Leadership
The Leadership competency area addresses the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required of a leader, whether it be a positional leader or a member of the staff, in both an individual capacity and within a process of how individuals work together effectively to envision, plan, effect change in organizations, and respond to internal and external constituencies and issues. [1]
The first activity that has guided my achieving a proficient level of competency in leadership was co-facilitating a Leaders-In-Residence course at Bowling Green State University. The course was constructed around Kouzes and Posner's (2008) five practices of exemplary leadership. Using those practices (Model the Way, Inspired a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart), each week the facilitators would engage one practice in-depth through activities, exercises, and reflective conversations to help personalize and internalize the ideals of the practices, creating a greater knowledge base for leadership, and encouraging practices of self-reflection and self-awareness. Through this course, I not only became aware of various leadership models and theories, but how my own experiences integrated and engaged those models and theories.
The second way in which I have achieved a proficient level of competency in leadership has been in serving as the Assistant to the Chair for the College Student Personnel program. In this position, I have served as the admissions representative for the program, worked with the faculty of the department, served as an orientation leader for the graduate college, and perhaps most importantly, acted as a guide and mentor for students in the program. In acting as a mentor and establishing quality relationships with my peers through strategic one-on-ones and conversations, and using the resources of my position, I have created effective and healthy environments that encourage students to view themselves as meaningful change agents within the program, as well as the institution. Within the department, because of my relationships with students in the program, I can properly and effectively advocate for change within the department to remove barriers to student and staff success. I have had the opportunity to lead, motivate, influence, inspire, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the department and institution. Finally, through my dedication to authenticity and values congruence, my personal and positional roles have been integrated effectively and efficiently.
The second way in which I have achieved a proficient level of competency in leadership has been in serving as the Assistant to the Chair for the College Student Personnel program. In this position, I have served as the admissions representative for the program, worked with the faculty of the department, served as an orientation leader for the graduate college, and perhaps most importantly, acted as a guide and mentor for students in the program. In acting as a mentor and establishing quality relationships with my peers through strategic one-on-ones and conversations, and using the resources of my position, I have created effective and healthy environments that encourage students to view themselves as meaningful change agents within the program, as well as the institution. Within the department, because of my relationships with students in the program, I can properly and effectively advocate for change within the department to remove barriers to student and staff success. I have had the opportunity to lead, motivate, influence, inspire, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the department and institution. Finally, through my dedication to authenticity and values congruence, my personal and positional roles have been integrated effectively and efficiently.
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Intermediate
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Advanced
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