Decision-Making
This term refers to the process of choosing between alternative courses of action to solve a problem, address a crisis, or seize an opportunity.
What is decision-making?
This term describes a group of people working interdependently to achieve a common goal.
What is a team?
This term refers to a structured conversation in which one person clearly outlines an issue and their desired outcome.
What is a D-E-A-R letter?
This concept refers to the shared values, beliefs, and norms that influence how work gets done in an organization.
What is organizational culture?
This guest speaker co-founded No More Silence and spoke to the class about activism and Indigenous leadership.
Who is Audrey Huntley?
This first step in the decision-making process is often the most important and most difficult to get right.
What is identifying the real problem?
This kind of activity uses participation and reflection to improve collaboration and group dynamics.
What is team-building?
This type of conflict focuses on the task at hand and is generally considered productive.
What is task-based conflict?
This leadership power is derived from a person's title, role, or formal authority within an organization.
What is legitimate power?
This model, used by the Banff Centre, is based on the Seven Grandfather Teachings and the concept of Right Relations.
What is the Sacred Circle of Life?
This decision-making tool encourages leaders to dream big and imagine ideal possibilities without constraints.
What is blue sky thinking?
According to Training for Change, effective team-building requires this kind of learning, which is active and shared.
What is experiential learning?
This type of power arises from being seen as trustworthy, warm, or kind—rather than through authority or expertise.
What is referent power?
When leaders adapt their tone and message depending on audience, purpose, and context, they are practicing this communication strategy.
What is audience-centered communication?
This Anishinaabe leader redefined leadership when she realized her role was to “bring in the rest.”
Who is Sandra Laronde?
This model of decision-making focuses on making choices aligned with the organization’s values, mission, and long-term goals.
What is strategic decision-making?
This term refers to what team members can do, what they bring, why they care, and what they dream—used to identify team strengths.
What are superpowers?
This type of conflict often arises from interpersonal tension and can negatively affect team performance if not managed.
What is relationship-based conflict?
This power base stems from a leader’s ability to distribute rewards to others.
What is reward power?
This teaching shared by Roxanne Tootoosis aligns with leadership and self-knowledge: “Know who you are, and…”
What is “…you will never get lost”?
This planning concept involves imagining four potential futures based on two key uncertainties.
Answer: What is scenario planning?
Name one model or tool leaders can use to scan internal and external factors impacting team success.
What is a SWOT, PESTLE, or STEEP-A analysis?
Clear messaging, active listening, and respectful tone are all essential components of this leadership skill.
What is effective communication?
The unwritten rules of an organization, including “how things are really done,” are part of what concept?
What is organizational culture?
This term describes culturally grounded leadership practices that are community-based, sustainable, and respectful.
What are wise practices?