Leadership Essay 2
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8.3_Observational_Exercise.pdf
INTRODUCTION 192 TO LEADERSHIP 8.3 OBSERVATIONAL EXERCISE
Establishing a Constructive Climate Purpose
1. To develop an understanding of how leaders establish a constructive climate for a group or an organization
2. To identify how specific factors contribute to effective group performance
Directions
1. For this exercise, you will observe a leader running a meeting, a practice, a class, or some other group related activity.
2. Attend a full session of the group and record your observations below.
Name of leader: Jonathan Hernandez
Name of the group: Health Children
Observations about the structure (organization) of the group: Helping the children with their health
Observations about the group’s norms: Great performing
Observations about the cohesiveness of the group: Helping others
Observations about the group’s standards of excellence: Great excellence work
Questio ns
1. In what ways did the leader make the goals of the group clear to group members? By taking very good notes
2. How did the leader utilize the unique talents of different group members? By listening to the leaders of what the group want.
3. What were some of the positive and negative norms of this group? How did the leader reinforce these norms? There is not negative norms for this group because this group work very hard
to help the children.
4. How would you evaluate, on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), the cohesiveness of this group? In what ways did the leader promote or fail to promote the esprit de corps in the group? The leader worked very good actually.
5. A key factor in promoting standards of excellence is rewarding results. How did the leader reward group members for achieving results? Awesome leader for the group to be understandable with the person.
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