Software Applications – HS.5 – Leadership Styles
This is a National FFA Organization LifeKnowledge lesson (HS.5) on Leadership Styles, part of the unit “Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success.” Students define the term leadership styles, identify five leadership styles (Power, Beauty, Social, Knowledge, Resource) using a self-assessment inventory, and examine the strengths and challenges of each style. The lesson uses an interest-approach group activity, note-taking transparencies, a leadership style inventory, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define the term leadership styles.
- Identify the 4 types of leadership styles.
- Identify the strengths and challenges of each individual's predominant leadership style.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 100 minutes.
- Grade level
- High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Transparencies HS 5 TM A-C
- Overhead projector
- HS 5 Assess-one per student
- HS 5 AS A-C-one per student
- Five blank transparencies and five pens
- Unit
- Introduction to Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success
- Problem Area
- Personal Assessment
- Precepts
- Foundational
- Key Terms
- Leadership styles
- Resources
- Lussier, Robert N. and Achua, Christopher F. Leadership: Theory, Application, Skill Development. Cincinnati, Ohio. South-Western College Publishing, 2001. Northouse, Peter G. Leadership: Theory and Practice, 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, California. Sage Publications, 2001.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K12.2Understanding the Human Experience – Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions of human experience.