Bonjour Claire,
You might consider using experiential learning exercises to illustrate the effects of various leadership styles.
1. For example, assign "leaders" to groups of students and have them build Lego houses (for an important person such as the Canadian Prime Minister). Each leader adopts a particular style (see Mouton's grid), all of which are more or less appreciated depending on the group. The groups are allowed to fire the leader after round 1. In round 2, they are assigned a different leader. This helps the student see the impact of the different styles of leadership as well as the style with which they were most comfortable. I follow this with a discussion of situational leadership, which suggests that one 'perfect' style doesn't exist. We do a Lead exercise (12 multiple choice questions), which helps help determine their leadership style (+ strengths and weaknesses).
2. You can assign a task to groups (for example, build a ferris wheel out of TinkerToys) and allow the leadership to emerge. I debrief this in terms of transformational leadership, Level 5 leadership, and other approaches. It's a challenging (more advanced) exercise because sometimes students don't realize that they need to take the lead or share the leadership. Passivity can easiy be justified. Also, they don't "remember" that they all work for the same company in the exercise ("Laronde" has commissioned groups of employees to design...")., so they compete with each other. Finally, only those who have the humility to ask for help succeed. This latter aspect intersects with my research on humility in leaders... :-)
If you would like my PowerPoints for these exercises - in FRENCH - just let me know!
Good luck!
Celeste Brotheridge, Professeure titulaire
ESG-UQAM, Montreal Canada
Hi folks,
the essential question is: do entrepreneurs need some special leadership
topics to be taught? If not, why not rely on the usual topics?
In addition, if the course is FOR entrepreneurs, adding some topics from
overall OB / work psychology would be helpful (self-regulation, motivation,
justice, stress)
Best,
Holger
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Am 21.10.2015 um 17:25 schrieb Stollberger, Jakob (Research Student):
Dear Claire,
There is a recent review article by Frese and Gielnik on the psychology of entrepreneurship which may be useful in your case?
| | The Psychology of Entrepreneurship - Annual Review of ... In this review of the psychology of entrepreneurship, we first present meta-analytic findings showing that personality dimensions, such as (general) self-efficacy and ... |
Best wishes,
Jakob
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Jakob Stollberger
Doctoral Researcher / GTA
Work and Organizational Psychology Group
Aston Business School
Dear colleagues, I have been asked to design a course called: Leadership for Entrepreneurs (5 3-hours sessions) and I am looking for suggestions from those who might have taught a similar class.
- In your experience what works well with entrepreneurship students when it comes to teaching leadership?
- Are there activities/topics that you would cover for this specific audience?
- Are there readings/films that you have used that might be helpful?
Thank you for any insights that can help me design this course. Please know that I will summarize what I have learned and send a follow-up message to the community.
Best,
Claire Terrine