Dealing with opportunities

This is an idea for situational exercises related to youth leadership (pertains to leadership at all ages but will try to keep the contexts within appropriate youth age range).

One is dealing with (leadership) opportunities. Create a basket with slips of paper with the following situations. Have students vote (gut reaction) or act out in a small group.

How do you behave if an opportunity presents itself?

How do you behave if several opportunities present themselves at the same time?

How do you behave if a new opportunity presents itself after you’ve just started to seize another?

How do you behave if no opportunities seem to be presenting themselves?

How do you behave if it seems that every opportunity you seize ends in failure or turns out not be what you expected?

How do you behave if an opportunity changes direction?

How do you behave if an opportunity vanishes?

How do you behave if an opportunity you want has been seized by another person?

How do you evaluate opportunities in personal terms (eg, matching your goals, interests and skillset)?

How do you evaluate opportunities by project terms (eg, risks, chance of success, support, resources, beneficial outcomes)?