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

Trainer’s Guide 
Activity: Interpret Your Influence 
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Activity: Interpret Your 
Influence
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This is an individual activity.
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Read each of the descriptions of leading 
by example from Covey’s Principle-
Centered Leadership.
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Rate yourself by placing a check (
3) in 
the column that most closely describes 
how often you do this.
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You will have 5 minutes to complete this.
Show OH 61 (Activity: Interpret Your Influence). 
Refer participants to the worksheet for this activity on Page 32 of the 
Participant Guide. 
Facilitate activity according to instructions on the slide. 
Trainer’s Note: No formal debrief of this self-assessment is necessary.
Transition: The self-assessment you just completed gives you a good 
picture of principle-centered leading by example. Now let’s do another 
activity to get to a more detailed and specific level of information. 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
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Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Activity: “How Do You Do?” 
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Activity: “How Do You Do?”
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This is an individual activity.
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Develop a list of specific actions you currently
take to lead by example.
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How do you communicate what is important? Write 
down as many as you can think of.
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Next, determine at least three new ways in which you 
will strive to lead by example.
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You will have 15 minutes to complete this 
activity.
Show OH 62 (Activity: “How Do You Do?”). 
Refer participants to the activity worksheet on Page 33 of the Participant 
Guide. 
Facilitate activity according to instructions on the slide. 
¾ Ask participants to share a few examples of ways in which they 
currently lead by example.
¾ Ask: How effective do you think your example has been? 
¾ Ask participants to share a few examples of ways in which they will 
strive to lead by example in the future.