Understanding, defining and developing the dimensions of the DARE+ Competences

Targeted competence

Leadership

Connection to programme competences or aims

Dimensions and levels of competence

Learning outcomes for the session

At the end of this session trainers will be able to:

• identify the main elements of the competence of leadership (continuing form first session)
• Review, revise and integrate the rubrics with dimensions and levels of the competence of leadership

Pre-requisite learning/competence

Achievement of learning outcomes in Session 1 (learning outcomes 1 & 3).

Resources

• Dare+ rubrics for competence of leadership
• Laptop and projector, access to academic literature on leadership, texts on diverse leadership perspectives

Session duration

2.5 hours

Number of participants

10-15

Session description [structure, parts, activities]

1. The introduction to the session and the Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) – presentation by the trainer
2. Activities in small groups to reflect and understand leadership metaphors:

• Read aloud text(s) prepared (each group receives a text representing a type of leadership)
• individually identify and write a «label» for that type of leader(ship) (ex. captain») and a related «core metaphor» (ex. «sailing»)
• in each small group: share your label + metaphor and negotiate/choose the best one

3. Reflection on 4 leadership types - delegating, participating, selling, telling – in terms of core elements in: strategy, action, results
4. Activities in small groups to compare the results of the previous group activity with the dimensions and levels in the DARE+ rubrics (distributed by the trainer). Revision of the level descriptors to reflect own context and eventually integrate with information emerged from the discussion; sharing in a plenary session
5. Evaluation of the session by means of satisfaction questionnaire (short 5 points)

Mode of evaluation

15 min focus group discussion on achievement of learning outcomes