Module 3: Leadership & Teamwork

“Ang mga lider ay tinuturing na huwaran.”

Leaders are always taken as role models.

SESSION 1: WE ARE ALL LEADERS

Key Topics and Learning Points 
1. Leadership qualities
2. Leadership styles

7) Responsibility
Characteristics of a good leader: 8) Good Communication Skills
9) Consistency / Reliability / Accountability
1) Determination 10) Planning Ahead
2) Flexibility 11) Patience
3) Resourcefulness
4) Creativity
5) Self-confidence
6) Positive Attitude / Optimism

Leadership Styles:
1) Authoritarian: identifies problem & possible solutions, chooses solutions and assigns roles
(no participation in decision making by others)
2) Persuading: makes decisions without consulting others but convinces them why she or he
made the right decision
3) Consulting: presents problem to group and asks for ideas on how to solve it; selects option
group wants
4) Joining: participates as another group member; tends to guide rather than rule
Leadership styles should change according to the situation. Ex: In an emergency situation
such as a fire you would need an authoritarian leader.
Activity 1: Introductory Activity & Learner’s Reflection
Welcome to Module 3, which is about Leadership & Teamwork! Before we proceed to this module
let us have a quick review of the key points that we have learned in Interpersonal Communication.

Write five ideas that you can recall about the demonstration of non-verbal communication,
listening actively and appropriately, or practice of good customer service skills.
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Read the proverb at the beginning of the module. “Leaders are always taken as role models” (Ang
mga lider ay tinuturing na huwaran). What does it mean?
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In your own words, how do you relate this proverb to yourself? Can you recall your first
role model when you were younger? What were his or her qualities that you liked? Why?
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This module will focus on leadership and teamwork at work. What do you think is the
relevance between the proverb and the importance of leadership skills at work? How does it relate
to your real-life situation?
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Look at the picture and imagine that you are with your friends playing tug of war game. You are a
member of the group that wins the first round, loses the second round, but wins the final round and
is declared as champion. How did you feel when you won the first round? When you lost? When
your team is declared as champion?
Have you experienced participating in an actual competition in the past? What was the
competition all about? Did your team win or lose the game? What do you think was your team’s
strategy for winning the game?
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What were your contributions to the team that you think were factors for winning or losing
the game? How about your team mates, what were their contributions? Was there a member in
your group who acted as a leader and guided the team? What strategies did she or he use?
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Activity 2: Leadership Styles

Do you think Mark Zuckerberg has made significant contributions to society? Why or why not?
What do you think are the qualities/characteristics that made him a leader of a big
company like Facebook? ________________________________________

Think of a person from your community or other person you know who is an example of a
leader that is inspiring and well respected. What are his/her qualities/character that made him a
leader? ___________________________________________
Read about what makes a great leader in 3.1: What Makes a Great Leader?. These are important
characteristics, values, or attributes that good leaders have. Think of examples of 1-2 people you
know who have those characteristics.

3.1: What Makes a Great Leader?

To help you improve your leadership skills, here are examples of what makes a great leader.
1. Determination
A great leader has never-ending determination. He is the first one to initiate an idea and the last
one to give up. It is because of a leader's determination that projects are completed.
2. Flexibility
A great leader can adapt to any situation. He sees the situation from many different angles and can
adjust himself accordingly.
3. Resourcefulness
Leaders don’t always get what they want easily but they are creative. They think of ways to get
what they want.
4. Creativity
Thinking of effective ways of doing things that don’t require a lot of time, effort or money.
5. Self-confidence
People will follow a leader who believes in him or herself. This does not mean being arrogant;
rather, it means trusting in yourself and your abilities.
6. Positive Attitude / Optimism
A great leader has a positive outlook and tries to make the best out of everything.
7. Responsibility
A great leader understands that whatever happens in his team (whether good or bad) is his
responsibility. He does not take all the credit for work well done and does not blame others when
there is failure.
8. Good Communication Skills
What makes a leader great is his ability to communicate effectively with his team. A good leader
understands that people don't understand messages in the exact same way so is always confirming
what s/he has said or has heard is understood.
9. Consistency / Reliability / Accountability A great leader is dependable, always does his/her best,
takes action & delivers good results.
10. Planning Ahead
A good leader plans and knows what is up ahead. He has good judgment in predicting what may
happen in the future and can make work decisions based on that.
11. Patience
A good leader does not make hasty decisions, instead carefully analyzes the situation before acting
on it. A good leader also know that some results are achieved over time.
12. Being Objective
A good leader does not take sides but is open to different opinions.
13. Perceptive A good leader has an awareness of the people s/he is leading.
Your own leadership qualities: Which qualities do you already have? Which qualities would
you like to improve upon? ___________________________________________

Your leadership style: What is your preferred leadership style? Which leadership style are
you least comfortable with? Is it possible to use /adopt all types of leadership styles?
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Activity 3: Introductory Activity

Write your answers on the space provided. Share your answers with one of your family
members or friends and solicit their thoughts on the same questions relating to the photo.

1. What does the illustration tell us?

2. What do you think is the purpose or goal of the people in the illustration?

3. If you see yourself as a leader in this illustration, what would you do to help achieve the goal?

4. If you see yourself as one of the contributors in this illustration, how can you contribute to their goal?
Activity 4: Working Together

You are now going to get more practice learning how to work together and communicate in small to
medium sized groups. You need to get as many family members, friends, and neighbors join you in
this activity! You need to at least have a minimum of 6 people to play.

Preparation: Don’t forget to create 2 long sticks using plastic straws. Just place the
edges of each plastic straw into the edge of the next plastic straw to be able to create a long stick.
Make 2 sticks that are long enough for your participants to hold up like in the photo above.

Ask your participants to this game to point their index fingers and hold their arms out. Lay the stick
down on their fingers. Get the participants to adjust their finger heights until the stick is horizontal
and everyone's index fingers are touching the stick. Join the participants after you have made sure
that instructions and positions are clear.
Explain to your family and friends that the objective is to lower the stick to the ground without
bending ones arms. Each person's fingers must be in contact with the stick at all times. Pinching or
grabbing the stick is not allowed -it must rest on top of fingers. Reiterate to the group that if
anyone's finger is caught not touching the stick, the task will be restarted. Now, begin!
Were you successful? Were you able to lower the stick to the ground?
3.3 Cooperation and Leading Teamwork
1. A common purpose or goal: All team members need to understand and accept the team’s
objectives.
2. Clear roles and tasks: All team members should understand what is expected of them. May want
to use a plan that shows the tasks that each team member is responsible for and the timelines.
3. Decision making procedures: All team members should know how decisions are made and in
what ways problems are solved. An effective team works with defined procedures to come to a
unanimous decision so that action can be taken.
4. Clear communication: All team members should practice effective listening, speaking, and
transparent communication.
5. Trust among team members: All team members should feel safe and supported.

Let’s Apply!
You were tasked by your Barangay Captain to lead a Clean-up Project in your neighborhood. Your
task is to gather all the youth (14-24 years old) in your community to ensure all public spaces are
clean. You also need to make sure there are labelled trash bins in key areas to encourage everyone
to dispose of their trash properly.

1. What will you do to develop cooperation among your team members?

2. What would you do to help members complete the necessary tasks that you decide to do as a
team?
3. If you are not the leader but just a member, how will you work to support teamwork?

As a leader you need to support members in helping them to understand their own individual
strengths and find support from the people around them.
Activity 5: The Human Knot – Group Problem Solving

This session is going to focus on how to solve problems and make decisions. Both of these are very
important for good teamwork. And communication skills are critical for
solving problems and making decisions.
Let’s play a game!
Read these instructions carefully before starting the game. In a way, you are leading the game, so
be precise in your understanding of the mechanics and exact when giving instructions to your family
and friends.

Invite your family members and nearby neighbors to a problem solving game. You must be even in
number with a minimum of six to join the game (but the more, the better!). Stand in a circle. People
with rings that have sharp edges or engravings should remove them. Ask each person to put their
left hand in the circle and hold someone else's hand, but not the person’s next to them (for
example across them). Then they should do the same with the right hand, but they should hold on
to a different person’s hand.
You now have a problem: you are all tangled! You need to solve the problem of untangling
yourselves to form a large circle. You cannot lose contact with the hands you are holding. You
cannot break the grip but you can loosen it.
Ask your family members and friends how quickly they think you can all undo the knot to get back
to the circle. (It usually takes longer than people think it will!) Tell them that you have a maximum
of 5 minutes for the game. Let the game begin!
Activity 6: Problem-Solving Steps