Course: The LEAD Mindset unlocked: Power up!

Topic outline

Welcome
Select activity Leadership confessions! Guyanese students

Leadership confessions! Guyanese students File

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Select activity Testimonials

Testimonials File

Students from a Milton Keynes School describe how The LEAD Mindset journey has helped them.

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Select activity Power up quiz 1

Power up quiz 1 Interactive Content

From the testimonials, what are three ways you will be powered up to step up as a leader with the LEAD Mindset?

Test your knowledge with the short quiz

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Recall: LEAD Hub programme
Select activity The LEAD Mindset Hub (4 m)

The LEAD Mindset Hub (4 m) File

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Select activity How you will learn (2 m)

How you will learn (2 m) File

Routines

A habit is a behaviour you do repeatedly.

You will learn how to develop leadership habits by following the below routines. The video explains some of these routines:

Work in a team of 6 called The LEADer Hub

Everyone gets a turn to be the leader of a challenge.

You will give feedback to the leader and the leader will reflect of their performance every week.

Select a new leader for the next challenge

Check that you understand the challenge

Complete the group task for that challenge

Check whether there are any notices or rewards for the week.

Complete your self evaluation at the end of the challenge.

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Select activity LEAD Mindset Awards

LEAD Mindset Awards File

This document outlines The LEAD Mindset Awards for students

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Select activity Power Up Quiz 2 - What will you learn?

Power Up Quiz 2 - What will you learn?

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BEFORE: leader baseline

What is your leadership mindset?

Do you see yourself as a leader?

Complete this questionnaire and keep a record of your answers.

At the end of the course you will re-visit this survey and assess whether your mindset has changed about leadership in any way.

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INSIDE THE COURSE!

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LC1 - START WITH THE WHY

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LC1 - STRETCH EXTRAS
Select activity Extras: A podcast why(10 min)

Extras: A podcast why(10 min) File

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Select activity Extras: Why podcast?

Extras: Why podcast? Interactive Content

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Select activity Extras: Help! IBM needs you

Extras: Help! IBM needs you File

IBM is a large technology firm with a huge goal. They would like 30,000,000 young people to be equipped with Technical Skills for the future. You will be helping IBM if you can sign up and complete a course to earn a IBM Skillsbuild Badge.

If you want to take up the challenge, listen to the video and then sign in to the website to select the course ' Enterprise Practitioner' to complete.

You can login to this IBM website here:IBM Skillsbuild Website

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LC2 - MINDSET MATTERS!
Select activity LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

Feedback is the breakfast of champions! - Ken Blanchard

Let us help each other grow as leaders! For each section rate how the challenge leader for that week did using these numbers:

Needs alot of work work

Needs work

Neutral

You are there

Nearly there

Excellent

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Select activity LC2 - Welcome Message

LC2 - Welcome Message File

LEADership Test 2 - What do you believe about your value offer?

By the end of this session, you will:

Understand how attitudes and beliefs (mindsets) affect learning and LEADership.

Learn how the brain can grow and adapt through effort.

Choose roles to that will help you to demonstrate your strength and grow as a LEADer Champion.

Identify the different strengths within your team to support your ongoing research project.

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Select activity LC2 - Mindset? My knowledge

LC2 - Mindset? My knowledge Page

Before you look at the resources on mindset, discuss with your team what you already have in your brain about mindset.

1. What do you think mindset is?

2. Can we change our mindset?

3. Why is mindset important in helping you to achieve your dreams in real life?

4. What is the best mindset to help leaders grow themselves and others?

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Select activity LEVEL1 Mindset Power! ( 8 min )

LEVEL1 Mindset Power! ( 8 min ) SCORM package

Enter and complete the activity below to find out more about mindsets.

(to access the video in the resource, go to extras and click on the unit that says neuroplasticity explained.

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Select activity Group Slogan Activity

Group Slogan Activity Assignment

Opened: Wednesday, 19 November 2025, 12:00 AM

Create a short slogan (under 10 words) that captures your shared mindset for this project.

Example:

“No limits, just lessons.”

“We grow as we go.”

Upload your slogan to Moodle. This will be your team motto for the rest of the project!

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Select activity Info: Ronaldo Mindset!

Info: Ronaldo Mindset! URL

Watch the 2-minute clip of Cristiano Ronaldo explaining how, as a kid, he imagined himself as a great footballer, and how that belief shaped his actions.

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Select activity Team Intelligence? Leaders are able to get their t...

Team Intelligence?

Leaders are able to get their team working together to achieve goals. They divide up the work to be done according to individual strengths.

As a class or group, brainstorm all the tasks needed to complete the project you were given.

Discuss or write down in the chat, the most important tasks that your group will need to complete to make your research project successful.

Now you will build your dream team to get the work done.

Group leader of challenge 2, go to resource sheet 1 - Build your dream team and follow the instructions.

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Select activity LC2 - Resource sheet 1 (20 min)

LC2 - Resource sheet 1 (20 min) Assignment

Build Your Dream Team Challenge

Follow Resource sheet 1 to create your dream team in three simple steps!

Review the roles involved to do your project

Think about what skills each role needs to do the tasks well

Do the Moodle skill quiz and decide your personal Strength Skill (what you’re good at) and Growth Skill (what you want to improve).

Assign each team member a role based on their skill strengths and skills they need to develop

Once done, upload your completed worksheet to Moodle.

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Select activity Skills self-assessment (2 m)

Skills self-assessment (2 m) Feedback

Complete the questions below as honestly as you can to get an idea of what skills you are good at and skills you need to develop.

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Select activity LC2 Reflection ( 3 min)

LC2 Reflection ( 3 min) Feedback

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LC2 - STRETCH EXTRAS
Select activity Extras: LEVEL 2 WHAT IS SERVICE LEADERSHIP. The 6 LEAD Leadership Qualities (15 min )

Extras: LEVEL 2 WHAT IS SERVICE LEADERSHIP. The 6 LEAD Leadership Qualities (15 min ) SCORM package

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Select activity Extras:Neuroplasticity Explained

Extras:Neuroplasticity Explained Interactive Content

Listen to this video on neuroplasticity to understand the power you have over your mind.

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Select activity Extras: Podcast roles and responsibilities ( 4 min)

Extras: Podcast roles and responsibilities ( 4 min) File

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Select activity Extras quiz 2 - Roles in the team (2 min)

Extras quiz 2 - Roles in the team (2 min)

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LC3 - PROBLEM REFRAMING
Select activity LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

Feedback is the breakfast of champions! - Ken Blanchard

Let us help each other grow as leaders! For each section rate how the challenge leader for that week did using these numbers:

Needs alot of work work

Needs work

Neutral

You are there

Nearly there

Excellent

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Select activity The Wilting Plant Problem A gardener came to you w...

The Wilting Plant Problem

A gardener came to you with the problem below

An image of a healthy, alive plant

An image of a wilting plant

The gardener wants to make the wilting plant look like the healthy plant.

Can you help the Gardener solve this problem?

Discuss the possible solutions to the problem in your group, then listen to the TREE Problem video below to evaluate your approach to solving the problem.

Alternatively

If the LEAD Facilitator or Mentor is in the class with you, they will lead this discussion

Next listen to Problem Reframing audio to find out how LEADer Champions approach problem solving.

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Select activity The TREE Problem video

The TREE Problem video File

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Select activity Info: Problem Reframing

Info: Problem Reframing Interactive Content

The LEAD Mindset Approach To Problem Solving

Problem Reframing

Your job is to ask bold questions, challenge the obvious, and find new ways to make life better for others. That is what makes LEADer Champions powerful and always relevant.

So instead of saying:

“That’s just how things are,”

LEADers say:

“How could this be better?”
“What’s really going on here?”
“How can we make a difference?”

Every time you look at a problem this way, you grow your creativity, teamwork, and confidence — and you make the world around you just a little bit brighter.

By the end of this session, you should be able to:

·       Look beyond surface-level explanations

·       Challenge assumptions about problems

·       Apply deeper thinking or think outside the box for the problem you were given to solve.

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Select activity Example: Problem Reframing

Example: Problem Reframing File

In this video, a group of students applied the stages of problem reframing to find a solution to an unhappy boy. After looking at this example, group leaders, read the problem you have been given to solve and divide up the jobs to find a solution.

REMEMBER YOUR SOLUTION HAS TO BE PRESENTED AS A DIGITAL RESOURCE - VIDEO, AUDIO OR PODCAST.

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Select activity LC3 - Info- The Problem

LC3 - Info- The Problem File

You are now going to apply this way of thinking to the problem you have been given to solve by your school or the company you are working with.

Before continuing read the 'seeing success document' so you are clear on WHAT you are being asked to do.

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Select activity Group Task: Reframing Problems

Group Task: Reframing Problems Assignment

Opened: Thursday, 27 November 2025, 12:00 AM

Work with your group to complete the Problem Reframing Worksheet.

This worksheet will help you:

Re-examine the problem

Question assumptions

Ask deeper “why” questions

Imagine how the situation could be different

Take your time with each section. The purpose is to think carefully, not to rush.

Upload your completed worksheet to Moodle when finished.

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Select activity LC3 - Reflection ( 3m)

LC3 - Reflection ( 3m) Feedback

Opened: Saturday, 3 August 2024, 7:53 AM

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LC3 - STRETCH EXTRAS
Select activity Extras: Creativity v/s innovation(4min)

Extras: Creativity v/s innovation(4min) File

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Select activity Extra_Resource Template

Extra_Resource Template File

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Select activity Extras - Design Thinking

Extras - Design Thinking Assignment

In this assignment you will be introduced to a method of problem solving called 'Design Thinking'. Group Leader organise your group to go to this site and register:Click here to register

If the Business working with you are from the company IBM Mentors, they would go through this way of solving problems with you. If not you can register and go through the course independently.

Register and chose the course 'Enterprise Practitioner' In that course you will learn about an approach to problem solving called Design thinking.

You must follow the instructions you were given on designing solutions or you need to come up with ideas to solve the problem you were given.

You will then present your solution in a podcast, video or audio.

You will find tips below on editing your podcast and removing obstacles to listening.

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LC4 -RE-IMAGINE SUCCESS, PERSUASION AND FEEDBACK
Select activity LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

LEADers Feedback (2 min) (copy)

Feedback is the breakfast of champions! - Ken Blanchard

Let us help each other grow as leaders! For each section rate how the challenge leader for that week did using these numbers:

Needs alot of work work

Needs work

Neutral

You are there

Nearly there

Excellent

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Select activity PART 1: VISUALISING SUCCESS You have to see it - t...

PART 1: VISUALISING SUCCESS

You have to see it - to be it!

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Select activity LC4 success & LEAD

LC4 success & LEAD File

Think: Individually finish this sentence ‘To me, success means…’

Now look at the video below. It explains what success means for people with The LEAD Mindset.

After watching the video, discuss the following questions with your group.

What is one thing you learnt from this video?

What is success- how do LEADer champions define it?

Compare your definition of success to the one you heard in the video.

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Select activity LC4- Visualising success - Project Success Snapshot

LC4- Visualising success - Project Success Snapshot Assignment

Opened: Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 12:00 AM

With your LEADer group, discuss the following items related to your final video/ podcasts.

Audience

Who exactly are we trying to influence with our project?

After your audience finishes Watching your 6 minutes resource, what should they:

Know?

Feel?

Want to do?

Proof of Success

How will we know our project worked?

If our solution to the problem is successful, what would it change in real life for your school or business?

Visualise it - One-Sentence Win

“Our project will be successful if __________.”

EXAMPLE: One sentence win

We think that our project will be successful if young people learn how to be leaders.
it will help more of them succeed in life. Our podcast will be about how to think like a leader and take charge of your own success

Right now, many young people don’t know that success starts with the way they think. So they wait for life to get better, instead of taking action.

Group Leader: upload your group's One-sentence win on the textbox submission point below.

Select activity PART 2: PERSUASION AND FEEDBACK

PART 2: PERSUASION AND FEEDBACK

Select activity PERSUASION TIPS!

PERSUASION TIPS! Interactive Content

PERSUASION! LET’S GO!

You might have the best idea in the whole world…
But if you can’t get people to believe in it, support it, and get excited with you…
your idea might never take off!

That’s why LEADer Champions learn how to persuade people for GOOD —
to inspire, influence, and make positive change.

Today, you’re going to learn the TOP FOUR persuasion super-skills that great leaders use.

As you watch the video:
After each tip pops up, PAUSE, turn to your team, and talk it through using the prompts.

Think of it like unlocking four levels of leadership power.
Ready to level up your persuasion skills?

Hit play — and let’s go!

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Select activity LC4- Project Time! 1. Explore the sample videos/ p...

LC4- Project Time!

1. Explore the sample videos/ podcasts from the previous cohorts on Moodle.

2. Look at the template provided.

3. As a group, plan your final project. Work on your scripts. Plan how you will persuade your audience through your podcast/ video.

If this is done in person, your Facilitator will do the following activity

a. One member from each group will stand up.

b. They will deliver a mock version of the first 30 seconds of your group’s project.

c. The audience will give feedback. Was their message clear? What could be stronger

Remember start with a commendation, then give a recommendation, end with a commendation.

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Select activity Template for powerpoint

Template for powerpoint File

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Select activity Example1 : Full Podcast - Breaking barriers (15 years old students with IBM)

Example1 : Full Podcast - Breaking barriers (15 years old students with IBM) File

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Select activity Example 2: Video sample podcast-The Successors

Example 2: Video sample podcast-The Successors File

Select activity Example 3: Audio sample podcast - The Generals

Example 3: Audio sample podcast - The Generals File

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Select activity FINAL SUBMISSION POINT: SCRIPTS

FINAL SUBMISSION POINT: SCRIPTS Assignment

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Select activity FINAL SUBMISSION POINT: VIDEOS/ PODCASTS

FINAL SUBMISSION POINT: VIDEOS/ PODCASTS Assignment

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Select activity LC4 Reflection ( 3 min)

LC4 Reflection ( 3 min) Feedback

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LC4 STRETCH EXTRAS
Select activity Example: pitch tips!

Example: pitch tips! File

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Select activity Extras - Alumni podcasts (10min)

Extras - Alumni podcasts (10min) Page

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Select activity Extra: Make a Podcast (8 m)

Extra: Make a Podcast (8 m) File

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Select activity Power up quiz - Podcast stages(2 m)

Power up quiz - Podcast stages(2 m)

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Select activity Extras: Recording a podcast (30 m)

Extras: Recording a podcast (30 m) Page

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Select activity Extras: Editing software: Downloading ( 2 min)

Extras: Editing software: Downloading ( 2 min) Page

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Select activity Extras - Editing Tips - tips from Tom, Sara & Yasmin(BBC Mentors) (3 min)

Extras - Editing Tips - tips from Tom, Sara & Yasmin(BBC Mentors) (3 min) File

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Select activity Extras: Bending EARS

Extras: Bending EARS File

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AFTER: Legacy & Leadership
Select activity Legacy - LEAD Context (3 min)

Legacy - LEAD Context (3 min) File

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Select activity Revisit: Your leadership(2 m)

Revisit: Your leadership(2 m) Feedback

How has your mindset changed around seeing yourself as a leader?

You will now revisit the questions you answered at the beginning of the course, and compare your answers now with your baseline.

Has anything changed?

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Select activity My Listening tasks

My Listening tasks Assignment

Opened: Monday, 29 July 2024, 12:00 AM

Due: Monday, 5 August 2024, 12:00 AM

My Listening

1. Ensure you complete the questionnaires on 'What leadership means to you' you did at the beginning of the course.

2. Reflect on whether your views changed on leadership and your potential to be a leader?

3. What did you find most useful?

4. What lessons can you share with the next cohort of students doing this project?

5. Prepare a testimonial no more that 1 minute long as an individual or a team on your experience and recommendations on your LEAD Mindset journey to increase your willingness toolkit to be an active leader.

Listen to the example from Nandane

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Select activity Example: Nandanee - Guyanese Student testimonial

Example: Nandanee - Guyanese Student testimonial File

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Certificate of Completion

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Course Content

Topic outline

Welcome

Recall: LEAD Hub programme

Routines

BEFORE: leader baseline

INSIDE THE COURSE!

LC1 - START WITH THE WHY

LC1 - STRETCH EXTRAS

LC2 - MINDSET MATTERS!

LEADership Test 2 - What do you believe about your value offer?

Build Your Dream Team Challenge

LC2 - STRETCH EXTRAS

LC3 - PROBLEM REFRAMING

The Wilting Plant Problem

The LEAD Mindset Approach To Problem Solving

Work with your group to complete the Problem Reframing Worksheet.

This worksheet will help you:

Re-examine the problem

Question assumptions

Ask deeper “why” questions

Imagine how the situation could be different

Take your time with each section. The purpose is to think carefully, not to rush.

Upload your completed worksheet to Moodle when finished.

LC3 - STRETCH EXTRAS

LC4 -RE-IMAGINE SUCCESS, PERSUASION AND FEEDBACK

PART 1: VISUALISING SUCCESS

EXAMPLE: One sentence win

PART 2: PERSUASION AND FEEDBACK

PERSUASION! LET’S GO!

LC4- Project Time!

LC4 STRETCH EXTRAS

AFTER: Legacy & Leadership

How has your mindset changed around seeing yourself as a leader?

My Listening

Certificate of Completion