Developing Teen Leadership: A Practical Guide for Youth Group Advisors, Teachers and Parents
Dan Appleman





Format: Paperback, 230pp.
ISBN: 9781936754007
Publisher: Desaware Publishing
Pub. Date: February 4, 2011

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From The Publisher:

Not long ago, all it took to have a comfortable career was to do well in high school, get a college degree, and find a nice stable job. But the world is changing rapidly, and many of the nice stable jobs have moved to developing countries. Even a college degree is not the sure investment it once was.

Good grades are not enough.

But there remain endless opportunities for those with real leadership skills - regardless of career choice. Leadership skills are what you need to manage a team, to stand out as an employee, to start a business and to nail that interview. The skills required to inspire and motivate others, to communicate effectively, to take initiative, and to make and execute plans, are as important as a high grade point average (if not more so).

But how do you teach these skills to teenagers?

Parents, teachers, coaches, scoutmasters, youth counselors and advisors strive to do so every day - but often have limited training on how best to accomplish that goal. This book fills that gap.

This is not an academic or theoretical book on youth leadership.

It is a relentlessly practical guide on how to effectively guide teens to become leaders.

It covers virtually every topic, issue and skill you need to know - and how to teach it. You'll even learn how to teach teen leaders to teach leadership skills to each other, thus helping them become even stronger leaders.


About the Author

Dan Appleman brings the lessons from over 20 years of experience as a youth group advisor (in addition to stints as a part time religious school teacher, camp counselor and court appointed special advocate) to Developing Teen Leadership. Author of How Computer Programming Works, Always Use Protection: A Teen's Guide to Safe Computing and numerous other technical books, Dan is better known for his technical career as CEO of Desaware Inc, Co-Founder of Apress publishing, and now CTO and co-founder of Full Circle CRM. But he would argue that his volunteer career as a youth group advisor has been the more important of the two careers.


Table of Contents

Introduction Note to teachers and parents Part I – Guiding Principles 1 — Anything they can do, they should do 2 — Don?t try to get them to like you; earn their respect 3 — Thou shalt not lie 4 — Let them fail 5 — Limits 6 — Find ways to say yes 7 — Initiative and control 8 — Admit your hypocrisies 9 — Role modeling is everything 10 — Apologize for your mistakes 11 — Set high expectations, but not perfection 12 — You really don?t know best 13 — Wait – most problems solve themselves 14 — Be a back-seat driver 15 — Don?t take it personally 16 — Talking back is good 17 — Plant seeds 18 — Boundaries and rules 19 — Being there 20 — Consistency 21 — Who owns the group? 22 — Trust 23 — Remember the positive 24 — Turf and communication Part II — Techniques 25 — Positive-Negative-Positive 26 — Sticks and stones 27 — The power of indirection 28 — Don?t be the boss 29 — Listening 30 — Ask permission to offer advice 31 — Explore options, but leave the decision with them 32 — Be explicit 33 — Explain every decision 34 — Don?t yell 35 — Choose your battles 36 — Mistakes and failure 37 — Get help 38 — Group problem solving 39 — Principles of leadership Part III — Programs and Activities 40 — Creativity 41 — Types of programs 42 — Planning and logistics 43 — Energy levels 44 — Flexibility Part IV — Topics 45 — Communication skills 46 — Sex, drugs, and rock & roll 47 — Driving 48 — Bad kids and troubled teens 49 — Confidentiality 50 — Playing favorites 51 — Dealing with crisis 52 — Life skills 53 — Working as a team 54 — Taking care of yourself Part V — For Teachers and Parents 55 — For Teachers 56 — For Parents 57 — For Teens Final Words Appendix A – Drivers Handout Acknowledgements and Dedication

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