Teaching Leadership Skills Through Games, Activities, and Reflection - Fran Kick

Full transcript and show notes: https://www.sharnafabiano.com/2026/07/29/teaching-leadership-skills-through-games-activities-and-reflection-fran-kick/

Most leadership training focuses on the person in charge. Fran Kick takes a different approach: using interactive games and experiential learning to help people see how they contribute when they are leading, supporting, making decisions, and working as part of a team. From fifth-grade classrooms to Fortune 500 organizations, Fran shows why understanding both sides of a working relationship creates stronger results.

Fran Kick is an author, educational consultant, and professional speaker with more than 30 years of experience in education and business. Drawing from his background in Educational Psychology, he designs workshops, programs, and keynotes that combine leadership development with the skills people need to contribute effectively within teams. He is also a Certified Speaking Professional through the National Speakers Association.

You’ll learn:

• How learning games can reveal team behaviors that traditional training misses
• Why leadership development is more effective when it includes the people supporting the work
• How experiential activities help participants practice communication and decision-making
• Why Fran teaches leadership and support skills together in classrooms and corporations
• What happens when organizations stop viewing leadership as only a role or title

Connect with Fran Kick
www.kickitin.com

 

Episode references: 

• Neil Howe and William Strauss, Generations
• Morris Massey's Stages of Values Development
• The work of Marshall Goldsmith 
• The social change model of leadership development
• Edgar H. Schein and Peter A. Schein, Humble Leadership