Influencing the state of others
Featured in the The Twenty-first Century Leader training manual
By Larry Reynolds
Category: Leadership
Credit price: 2 download credits (Single user)
Great leaders have the ability to influence the states of others – to have them feeling brave, determined, appreciated – or whatever is appropriate to the situation. This training activity gives the participants some insights into how to do this.
Participants work in groups to identify the characteristics of the radiators (people who make us feel good) and the drains (people who make us feel bad). They then apply these ideas to identify ways they can put their own team into more resourceful states. Finally, the participants practise changing the state of a group with just a few simple words.
Who is it for: This training resource is intended for use by trainers to help the participants identify different personalities (‘radiators’ and ‘drains’). They then investigate how to change someone else’s emotional state.
| Resource Type: | Activity |
| Min Group Size: | 4 |
| Max Group Size: | 20 |
| Typical Duration: | 01:20:00 |
| No of Pages: | 8 |
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Purpose: This training resource is intended for use by trainers at any time within a leadership development programme. It follows on logically from ‘Managing your own state’, and is a good precursor to any activities about influencing skills. This training activity is also useful as a part of training courses on influencing skills, management skills, and managing change.
Download the training activity, Influencing the state of others as featured in the Fenman training manual; The Twenty-first Century Leader