Leadership Communication Teamwork Lesson Note

H A N D S - O N  A C T I V I T Y  ·  L E S S O N  N O T E

Leadership,Communication

&Teamwork

InovtechSTEM

Center

Teshie,Accra JHS/SHS

Teams

90minutes

Cardboard,stickers,markers CardboardTeamCharter+Roles

Warm-UpCircle(10min)

Geteverystudenttalkingbeforethehands-onworkbegins.

D I S C U S S I O N

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Thinkofaleaderyouadmire—anyoneatall.

Aparent,ateacher,afootballcaptain,amusician,orabusinessfigure.Inpairs,eachstudenthas

60secondstodescribeONEqualitythatmakesthatpersonagoodleader.

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Facilitatorpromptcard(readaloud):

"Leadershipisn'taboutbeingtheloudestpersonintheroom—it'saboutmakingthepeoplearound

youbetter."Ask:doyouagreeordisagree?Take2quickhands.

ActivitySteps

Guidedpracticalsteps—walkteamsthrougheachstagebeforereleasingthemtobuild.

Discussthequalitiesofaleaderyouadmire.

Pairsshareoutloud;facilitatorlists5–6qualitiesontheboard(e.g.honesty,listening,courage,

fairness).

Inteams,completeashortcollaborationtasktogether.

Usethe"CardboardTowerChallenge"onpage4—6minutes,notalkingallowedforthefirst2

minutes(forcesnon-verbalteamwork).

Practiseactivelistening:repeatbackwhatapartnersaid.

PartnerAtalksfor45secondsaboutachallengethey'vefaced.PartnerBrepeatsitbackintheir

ownwordsbeforeresponding.

Agreeyourteamrolesforthefinalproject.

Usethestickerrolecardsonpage5—everystudenttakesexactlyoneroleandwearstheirsticker

fortherestofthebootcamp.

Writeasimpleteamcharterdescribinghowyouwillworktogether.

Builditonrealcardboardusingthetemplateandstickersystemonpage6—thisbecomesa

physicalobjecttheteamkeepsandsigns.

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Real-WorldLens:LearningfromAlikoDangote

Connecttoday'steamworkskillstohowsuccessfulAfricanentrepreneursactuallylead.

C A S E  S T U D Y  —  D A N G O T E  G R O U P

AlikoDangote,Africa'srichestindustrialist,didnotbuildabusinessspanningcement,sugar,

flour,andoilandgasalone.Hisapproachcentersondelegation:hiringstrongpeople,then

trustingthemtoruntheirowndepartmentsinsteadofcontrollingeverydecisionhimself.

Healsotreatshisworkforceasaninvestment—developingemployees'skillsovertimebuilds

thekindofloyal,capableteamsthatcanrunamulti-countryoperation.Dangoteisregularly

describedasa"transformational"leader:someonewhomotivatesateambyconnectingeach

person'sroletoabiggersharedgoal,ratherthanjustissuinginstructions.

D I S C U S S  I N  T E A M S  ( 5  M I N )

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IfDangotetrustsotherpeopletorunentiredepartments,whatdoesthattellusaboutthe

leader'sjobversustheteam'sjob?

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Inyourteamtoday,whowillyou"trusttoruntheirdepartment"—andwhathappensifyou

trytocontroleverythingyourself?

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NameoneGhanaianorAfricanbusiness,schoolclub,orcommunityleaderwhoworksthe

sameway.Whatdotheydelegate?

T H E  B I G  I D E A

Agoodleader'srealjobisnottodothemostwork—itistomakesureeveryteammateknows

theirrole,istrustedtoownit,andissupportedtogrowintoit.Thatisexactlywhatyourteam

charter(nextpages)willlockinplacebeforeyourprojectbegins.

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