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Being a skillful leader often requires finesse. A forceful
personality isn't always the most effective. Exercises
in the book, Powerful
Leadership Development: Bridging Theory and Practice Using
Peers and Technology, and during the pep*
workshops, seminars and training courses help you master
essential interpersonal skills.
Interpersonal skills are broken down into four separate
categories: 1) leading groups, 2) delegating effectively,
3) exhibiting appropriate interpersonal sensitivity, and
4) managing stress.
For example you’ll be asked to participate in a
special task force meeting to evaluate submitted organizational
improvement plans and to reach consensus on one of them
for implementation. Each member of the committed has one
assigned plan to present to the group for consideration.
How well you evaluate the plan, present and defend the
plan to ultimately arrive a group consensus will be videotaped
for analysis and later discussion.
Did you suggest solutions? Keep the group focused? Support
other group members? Every facet of your task force’s
meeting can provide tell-tale signs of your interpersonal
strengths and areas for improvement. Using performance
checklists you and your partner will evaluate each other’s
performance. With the pep*
program you then enter the data into a unique computer
program for analysis and assessment. During the pep*
workshop you receive a computer-generated report. Together,
you can then reflect upon the discrepancies and articulate
to each other why your interpersonal skills might be different
or similar to more seasoned leaders. |
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