PERSONAL FITNESS 20/30Leadership in Recreation & Sport

REC 2060/CCS 3050 (Supporting Positive Behavior)

Leadership Qualities & Styles Ascribed Leadership vs Attained Leadership

Ascribed Leadership Gained by status Examples include Professional Athletes, Movie Stars &

Musicians High status in our society makes most looked up to as role models How many live up to the status we give them? Are they leaders? In school, how many Ascribed Leaders do we have?

Attained Leadership Gained by performance and hard work! Earned! Great examples include some of the best captains off of Pro

teams Give one example of an Ascribed Leader

and an example of an Attained Leader. Why did you choose this person as an ascribed

leader? Why did you choose this person as an attained

leader?

Formal vs Informal Leadership Formal Leadership

Chosen or Assigned leadership roles Typically your captains or assistant captains Typically assigned this position because they demonstrate

leadership qualities Informal Leadership

Not designated as a leader but still shows leadership Anyone who leads without being a designated leader Quite often lead by example Anyone can be this kind of leader These kinds over leaders put their teams over the top

Are you a Formal Leader or an Informal Leader?

Specific vs Non Specific Leadership Specific Leadership

Demonstrates leadership only in specific situations This Person is only a leader in their designated sport or

situation These players do not show the same leadership skills in other

situations

Non Specific Leadership Demonstrates leadership in all situations

This person is always a leader no matter what the situation is

What kind of leader are you? Why? Rate yourself from 1-10 Explain why you rated yourself the way you did.

Leading & Following

Good leading requires good following Good leading is hard because you have to give of your self To be a good follower you have to believe Are you a good follower when you are not a leader?

Rate yourself out of 10 for both and explain why you did.

“To lead people, walk beside them ... As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. The next best, the people honor and praise. The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ... When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves” Lao-tsu

Types of Teammates (People) Builders vs Destroyers

Building is 6 times harder to do It takes hard work and perseverance You have to take ownership (buy in) You can not be afraid to fail

The greatest people in the world have failed over and over but learn from each failure

When you fail you become an easy target to others

Destroying is Easy to do Is it the nature of our society? People are easily detached Are people more worried about what

someone else thinks than what they want to get done?

Are you a builder or a destroyer? Rate yourself. Explain Why?

Are you Proactive or Reactive? Proactive

Initiates positive (Think before acting) This prevents negative from occurring Working from a positive perspective leads to

positive Does this prevent any negative from occurring?

How we handle Negative events defines our character.

Reactive Reacts to negative occurrences

The negative has already occurred

What type of person are you? Rate yourself. Explain why?

Givers vs Takers Givers add to the situation

They give unconditionally Selfless and generous Builder Hardest to do (Society may not have this same ideal)

Takers reduce the situation Easy to do especially when givers do so

unconditionally What would happen if everyone was a taker?

What are you? Rate yourself. Explain why?On your Team? In the Wellness Center? In this

building?

What are you? Prioritizer:

Understands what is most important Gets the most important things done

Procrastinator: Puts off getting things done

Usually gets things done eventually but the work done is not always done the best (The work is typically rushed)

Slacker: Lazy, does the bare minimum

Takes the path of least resistance which leads to mediocrity

Yes Man: All talk and no action. Talk is cheap!

What are you? Assertive (Win-Win)

Stands up for self (Confident) Considers more than just self (Generous) Has great success but not at someone else expense

Aggressive (Win-Lose) Has to win at all costs (Usually physically abusive) Selfish & Self Centered

Passive (Lose-Win) Always gives in to others

Passive Aggressive (Lose-Lose) Always gives in to others but lashes out

behind the scenes Acts one way in front of everyone but is

very destructive at quieter times

Identity Statuses (Where are you?)

Identity Diffusion No sense of having choices Has not yet nor is attempting to make a commitment

Identity Foreclosure Willing to commit to some relevant roles, values or goals

for future Has not experienced an Identity Crisis Tend to conform to the expectations of others regarding

their future Have not explored a range of options

Identity Moratorium Currently in crisis Exploring various commitments and is ready to make a

choice Has not made a commitment to these choices yet

Identity Achievement Has gone through an identity crisis Has made a commitment to a sense of identity

Qualities of the Greatest Leaders

ConfidentCompetitiveWork EthicPassionateCompassionate

VisionaryGenerous

IntegrityResponsibleRespectfulEthicalPerseveresPersonableResilient