Wk7: Mini Lit Review & Wk7: Devotion

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Wk 7: Mini Literature Review: Leadership and Management in Youth Programs

Trae Clavo

Doctor of Business Administration (Candidate)

Trevecca Nazarene University

BUS-8010-O06.2: Current Topics in Leadership and Management

Dr. Robert Roller

July10, 2022

Abstract

Leadership and management are some of the most crucial functions of the youth in society. Youth programs appear to have contributed significantly to the equipment of the youth with leadership skills and things they need to know. The study carried on in the paper is a literature review involving an analysis of various articles' concepts and topics regarding leadership skills for youths, the challenges they may face in leadership, and other details as evidenced by various youth programs. Most sources use interviews and surveys to come up with their conclusions, regarding leadership and youth programs. The participant’s responses are used to develop the final skills required for a youth leader to be competent. The literature review shows that critical thinking and communication skills are some of the most crucial skills of a youth leader. Leaders also should work on the skills which make them have a good relationship with their subjects. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “two” instead of “some” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “for” instead of “of” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “Adolescent programs” instead of “Youth programs”, this reduces repetition and redundancy. Also, be specific. Which programs? What are their names? YMCA? DECA? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “with these fundamental skills.” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “This literature review consists of ..” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “articles, concepts and topics regarding ..” Comma not an apostrophe. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which sources? Be specific. Use the author’s last names, i.e. “Chatman (2022) uses interviews and surveys to reach their conclusion.”

Week 7: Mini Literature Review

Leadership and Management in Youth Programs

Introduction

Leadership and management are the crucial functions of the youth in society. The youth programs require the child to lead and manage their activities. To perform these functions successfully, the adolescent must have leadership and management skills. Without these skills, it can be difficult for the youth to be responsible enough. This literature review looks into articles that have discussed what it takes for a child to be a good leader. It also discusses the various challenges the people leading the youth programs may face based on empirical evidence. The study also features how those challenges can be overcome. This also involves discussing various leadership and management skills like effective communication, critical thinking, and conflict resolution. Although leadership and management of youth programs may seem (like) an easy task, it is not as it seems because there are a lot of challenges the leaders have to overcome for them to lead effectively. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “adolescent” instead of “child” … more professional. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Responsible enough to what? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “investigates” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which articles? Be specific as possible. Start using last names and citations here. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: What makes it empirical? Give an example of the evidence and do not forget to cite exactly where you are getting your information from. i.e., “For example, Chatman (2022) suggests that…” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: What study? Whose study? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “resolved” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “Primary examples of successful leadership and management skills consist of effective communication, critical thinking …” Also, do not forget to cite! Who is discussing these “various leadership and management skills”? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “… youth programs may seem like an easy task, however, there are several challenges that each subject must overcome to become operative leaders.” Follow up by talking about specific challenges that adolescent leaders may face.

Topics and Concepts Analysis

Youth initiative projects are significant because, besides the fact that they positively direct youth energy, yet in addition, it readies the up-and-coming age of initiative in the labor force and networks (Seemiller, 2018). Youth initiative projects give youth the abilities to be necessary to others, impact conclusions and strategy, and become good examples for their friends and youthful ages. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: “Youth initiative projects are significant because they positively direct adolescent energy towards taking initiative, in the labor force” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “...equip its participants with the ability to be helpful to their community in addition to forming their own strategic conclusions”

Youth Leadership programs outfit youth with apparatuses like using time productively, cooperation, objective setting, discussion abilities, and public speaking (Seemiller, 2018). Youth improvement programming yields positive results in youth, remembering diminishes pessimistic ways of behaving, and expansions in uplifting outlooks and ways of acting, for example, inspiration, scholastic execution, confidence, and critical thinking). Results for youth taking part in authority improvement writing computer programs are expanded self-viability and the advancement of abilities applicable to outcome in adulthood and the working environment, for example, navigation and cooperating with other people. Building self-promotion and self-assurance abilities, a significant part of initiative improvement for youth with incapacities, corresponds with making an effective change to adulthood (Newman et al., 2018). Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “Youth leadership programs” .. try to name a specific program Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: prepare Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: such as time management, critical thinking, and public speaking” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: for example, they encourage its participants to be inspirational, execute scholasticism, instill confidence, and optimism. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Young individuals, who participate in authority improvement writing computer programs, can expect to expand their self-viability skills in addition to obtaining other abilities that may help them navigate through their adulthood work environment (Newman et al., 2018). Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Newman (2018) suggests that improving self-promotion and self-assurance abilities are also a significant part of initiative improvement skills for the adolescent youth.

Seemiller (2018) mentions that the development of the not-for-profit area's youth leadership programs has been met. Many charitable associations have been brought into the world across the United States to work schedules zeroed in on youth administration improvement (Larson et al., 2019). Currently, center and secondary schools that are expected to show main subjects and have had little spotlight on the initiative or social-close to-home abilities have started to zero in additional on administration preparing for understudies. This is generally finished through extracurricular exercises. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: What? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Transition “Other authors, such as Seemiller (2018), suggest that there is a need for non-profit organizations that cultivate these leadership skills.” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which ones? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: “… have been introduced to the world and spread across the United States.” … give examples of these programs. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Primary? i.e., primary and secondary schools. Can you provide examples? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Like what? What does this sentence mean? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Stop saying “zero in” or “zerod in” .. instead try “focused/focus on” “concentrated” “emphasized” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Suggestion: This may be generally expressed through extracurricular exercises, such as …” Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Expressed. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Such as?

A few philanthropic associations are collaborating with schools to bring administration programming to understudies in school; there are likewise not-for-profits whose administration programming happens at the end of the week or over the mid-year. Philanthropic initiative projects frequently center around metro commitment, volunteerism, and character improvement (Karagianni and Jude Montgomery, 2018). Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which ones? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Non-profit organizations Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Encourage/promote

Numerous adolescent initiative projects are designated for understudies from low financial status or understudies that go to common class schools (Chaluppe et al., 2021). These understudies need an open door and preparation, with the trust that they will transcend pay level pay to which they were conceived and have beneficial outcomes on their networks. Youth authority programs look to positively affect generational poverty rates and are centered around improving the lives of adolescent communities. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Example(s)? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Individuals who have a low-level socioeconomic status or individuals who attend schools in the same district. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: adolescent youth Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: This sentence does make much sense. I am not sure what you are trying to say here. Just be direct and say what you want/need to say.

Being a good leader depends mostly on leadership skills. These leadership skills include critical thinking and communication skills. Karagianni and Jude Montgomery (2018) mentions that leaders should be able to make crucial decisions about the issues that an organization may face. Critical thinking consists of thinking in a productive way when a perilous issue arises (Chaluppe et al., 2021). Critical thinkers are focused on the solution more than the problem. Communication skills also work hand in hand with thinking critically. An individual who thinks critically can also communicate effectively with their subjects. Other primary skills include, but are not limited to active listening, clarity, and confidence, Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Duh … this is like saying “Being a good teacher depends on mostly teaching skills” .. “Being a good doctor depends on mostly doctor skills”

Additional qualities, such as honesty, are essential to become a good leader or manager. Chaluppe et al. (2021) mentions that an active leader must be able to effectively inform their team, regarding both great and awful news. A workplace manager is liable for laying out a consistent climate among their colleagues and instill confidence. If the individual is not honest, they may eventually lead the organization into crisis. This makes the team and colleagues lose trust, which is very crucial for the practical functioning of an organization (Chaluppe et al.,2021).

A leader should also be able to earn the trust of the people that they are leading. An individual’s group is more likely to become connected with individuals that they trust (Chaluppe et al., 2021). The first and most significant part of building trust is engaging in regular work issues with associates or representatives. Therefore, the leader should consider the individuals behind every other person and delicate an opportunity to clarify their errand (Larson et al., 2019). The subsequent step is to get to know their lives outside the workplace. However, the leader should be careful not to get out of hand — nobody likes meddlesome managers. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Source? Who said this?

Methodologies

Interviews are the most used method in the book. Most interviews showed that leaders need the above skills and revealed other challenges. Chaluppe et al. (2021) discovered that leaders should try to avoid panicking. Experts never show their feelings. Leaders and managers need to remain on track, and if they feel overpowered, going for a stroll or even staying and working from home is better (Chaluppe et al., 2021). Their associates, accomplices, and, supervisors commit errors; the leader can never permit themselves to address them out of frustration. An effective leader must serenely make sense of the circumstance and then anticipate how to properly express their concerns. These characteristics are drawn from the answers given by the participants. Most participants are youth and people who participated in youth leadership programs. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which book? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which skills? Remind the reader. Re-list them. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Never? Ever? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Better for what?

Limitations and Research Opportunities

The major limitation of the articles is that they don’t analyze in detail the challenges youths may face in leadership. However, this creates a research opportunity by providing a foundation for the challenges. Karagianni and Jude Montgomery (2018) mention that the lack of self-awareness affects youths in leadership. Lack of self-awareness may mean that the child in the leading position is unaware of their emotions from moment to moment. This affects the decision-making of the child, significantly. Individuals who are unaware of their feelings are more likely to commit decision-making errors compared to individuals who are conscious of their emotions (Larson et al., 2019). This, unfortunately, affects the credibility of their leadership. Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Which articles? Who wrote them? Comment by Aaliyah Chatman: Identifying the challenges and then finding a solution.

It becomes challenging for leaders who cannot manage their emotions to manage other individuals and constructive projects. However, the youth can still train for this skill. Through the youth programs, a child can learn how their emotions affect their leadership. Therefore, they are able fix their behavior early-on to align with what is required of them to become great leaders.

Fatigue and pressure are other challenges that individuals in leadership positions face. The individual may find themselves in a place where they are both physically and psychologically exhausted, because of being assigned too many tasks at one time (Chaluppe et al., 2021). Leaders and managers are often burdened with the primary task of overseeing the entire organization. If they do not know how, then the organization may fail its operations and fall short of its goal(s) (Karagianni & Jude Montgomery, 2018). If the organization fails, the manager or leader is directly responsible. This can increase the psychological pressure that is already placed on an adolescent leader. Sometimes, the leader must also work on both the premises and at home to fix errors their employees might have caused, resulting in even more fatigue and pressure. These are not thoroughly discussed, therefore, creating even more opportunity for further research.

Conclusion

In conclusion, being a good leader means focusing on certain individual behaviors and skills. Communication and critical thinking skills are some of the most crucial skills for youth to develop to be great future leaders. Being honest and building trust with team members is also essential for a successful leader youth program that teaches youth how to become good leaders. Among their teachings are the skills the child needs to be a great leader and how to face challenges in their leadership journey. Among the challenges, the youth may face in their leadership, and management journey are psychological and physical fatigue and lack of self-awareness. The child can meet these challenges through good leadership coaching.

References

Chaluppe, M., Patrício, B., Ripoli, P., Xavier, L., & Barone, M. (2021). 8 ADJ’s experience in youth leadership development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/leader-2021-FMLM.8

Karagianni, D., & Jude Montgomery, A. (2018). Developing leadership skills among adolescents and young adults: a review of leadership programmes. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 23(1), 86-98. https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2017.1292928

Larson, R. W., Raffaelli, M., Guzman, S., Salusky, I., Orson, C. N., & Kenzer, A. (2019). The significant (but neglected) developmental value of roles: Findings from youth programs. Developmental Psychology, 55(5), 1019–1033. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000674

Newman, T. J., Kim, M., Alvarez, M. A. G., & Tucker, A. R. (2018). Facilitative coaching: A guide for youth sport leaders. Leisure/loisir, 42(2), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/14927713.2017.1415165

Seemiller, C. (2018). A competency-based model for youth leadership development. Journal of leadership education, 17(1). DOI:10.12806/V17/I1/R1