Leadership Development

The Next Level

March 28, 2007

Talk about an experience you have had collaborating with other people on a project.

What did you enjoy about this experience?

What was challenging for you?

Let’s talk about leadership

• Industrial Paradigm– Great Man– Trait– Behavioural– Situational– Excellence

• Post-industrial Paradigm– Relational– Transformational– Focused on Social Change

Leadership…

Is the process of collaboratively working with others towards a common purpose to effect positive change within communities.

Take your leadership development to the next level

Reflect and make meaning of your leadership experiences

Reflection is the process of pausing,

stepping back from the action, and

asking: What is happening? Why is this

happening? What does this mean for me?

What can I learn from this?

Reflect and make meaning of your

leadership experiences

1. In what clubs, student organizations or committees are you involved?

2. Are you planning to run for elections at your student society?

3. Are you organizing any events?

4. Are you responsible for coordinating any community service project or program?

What transferable

skills

or areas of development

do you gain through your involvement?

What skills do you have?

What skills do you want to have?

• Active listening• Facilitation• Social perceptiveness• Conflict resolution• Time management• Exercise judgment • Decision-making• Planning, organizing• Strategic planning

What are your strengths?

weaknesses?

Remember:To engage in leadership and to work with others in collaborative ways towards a common purpose, you need to get involved and make meaning of your experiences in order to strengthen your values, skills and knowledge.

Then, you’ll be

taking your leadership

development to the next

level