You are a VET teacher coordinating a group of trainees who must design a vocational training workshop for local employers. The group is diverse: some students are confident and outspoken, while others are hesitant to take responsibility. Tensions arise when decisions must be made quickly, and one student, Maria, feels her ideas are being overlooked. As the group leader, your role is to guide the team, ensure balanced participation, and foster effective collaboration without discouraging initiative.
How do you exercise leadership in a group setting to build trust, encourage participation, and ensure decisions are made efficiently and inclusively? Your goal is to model effective leadership that balances decision-making authority with team empowerment.
Exercise 1: Multiple choice (Decision-making under pressure)
The group cannot agree on which training topic to pursue. As the leader, you need to make a decision.
What do you say?
Choose one of the following options.
Exercise 2: Sorting (Prioritizing leadership actions)
Drag the leadership actions in the right column into the order you believe is most effective for resolving team conflicts. Arrange the actions from 1 to 4, where 1 represents the first step, and 4 represents the final step in the process.
Step 4
Step 3
Step 1
Step 2
Summarize common ground
Define the decision criteria
Facilitate compromise
Listen to all perspectives
Hint
Exercise 3: Matching items (Leadership styles to situations)
Match each leadership style to the situation where it is most effective.
Autocratic
Democratic
Coaching
Delegate
Developing long-term skills in trainees
Planning a creative project
Task for experienced and independent learners
Emergency requiring quick decision
Hint
Exercise 4: Interactive storytelling (Handling low motivation)
A trainee named Andrey appears disengaged and avoids taking responsibility. As the leader, how do you respond?
Choose one of the following options.
