Think about the style of leadership which is needed in particular situations. Write your quotes out on strips of coloured paper and display them on a pin board in your classroom.Use the Internet or other resources in your library to find three quotes by famous people that reflect your ideas about leadership.How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. Speak softly and carry a big stick you will go far. When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves!' (Lao-tsu, from ) The next, the people fear and the next, the people hate. The next best, the people honour and praise. As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence. Am I not their leader? (Benjamin Disraeli, from ) What values are implied about good leadership? As a class discuss what you think each of these people is saying about the nature of leadership. Below are a number of quotes about leadership.
You have been asked to do this by creating a series of cartoon-style pictures.ĭraw your cartoon representations of these different types of leadership.Ĩ.
You have been given the task of explaining these styles of leadership to Grade 3 students at the local primary school. Using a dictionary, find the definition for each of the styles listed below, then write a definition in your own words.Ĭan you think of other styles? Add them to your table.ħ. In a small group complete the following table of good qualities of leaders and bad qualities of leaders.Ĭompare your list with another group's. Think about a time that you have been a leader, and other leaders you know about and hear about in your class, school and community. There are many different styles of leadership. Write an internal monologue (the thoughts we think but do not speak) of 100–150 words for the jackal at the moment he hears the howl of the pack.ĥ. On what assumptions and beliefs about leadership is this strategy based?Ĥ. Explain the old jackal's strategy for revealing the truth about the jackal-king. What does the jackal think is the point of being a leader? How does this lead to his downfall?ģ. On what basis does the jackal become king of the forest? What does this require from those who follow him? What do you think the message of the tale is when it comes to being a follower?Ģ. In this way folktales can provide us with ‘life lessons’.ġ. They sometimes include supernatural or fantasy elements but their purpose is generally to show how best to live in the world – through either a negative or positive example. They have no particular connection to a specific time or place. Folktales tend to focus on the earthly adventures and fortunes of individuals, either royalty or common folk, or animals who speak and act like people.