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Objectives:
- to train the ability to identify the self-concept — the real self-identification of the leader;
- develop the ability of a leader to connect ideas from different areas of empirical and sensory experience;
- to train such leadership qualities as mobility of thinking and effective communication skills;
- promote the training of the ability to present the material clearly and vividly.
Band size: preferably no more than 20 participants. This is not due to the possibility of the exercise, but to its effectiveness. A larger group size will result in a blurring of attention and a weakening of concentration on a partner.
Resources: on a large sheet of paper for each participant; for the group — felt-tip pens, scissors, adhesive tape, paints, glue, a large number of printed materials (brochures, brochures, illustrated magazines and newspapers).
Time: about an hour.
Exercise progress
«Business card» is a serious task, which provides us with an opportunity to stimulate introspection, self-identification of the training participant. Such work is a necessary preliminary stage for self-actualization — pulling out from a liability into an asset of behavior all those necessary ideas, skills, and abilities that a candidate for leadership possesses.
This exercise is great at the initial stage of the training, as it involves getting the group members to know each other. In addition, the working conditions will require participants to have multiple and non-directive contacts with team members.
First, each participant folds the Whatman sheet he received vertically in half and makes an incision in this place (large enough so that you can stick your head into the hole). If now we put a sheet on ourselves, we will see that we have turned into a living advertising stand, which has a front and back side.
On the front of the sheet, the participants of the training will make an individual collage that tells about the personal characteristics of the player. Here, on the «breast», you need to emphasize the merits, but do not forget about the qualities that, to put it mildly, do not bring you much joy. On the back side of the Whatman sheet (“back”) we will reflect what you are striving for, what you dream about, what you would like to achieve.
The collage itself is made up of texts, drawings, photographs that can be cut out from existing printed materials and supplemented, if necessary, with drawings and inscriptions made by hand.
When the work of creating a business card is completed, everyone puts on the resulting collages and makes a promenade around the room. Everyone walks, gets acquainted with each other’s business cards, communicates, asks questions. Pleasant soft music is a great backdrop for this parade of personalities.
Completion: discussion of the exercise.
— Do you think it is possible to effectively lead others without really knowing who you are?
— Do you think that during the assignment you were able to better understand what kind of person you are? Did you manage to create your business card completely and clearly enough?
— Which was easier — to talk about your merits or to reflect your shortcomings on the sheet?
— Have you found among the partners someone who looks like you? who is very different from you?
Whose collage do you remember the most and why?
— How can this type of work affect the development of leadership qualities?
Our perception is the mirror that forms our impression of ourselves, our self-concept. Of course, the people around us (family, friends, colleagues) correct our self-identification. Sometimes to such an extent that the idea of uXNUMXbuXNUMXbone’s own I changes beyond recognition in a person who is inclined to perceive an opinion from the outside and trust others much more than himself.
Some people have a very elaborate self-concept. They can freely describe their own appearance, skills, abilities, character traits. It is believed that the richer my self-image, the easier I can cope with the solution of various problems, the more spontaneous and confident I will be in interpersonal communication.