resistance from members and requires continual
pressure and direction in order to get things done
 Some instances which may be inappropriate
 Possibly the best during urgent situation
The Laissez-Faire
 Exercise little control
 Leaving teams to sort out roles and tackle work without participation
 Little direction or motivation
 Appropriate when leading a team of highly motivated and skilled
people with excellent experiences
 Empower group to achieve goals
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Leadership Styles
The Democrat
Make decisions by consultation, whilst maintaining control
Allow to decide how task will be tackled and who will perform
Good democrat encourages participation and delegates wisely,
never loses sight that he/she bears the responsibility of
leadership, value discussion and input to obtain the best
performance
Poor democrat can be seen as someone unsure of him/herself
and the his/her relationship with the group
"Success Is Daring To Have The Experience"
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Attributes of a Good
Leader
Care and share
Humble and thoughtful
Lead by example and initiative
Words into actions
Accept responsibility, Share the spotlight
Delegate, Never dump
etc.
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Differences between Leadership
and Management
 Two notions often used interchangeably
 Managers maximise the output of the organisation
through administrative purposes
 Managers do things by the book and follow the company
policy, while leaders follow their intuition
 The manager uses a formal, rational method whist the
leader uses passion and stirs emotions
“Men are governed by their emotions rather than their
intelligence”
 The Leader is followed. The Manager Rules.
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Food for Thoughts
Can leadership be taught?
Which is the best leadership style?
A leader leads and follows
Leaders are born not made
What are the adverse effect of poor
leadership and how can it be prevented
How is the topic (leadership) relevant?
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Great organisation require great leaders people who inspire others to do their best.
Such leaders are not necessarily flashy or
charismatic. But they are usually bold,
insightful, and committed. They are also
smart enough to care about their own
development and the development of their
people.
- http://www.leaders.com/
Situation Leadership
 Situation Leadership enables the leader to determine
what style of leadership is most appropriate in a given
situation
 Situation Leadership utilises only four leadership styles
Directing
Coaching
Supporting
Delegating
 These Leadership styles are described as combination of
Directive Behaviour and Supportive Behaviour
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 Situation Leadership provides leaders with practical
insights with respect to the choice of leadership styles
 Stated from a Situation Leadership perspective, the job
of the Scoutmaster, Senior Patrol Leaders, Patrol Leaders
or Assistant is to provide either Direction, Coaching,
Support or Delegation as determined by the level of
Competence (skill) and Commitment (morale) of the
Group, Unit, Patrol or individual Scout
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 Situational Leadership will be utilised as a reference
point to compare and contrast various advanced
leadership concepts which explore the role of values in
leadership and the origin of legitimate power including
Servant Leadership
Principle-Centred Leadership
Management by Values
 The concepts derive their universal appeal from the
power associated with shared principles and values
Furthermore, these approaches are aligned with the
values found in the Scout Oath and Law
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If the test of character is what people do
when no one is looking, the test of
leadership is what subordinates do when
bosses are not looking.
Will subordinates run the extra mile for a
leader, even when there's "nothing in it" for
them?
Do they passionately support his or her
plans and programs even when they
disagree with them?
Will they do what is necessary even if it
causes them personal pain or discomfort?
func·tion (f¾ngk“sh…n) n. 1. The action for which one is particularly fitted or employed. 2.a. Assigned
duty or activity. b. A specific occupation or role: in my function as chief editor. 3. An official ceremony
or a formal social occasion. 4. Something closely related to another thing and dependent on it for its
existence, value, or significance: Growth is a function of nutrition. 5. Abbr. f Mathematics. a. A
variable so related to another that for each value assumed by one there is a value determined for the
other. b. A rule of correspondence between two sets such that there is a unique element in the second
set assigned to each element in the first set. --func·tion intr.v. func·tioned, func·tion·ing,
func·tions. To have or perform a function; serve: functioned as ambassador. [Latin f¿ncti½, f¿ ncti½n-,
performance, execution, from f¿nctus, past participle of fungº, to perform, execute.] --func“tion·less
adj.
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SYNONYMS: function, duty, office, role. The central meaning shared by these nouns is “the actions
and activities assigned to, required of, or expected of a person”: the function of a teacher; a bank clerk's
duty; assumed the office of financial adviser; the role of a parent.
skill (sk¹l) n. 1. Proficiency, facility, or dexterity that is acquired or developed through training or
experience. See Synonyms at ability. 2.a. An art, a trade, or a technique, particularly one requiring
use of the hands or body. b. A developed talent or ability: writing skills. 3. Obsolete. A reason; a cause.
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[Middle English skil, from Old Norse, discernment. See skel- below.]
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skel- . Important derivatives are: shell, shale, scale1, scalp, shield, skill, cutlass, shelf, half, scalpel,
sculpture.
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skel- . Also kel-. To cut. 1.a. SHELL, from Old English scell, sciel, shell; b. SCAGLIOLA, from Italian
scaglia, chip. Both a and b from Germanic *skalj½, piece cut off, shell, scale. 2.a. SHALE, from Old
English sc(e)alu, husk, shell; b. SCALE1, from Old French escale, husk, shell. Both a and b from
Germanic *skal½. 3.a. SCALL, from Old Norse skalli, bald head (< “closely shaved skull”); b. SCALP,
from Middle English scalp, top of the head, from a source akin to Old Norse skalpr, sheath, shell. Both
a and b from Germanic *skal-. 4. SCALE3, SKOAL, from Old Norse sk³ l, bowl, drinking vessel (made
from a shell), from Germanic *sk¶l½. 5. SHIELD, from Old English scield, shield (< “board”), from
Germanic *skelduz. 6.a. SKILL, from Old Norse skil, reason, discernment, knowledge (<
“incisiveness”); b. SHELDRAKE, from Middle English scheld, variegated, from a Low German source
akin to Middle Dutch schillen, to diversify, with past participle schillede, separated, variegated. Both a
and b from Germanic *skeli-. 7. SCHOOL2, SHOAL2, from Middle Low German sch½le, troop, or Middle
Dutch sc½le, both from Germanic *skul½, a division. 8. Suffixed variant form *kel-tro-. COULTER,
CULTRATE, CUTLASS, from Latin culter, knife. 9. Suffixed zero-grade form *sk§-yo-. SCALENE, from
Greek skallein, to stir up, hoe (> skalenos, uneven). 10. Extended root *skelp-. a. SHELF, from Middle
Low German schelf, shelf (< “split piece of wood”), from Germanic *skelf-; b. HALF, from Old English
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healf, half, from Germanic *halbaz (< variant root *kelp-), divided possibly from skel- ; c. perhaps
variant *skalp-. SCALPEL, SCULPTURE, from Latin scalpere, to cut, scrape, with derivative sculpere
(originally as the combining form of scalpere), to carve [Pokorny 1. (s)kel- 923.]
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