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National Representative2012 – 2013
Building for Success: Leadership Styles
Building for Success:
Leadership Styles
By the end of this workshop you will be able to:
• Define the term leadership• Define the three main styles of leadership common to the
PTA• Keep PTA volunteers engaged and motivated• Build a successful team
Welcome to the
PTA Zoo!
What animal do you think best represents leadership qualities? Why?
What is leadership?
Defining Leadership
• The art of inspiring people to do something
• Situational• Transforms potential into reality
Styles
Leadership Styles
• Authoritative• Democratic• Hands-Off
Authoritative Leadership Style
• Makes the decisions and announces them
• Tells others what to do• Limits discussion on ideas and new ways
of doing things• Teamwork and camaraderie is absent
Democratic Leadership Style
• Presents alternatives; group chooses or creates their own alternative
• Involves members in planning and implementation
• Asks for input before assigning• Greater participation promotes sense of
teamwork
Hands-Off Leadership Style
• Group defines boundaries and makes decisions
• Leader gives little or no direction• Leader gives opinion only when asked• No one person seems to be in charge
Leadership Qualities
Participant Activity
Essential? Important? Optional? • Vision• Focuses on
Priorities• Listens• Delegates• Inspires• Decisive
• Seeks Input• Checks for
Agreement• Clarity• Mentor• (fill in the blank)
Motivating Volunteers!
3 Types of Volunteers
• Self-serving• Relational• Belief-centered
Practical Ways to Engage and Motivate Volunteers
Provide Meaningful Tasks
• Tell volunteers how their work contributes to the overall success of PTA, children, project
• Link volunteer participation to the broader mission of PTA
• Create positions that tackle diverse tasks• Don’t assign tasks that are unorganized or
waste time
Show Volunteers Respect
• Don’t ask a volunteer to do something he or she cannot handle
• Give clear directions and necessary tools, and be available to answer questions
• Seek volunteer input, listen to advice and recommendations
Support Personal Skill Enhancement
• Help volunteers acquire new skills and relate them to professional life. Build resumes
• Provide opportunities for leadership development and advancement
Recognize Volunteers
• Appreciate every volunteer regardless of task
• Show appreciation often• Individualize recognition by making it
specific and meaningful to each volunteer
Questions?
(800) 307-4PTA (4782)[email protected]
PTA.org
For a copy of this presentation, visithttp://pta.org/1949.htm