The Benefits Of Leadership Development

First published in 1987, The Leadership Challenge is a guide for becoming leader. The book received many awards and its above two million copies are internationally sold. The book teaches principles of leadership that apply whether the leader is running a sports team or a fortune 500 organization. The book includes stories and examples of many leaders from micro to macro level (Founders and Authors, 2013). The basic leadership principles can be adopted by anyone to challenge status quo and increase leader productivity multifold. The book tells about the flow and hierarchy of values too (Machedo, 2013). One can use the guide without an instructor to develop leadership traits.

Holding the position of captain has taught me important leadership roles as well as everyone else who holds a captain position. A leader learns to step up to better another player, to put their teammate before themselves. This role of leadership will follow a player for the rest of their lives and they won’t even realize how many people they will impact. Also, a player will learn to be dependent on their teammates. Athletic teams need a strong base to build on teamwork. One thing that aids in the formation of teamwork is team-bonding activities. Once teammates get to know one another they put more trust into one another, then a team starts to come together. This skill will be used all throughout adulthood because you will have to learn to communicate and depend on your colleagues. You also learn sportsmanship. One thing I have learned to have a positive attitude, even if something does not go your way. You learn to not take your ability to play the sport you love for granted. You learn to respect your coaches and referees because they are here for you. The positive attitude that you acquire changes the person you

i. In the article “Do Sports Help Improve Leadership Skills?” published in Livestrong in 2013, T. Duggan stated that

According to The Balance, leadership is defined as “the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal.” To inspire all 800 students in my class seems merely impossible, but establishing myself as a leader for those on my tennis team made this task seem rather feasible. Leading this girls’ high school team has enabled me to expand my leadership beyond just my high school team and to the entire community. The sport of tennis has not only shaped my life, but it has helped me shape the life of others.

Examining how students can greater develop their leadership potential has come to the forefront of education, education based athletics, and intercollegiate athletics in recent years. Recent research by (Grandzol, Perlis, Draina, 2010; Forrester & Borsz, 2008) has shown that those who are put into a role as a peer leader tend to develop leadership skills. Those individuals in peer leader roles have benefited from the opportunities they have been exposed to in those roles. In the summer of 2011 Dr. Christina J. Grandzol published a study entitled “An Exploratory Study of the Role of Task Dependence on Team Captains’ Leadership Development.” This study focused on 31 NCAA Division III team captains. While being a peer leader has been shown

Throughout the years, leadership has played a significant role in the world of athletics. Whether it is coming from a coach or a player, leadership is no doubt the most important role one can hold; leadership can make or break a team. John C. Maxwell put it clearly when he stated that “everything rises and falls on leadership”. When looking at leadership as it relates to sports one must first define leadership. Barrow (1977) defined leadership as “the behavioral process of influencing individuals and groups towards set goals” (p.232). This definition puts an emphasis on vision of a leader while it also highlights the importance of the interaction between the leader and the group members. Leaders play an important role in the success of the

“Leadership lessons and social skills you learn from playing team sports can help you become a better worker.” according to Richard Chole, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the American Board of Otolaryngology. Professional athletes know what it’s like to work under pressure. There are enormous stakes, lots of people are watching. The investment in time, talent, money, and reputation is ever-present. They have to check anxieties and injuries at the door to stay calm, cool, and collected. If one player loses his or her composure, the efforts of the rest are squandered. Nothing’s more valued in today’s stressful business climate than a level head. “Athletes learn time-management skills by necessity,” says Gillespie. “Athletes can spend their time in four ways: sport, study, socialize and sleep. And it's only physically possible to do three of those things, unless you were born on Krypton. They've been forced to learn teamwork under great pressure, which is more beneficial to the students than even some other organizations such as drama or debate team. Athletes can take orders and do not argue when told what to do.” Gillespie says many of his favorite students are athletes for this reason alone. “They're not shy, and they're not shy about telling other people what to do, I don't know if I would call that leadership," Gillespie says. "But it's very difficult to get students to constructively criticize others. But it's

There are several questions presented by the author, which include the following. How effective are leaders and managers in the workplace? How effective is the development of coaching skills for leaders and manager? How can leaders and mangers use coaching skills in the workplace? How do leaders and mangers know when to coach and when to

One such study by Growe & Montgomery, states that the use of power is dissimilar between men and women. Women use power to empower others, noting that power is not finite, but rather expands by sharing it with others. Men, however, attempt to have all of the answers and do not tend to want to share the power they have obtained in a position (Growe & Montgomery, 1999). This study will examine if the different leadership styles generally attributed to men and women have a significant impact on the academic performance of the members of their teams. The research regarding the use of power between men and women directly relates to people in positions of authority, especially in high profile positions such as NCAA coaches. Empowering others is an important aspect in any sport, especially a team sport such as basketball. Through this study, there may be a correlation found between the different leadership aspects of men and women coaches and the academic performances of their

The purpose of this report is to select and present a key concept from the film “Remember the Titans” and discuss its influence on team cohesion. Various scenes were critically reviewed and the psychological concept of coaching was chosen. This report will define what team cohesion is and then explain how the coaching methods of leadership style, task-related behaviour and motivational strategies either facilitate or prevent team cohesiveness. Coaching and cohesion will be examined through a sport psychology perspective and although the film will be referenced throughout the report, relevant theory, research findings and personal reflection will be provided for additional support.

* Being able to accept any change and confront those new circumstances and experiences without panic.

Leadership has an impactful presence on the participation of sport. Various leadership styles and tendencies are displayed by coaches and administrators and we look to examine how these dimensions of leadership correlate with participant responsiveness, satisfaction, and motivation. In addition to the effects of leadership on participation, the effectiveness of multi-dimensional leaders will be discussed as well as the examination of leadership behaviors that yield the most satisfactory results among participants. It is important to note that there are many leadership behaviors; however we will look closely at the behaviors of the Leadership Scale for Sports developed by Chelladurai and Saleh (1980), which includes one task orientation: training and instruction behaviors, two styles of leaderships: democratic behaviors and autocratic behaviors, and two motivation factors: social support behaviors, and rewarding behaviors (Loughead and Hardy, 2005).

After undergoing a dramatic and angst-ridden season, the Victorian Korfball Senior Team is in need of significant transformation if there is any hope of fostering a high performance culture in the new season. Due to their history of conflict, the players in their present state lack any indications of cohesion. Selecting the right athletes for the new team will play a significant role in the baseline level of cohesion. Each of these areas can be addressed through a method of careful analysis via the Multidimensional Model of Leadership (Chelladurai & Saleh 1978), implementation of an appropriate intervention and the structuring of a consultative leadership environment.

There exists numerous peer reviewed studies, articles, and even books that serve as a tutorial in coaching and teaching people how to become and remain successful leaders. This is equate to putting the cart before the horse, as students need to first plan on having a successful career before planning on extending their vocation into a formal leadership role in their organization. Hansen and Tovar (2013) suggested that career development, and subsequently becoming a good leader, is a lifelong process that requires the motivation to continue to grow by taking a methodical approach into their daily study and work habits.

In this study, two basketball teams were analyzed, one of which was consistently encouraged by their leader who demonstrated confidence in his team. In contrast, the other team’s leader consistently demonstrated lack of confidence in his team and undermined their abilities. From this it was found that when individuals had a leader that believed in their abilities, that the individuals within the team became confident in their own abilities, and consistently outperformed the other team and were more successful in performance.