In the new one-day design for Blanchard’s SLII® leadership development program, facilitators begin with a best boss/worst boss exercise.
“This activity is a terrific way for people to relate our model to their own personal experiences with both great leadership and not-so-great leadership,” says Blanchard trust practice leader Randy Conley. “Typically, people say their best boss exhibited common characteristics that we see in leaders who take a situational approach to bringing out the best in others.”
Comments shared by participants about their best boss include:
- “They gave me appropriate levels of freedom for my skill set.”
- “They built trust with me.”
- “They listened to me.”
- “They gave me direction.”
- “They helped me solve my own problems.”
