Lesson 3: Sustainable Leadership – Characteristics That Make It Last
This lesson, part of the “Today’s Challenges; Today’s Leaders: Real World Conversations for the Classroom” series, helps students identify the characteristics of sustainable leadership. Through a personal-story discussion of items that last versus those that don’t, students connect those traits to leadership and create a visual representation (such as a Greek temple graphic organizer) of the key characteristics: character, values based, sustainable action plan, time management, persistence/accountability, and adaptability.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Determine the characteristics of sustainable leadership.
- Create a visual representation (graphic organizer) to show the characteristics of sustainable leadership.
- Time required
- 45 minutes
- Materials
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- Scrap paper (one sheet per student)
- Pens, crayons or colored pencils
- TCTL.3.3.AS.A (one copy)
- TCTL.3.3.AS.B (one copy per student)
- Purpose
- The purpose of this lesson is to help students identify the characteristics of sustainable leadership.
- Connection Questions
- 1. What are some characteristics of sustainable leadership that I have demonstrated? 2. What specific characteristics do I need to work on? 3. Identify some famous people in history who have demonstrated these characteristics.
- LifeKnowledge Connections – Precept(s) addressed
- Action: A3. Plan Effectively; Vision: C1. Contemplate the Future, C2. Conceptualize Ideas, C4. Adapt to opportunities and obstacles from multiple perspectives; Character: D3. Accept responsibility for personal actions; Decision Making: N2. Demonstrate problem-solving skills; Continuous Improvement: F5. Acquire New Knowledge
- LK Lesson Suggestion
- MS.1 – Defining Leadership; MS.4 – Philosophies of Leadership; MS.6 – Understanding Integrity; MS.53 – Evaluating Potential Impacts