Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

Show OH 27 (Activity: Power, Influence and Principles). 
Refer participants to the worksheet for this activity on Page 19 of the 
Participant Guide. 
Facilitate activity according to instructions on the slide. 
Debrief activity. 
¾ Facilitate a large group discussion of the information on the 
worksheet. 
¾ Ask: How do you think the type of power a leader favors reflects the 
character of the leader? 
¾ Have you witnessed the use of these types of power? Which one(s)?
How did it impact the organization? 
Transition: Covey makes ten suggestions for processes and principles that 
he believes will increase a leader’s power. Let’s see how you rate yourself 
on the use of these “power tools.” 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
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Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Activity: Have You Mastered These Ten Power Tools? 
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Activity: Have You Mastered 
These Ten Power Tools?
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This is an individual activity.
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Complete the worksheet in the 
Participant Guide, page 20.
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You will have about 10 minutes to 
complete your worksheets.
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We will discuss your responses together.
Show OH 28 (Activity: Have You Mastered These Ten Power Tools?). 
Refer participants to the worksheet for this activity on Page 20 of the 
Participant Guide. 
Facilitate activity according to instructions on the slide. 
Debrief: 
¾ Ask: Did you find this activity to be revealing about yourself? 
¾ Ask: Did you notice that many of Covey’s “power tools” don’t sound 
like characteristics usually associated with power (gentleness, 
patience, kindness)? What do you think that says about principle-
centered leadership?