LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES FOR THE YOUTH TODAY Flashcards
CHARACTERISTICS OF FILIPINO YOUTH
○ 15 TO 30 YEARS OLD IN ACCORDANCE WITH RA 8044 “YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING ACT”
○ MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY FIT
○ A DREAMER
○ HAS A STRONG DRIVE TO FULFILL HIS DREAMS AND UPLIFT HIS STATUS IN ALL ASPECT AS WELL AS THOSE AROUND HIM
RA 8044
“YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING ACT”
“YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING ACT”
RA 8044
THE FILIPINO YOUTH, COMPRISING AROUND __% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, CONSTITUTE AT LEAST __ MILLION OUT OF __ MILLION FILIPINOS, WITH A PROJECTED POPULATION OF __._ MILLION IN ____.
1) 40%
2) 30
3) 80
4) 88.7
5) 2007
ARTICLE II, SECTION 13 OF THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION
“THE STATE RECOGNIZES THE VITAL ROLE OF THE YOUTH IN NATION BUILDING AND SHALL PROMOTE AND PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL, MORAL, SPIRITUAL, INTELLECTUAL, AND SOCIAL WELL-BEING. IT SHALL INCULCATE IN THE YOUTH PATRIOTISM AND NATIONALISM AND ENCOURAGE THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN PUBLIC CIVIC AFFAIRS.”
ART OF LEADERSHIP ELIHU ROOT (1856-1937) THERE ARE TWO LEADERS.
1) A MAN LEADS TO PULL DOWN EVERYBODY AROUND IN ORDER TO CLIMB UP ON THEM TO HIGHER PLACE
2) LEADS A MAN TO HELP HIM IN ORDER THAT HE MAY GO UP WITH HIM.
TRUE ESSENCE OF LEADERSHIP IS
TEAMWORK!
LEADER
PERSON
LEADERSHIP
PROCESS
LEADER : PERSON
- ONE WHO SHOWS THE WAY
- ACTS AS A GUIDE
- DIRECTS THE AFFAIRS OR ACTIONS
- INFLUENCES OR CONTROLS OPINIONS THOUGHTS OR ACTIONS.
LEADERSHIP: PROCESS
- LEADERSHIP IS THE ABILITY TO PERSUADE OTHERS TO SEEK DEFINED OBJECTIVES ENTHUSIASTICALLY. IT IS A HUMAN FACTOR THAT BINDS A GROUP TOGETHER AND MOTIVATES IT TOWARDS THE ATTAINMENT OF DESIRED OBJECTIVES.
- LEADERSHIP IS THE PROCESS OF INFLUENCING THE ACTIVITIES OF AN ORGANIZED GROUP IN ITS EFFORTS
TOWARD GOAL SETTING AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT. (RACHMANN, 1987). - LEADERSHIP IS THE PROCESS OF INDUCING A SUBORDINATE TO BEHAVE IN A DESIRED MANNER (DONNELLY, 1981).
- LEADERSHIP IS ONE FORM OF DOMINANCE, IN WHICH THE FOLLOWERS MORE OR LESS WILLINGLY ACCEPT DIRECTION AND CONTROL BY ANOTHER PERSON. (KUHN, 1990).
- LEADERSHIP IS THE ABILITY THAT BRINGS TO SUCCESS THE POTENTIALS IN AN ORGANIZATION, COMMUNITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
BASICS OF LEADERSHIP
GIVING VISION
PASSION
INTEGRITY
MATURITY
TRUST
CURIOSITY AND DARING
LEADER IS LIKE A PREACHER
FUNCTIONS OF LEADERSHIP
LEADER AS AN EXECUTIVE
LEADER AS A PLANNER
LEADER AS POLICY MAKER
LEADER AS EXPERT
LEADER AS CONTROLLER OF INTERNAL RELATION
LEADER AS SURVEYOR OF REWARDS AND PUNISHMENT
LEADER AS ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR
LEADER AS AN EXEMPLAR
LEADER AS A SYMBOL OF THE GROUP
LEADER AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
LEADER AS IDEOLOGIST
LEADER AS THE FATHER FIGURE
PRINCIPLES OF LEADERSHIP
○ DOES NOT CREATE FEAR AMONG HIS FOLLOWERS, BUT CREATE ENTHUSIASM.
○ DOES NOT ONLY HAVE GOALS; BUT ALSO HAS A VISION, A DREAM.
○ DOES NOT ONLY KNOW HOW TO DISCIPLINE OTHERS BUT ALSO KNOWS TO DISCIPLINE HIM/HER.
○ DOES NOT ONLY HEAR, BUT DELEGATES WORK AMONG HIS FOLLOWERS, BUT ALSO EMPOWERS THEM AND MAKES THEM FRUITFUL.
○ DOES NOT ONLY DECIDE ON WHAT IS RIGHT, BUT DISCERNS WHAT IS RIGHT.
○ DOES NOT ONLY PROVIDE AN OPEN ATMOSPHERE, BUT ALSO CREATES OPEN MIND. IS NOT ONLY KEEN ON WINNING, BUT ALSO SEES FAILURES AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESS.
GUIDEPOST FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
○ BE FLEXIBLE
○ BE CONSISTENT IN SETTING POLICIES.
○ STRIVE FOR A GOOD MATCH BETWEEN LEADERS AND TASKS OF SITUATIONS.
○ CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE STRATEGY FOR MAKING DECISIONS.
○ ALWAYS REMEMBER: SUBORDINATES EXPECT YOU TO HELP.
