Help Me

Submitted by jay_orongan on June 9, 2008 - 11:34am.

Hi guys, am Jay Orongan of the Philippines. Currently i am a teacher here and also the Student Council adviser. I would like to ask you guys because you are all experts here when it comes to leadership.

1. How would I make my Student Leaders be a responsible citizen of the community?

2. Help me make my council a little bit responsible.

3.Can you give me suggestions in mobilizing my council?

Help me please?

You may reply me to this post or email me at jay_orongan@yahoo.com

Hoping for your favorable response. Thank you.

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Doing leaders

By Prasanna Banavara on June 10, 2008 - 3:36am

You might know few of these already...

1st step would be demonstrate as "Doing Leader"
Assign small achievalble, low stake responsibility.
Discuss the approach, how it would be executed...
Debrief the activity...
Appreciate the achievements and correct the errors.

All these, after understanding the individual interests...

Understand and use the politics

By Peter Cook on June 11, 2008 - 1:44pm

Without knowing the exact makeup of your group, it is hard to be specific, but all groups have their innovators and followers, so you might look at the idea of the adoption curve:

Identify your innovators and early adopters, motivate them

Attach them to the late adopters somehow (pairings are a good idea)

You might have different tactics for the laggards and late majority

Of course, you cannot tell them any of this!

... There can only be a conspiracy of one!

Best regards

Peter Cook

Author Best Practice Creativity and Sex, Leadership and Rock'n'Roll

p.s. Does your council only do things when there is a 'burning platform' or are they more motivated by possibilities

Possible books to look into

By Frank Novak on June 16, 2008 - 1:47pm

There's a series of books by Patrick Lencioni that contains valuable points beyond the topics of the books and you may want to review them. They are based on business interactions but you should be able to apply it to any situration. Try looking at "The five Dysfunctions of a Team" to look for pointers to help focus the Student Council.

Set a target and make it clear

By Jan Hirsch on July 7, 2008 - 1:04pm

Does your community and the members jnow what is expected from them?

What is the goal of that group? And do they really understand and support it?

You might want to remind them, what they are there for and make sure they understand. If the goal is too big to be acheived at once, set steps or milestones to acheive, but always link them to the major objective.

To make them a bit more responsible, show them that, whatever they are there for is their responsibility and that they are the ones to make difference by being responsible and taking ownership.

Jan

Outward conformity versus inward rebellion

By Stephanie Tardrew on September 23, 2008 - 12:32am

"Dear Jay, some excellent advice has already been offered and my desire is not to negate that advice, rather to add value to it. Be wary of what internal attitudes manifest themselves in the behaviour of your student leaders. When you see anything that goes against the common good, seek to have counsel with any individual concerned to bring 'internal' matters 'into the light'; do not allow bad attitudes to fester and infect the good you hope to see develop as time rolls on...Cheers :)"