Context of Recreation Leadership

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Context of Recreation Leadership
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Course Objectives

• Comprehend the role of leadership and follower
  behavior in a recreation setting
• Recognize one's own characteristics of leadership
  behavior and formulation of one's own personal
  leadership style.

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Think, Pair, Share (3)

• Who do you consider to be a leader?

• What makes them leaders?

• How did they get to be leaders?

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Leadership defined

• A dynamic process of interactions between two or
  more members of a group which involves
  recognition and acceptance of leader-follower
  roles by group members within a certain
  situation.

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Leadership defined

• A dynamic process
• Always changes
• Internal external influences
• of interactions between two or more members of a
  group
• Verbal nonverbal communication
• Sharing of tasks
• Establishment of relationships

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Leadership defined

• which involves recognition and acceptance of
  leader-follower roles by group members
• within a certain situation.
• Leaders roles change

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What will you learn???

• Situations changeneed to adapt
• Various leadership skills
• How to establish yourself as a leader
• When to be a leader when to be a follower
• Begin to establish your leadership style.

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• LEADER
• Knowledge, skills, abilities
• Experience
• Flexibility
• Sources of power

The leaders style

• SITUATION
• Type of organization
• External factors
• Group goals
• Environment

• GROUP
• Knowledge, skills, abilities
• Experience
• Maturity

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Followers

• Cant have a leader without a follower
• Interaction, motivation
• Beginning of semester vs. end class vs class
• If followers like leader, they perform better
• Have to be a good follower before a
  good leader..Why?

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Leadership Skills

• Technical
• Human Relations
• Conceptual

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Technical Skills

• Specific to accomplishing tasks
• Skills needed to get things done
• Examples?????.

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Technical Skills

• Examples
• Behavior management
• Breaking people into groups
• Planning
• Staffing
• Giving directions
• Selecting appropriate activities

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Human Relations Skills

• Involves relationships with others
• Being a good communicator
• Understanding group dynamics
• Who is in the group
• Group management
• Group cohesion
• Cliques

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Human Relations Skills

• Building trust among members
• Most important aspect
• Must be built
• Experience or position may lead to trust
• Resolve conflicts

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Conceptual Skills

• Ability to analyze, anticipate, see the big
  picture
• Critical thinking skills
• Problem solving
• Sees the org. as a whole

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Layers of Leadership

• Where are leaders in the organization????

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Layers of Leaders

• Administrative leaders
• Supervisory leaders
• Direct leaders

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Administrative Leader

• Manager or executive
• CEO, President, E.D.the big dog!
• Responsible for the entire organization
• Focus on fiscal and administrative
  responsibilities

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Supervisory Leader

• Middle management
• Report to administrative leaders
• Usually supervise staff
• Oversee particular program area
• Sales Manager
• Director of Golf Operations
• Cultural Arts Coordinator

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Direct Service Leader

• Provide services directly to customers
• Interact one on one with people
• Examples
• Tour guides
• Camp counselors
• Lifeguards
• Coach

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Types of Recreation Leaders
Types of Recreation Leaders
Levels of Recreation Organizations
Top
Administrative
Middle
Supervisory
Front line
Direct Service
Number of people involved at this level in an
organization
Source Ruth Russell, Leadership in Recreation
(2000)
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Types Functions
Types Administrative Leaders Supervisory Leaders
Direct service Leaders
Functions/Skills
Conceptual
Human Relations
Technical