The document outlines the agenda for a leadership capacity development workshop which includes: 1) Defining leadership as the ability to motivate people to achieve a common goal. 2) Pair and group activities to discuss examples of strong and weak leadership, qualities of leaders who make people feel safe, and the important responsibilities of a leader. 3) Exercises on leadership skills, a group job description activity, and completing a leadership capacity survey.

1. Welcome to the
Leadership Capacity Development
Workshop
William J. Peters

2. Workshop Objectives
Welcome and Icebreaker
Definition of Leadership
Pair work
Activities
Leadership
Skills of a Leader
Group Exercise
Being a Leader
Survey

3. Definition of Leadership
Leadership can simply be described as the
ability to motivate people to achieve a
common goal.

4. Pair Work
Discuss and be ready to share examples of strong
and weak leadership that you have come across.

5. Activities
Watch the video “Why Good Leaders Make You
Feel Safe” by Simon Sinek.
● With a partner spend two minutes
discussing a leader that you admire.
● What are your skills as a teacher leader?

6. Activities
Whole group discussion
Teachers form groups of four. Each group receives a sheet of large
paper. Groups are asked to generate the qualities of leaders who
make them feel safe.
Whole group discussion: How do leaders in your school make you
feel safe?

7. Skills of a Leader

8. Group Exercise
Job descriptions
In groups discuss the important responsibilities
of a leader?

9. Survey
Attendances please complete the leadership
capacity survey in your workbooks and return by
email.

10. And remember...

11. Effectiveness of my presentation
The survey would be one way to evaluate my effectiveness. But also asking for
direct face to face feedback from faculty would be an additional means of
evaluating my effectiveness.