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Discussion Forum 3- Leadership Skills
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In this week's lectures, we learned different leadership skills that we can incorporate in counseling. I believe that I have tremendous skills that will help me succeed in leading a group. However, the hardest leadership skill that I have is cutting off or letting go (Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill, 2016). When you decide to cut someone, it can benefit the participant, and the other members involved (Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill, 2016). Being in this group can cause a lot of transitions that can cause a non-group member to be confused. Emotions tend to run very high due to indifference about topics, but it is very important that these feelings are discussed as soon as it emerge (Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill, 2016). This is cause the discussion to get back on track, reduce tension in the group, and help the group members to learn how to overcome conflict/ challenges. Therefore, this brings me to my hardest leadership skills cutting off. Cutting off someone is a hard thing to do because you do not want to hurt anyone's feelings. It can be a hard thing to do especially if you had a spiritual connection with them or invested a lot of time. When an individual is cut off, it can make them feel like their feelings are not valid or that their leaders don’t care about them (Jacobs, Schimmel, Masson, & Harvill, 2016).
The easiest leadership I have is being able to maintain norms of the group. I am an individual that likes to follow things by the book, while staying engaged, and keeping eye contact (Corey, Corey, & Haynes, 2014). The most important thing about maintaining the norms of the group is maintaining eye contact. Maintaining eye contact is essential because it is a way for group members to build trust, establish confidence, and to show respect. It is an easy thing to do because you are just looking someone in the eyes. Also, setting the tone of group by maintaining the norms and balancing respect is another leadership skill I have. I am an empath so i can feel the energy in the room very quickly, which caused me to experience a wide range of emotions. I am a person that can be encouraging, or outgoing, but then I can be reserved and confident. Setting the tone of the group will help members want to be apart of the group and ease any fears, so that they can benefit from the lessons of the group (Jacobs et al., 2016).
References
Corey, G., Corey, M., & Haynes, R. (2014). Groups in actions: Evolution and challenges (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
Jacobs, E., Schimmel, C., Masson, R., & Harvill, R. (2016). Group counseling: Strategies and skills (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.
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