Teen Leadership Ideas

During high school, it is important for teenagers to master leadership skills. Building leadership skills can help them achieve their goals and gain the confidence they need to succeed in future endeavors. Participation in various activities can help teenagers learn leadership skills and become better communicators and problem solvers.

  1. Stand By Your Quote

    • This activity forces teenagers to make a statement regarding their understanding of what makes a good leader. Place meaningful leadership quotes on the wall. Each teenager should go stand by the quote he relates to the most. When he is called upon, he should explain why he picked the quote and how it relates to leadership.

    Leaders You Admire

    • In this leadership activity, teenagers should think of a leader they admire. Instruct the teens to tell everyone in the group who they chose and what makes this person a good leader. After participants share their stories, have them work as a group to identify characteristics that all the leaders share. Talking about personal stories in which they were personally influenced by leaders can inspire teenagers to model these traits.

    Survivor Game

    • This activity teaches teenagers to solve a problem by both leading and communicating with other team members. Give the group a scenario, such as being stranded on an island or in a broken-down car on the side of the road; additionally, give them the steps they must take to solve the problem. The teens must then decide, as a group, the order in which the steps should be taken.

      After the group reaches a consensus, have them discuss the process they used to reach their decision, including the roles each member adopted in the process.

    Trust Game

    • A good leader is someone others can trust. The trust game tests how well others trust you.

      Divide the group into pairs and give one blindfold to each pair. One team member wears a blindfold, while the other team member guides him using touch only. Before the game starts, inform the blindfolded team member that he will be led to two objects during the game, and he will have to identify each item before his turn concludes. This activity teaches teenagers how to lead another person and how to keep him safe in the process. Each team member should take a turn being the guide. After they finish the activity, have the teens discuss how they felt being the guide and alternately how they felt being the one blindfolded.

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