take the lead: leadership skills from campus to career

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take the leadleadership skills from campus to
career
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hello
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leadership
what does a leader do?
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Manager vs. Leader
leadership
Manager

• Conducts business operation/ gives orders.
• Controls and monitors work.
• Provides direction and oversight to employees.

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Manager
leadership

• Organizes work processes.
• Generally requires position of formal authority.
  Operates within hierarchy.
• Often maintains status quo.

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What Does a Leader Do?
leadership
Leader

• Facilitates work in a cooperative way.
• Treats team members as equals.
• Inspires others to act voluntarily.
• Takes risks. Encourages andinitiates change.
• Provides a vision.

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Leader
leadership

• Sets clear expectations.
• Empowers team to develop their own solutions.
• Provides opportunities for team members to grow.
• Shows appreciation.

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Never tell people how to do things. Tell them
what to do and they will surprise you with their
ingenuity. George Patton
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leadership
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rating yourself
what does a leader look like?
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Rate Yourself 5 outstanding 1
low _____Ambitious hardworking,
aspiring _____Caring sensitive, appreciative,
concerned _____Competent capable, productive,
effective _____Cooperative friendly, available,
responsive, builds relationships _____Co
urageous daring, stands up for beliefs, takes
risks _____Dependable persistent,
purposeful _____Fair objective, forgiving,
consistent _____Foresight concerned about
future, visionary, has direction _____Honest
truthful, has integrity, promotes
trust _____Imaginative creative, curious,
innovative _____Independent self-reliant,
self-confident, self-sufficient _____Inspiring
enthusiastic, energetic, uplifting, charismatic,
positive _____Intelligent logical, bright,
thoughtful _____Mature experienced, wise, has
depth, handles situations with
poise _____Open-minded receptive, flexible,
asks for feedback _____Straightforward
direct _____Supportive understanding, helpful
rating yourself
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Self Rating
rating yourself
Where did you rankyourself the highest?These
are things you believe youre already doing well.
Keep them up.
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Self Rating
rating yourself
Which traits did you rateyourself a 2 or a
1?These may not be strengths of yours. Work to
develop them.
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Self Rating
rating yourself
Did you have troubleranking yourself?This may
mean you havent had a chance to practice those
skills.
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The only real training for leadership is
leadership. Anthony Jay
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rating yourself
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commonquestions
get your story together common questions about
leadership
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
Have you ever been a member of a successful team?
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
Give me an example of a time when you played a
leadership role in an event, an activity, a
department or work unit, or a project.
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
If I were to ask those youve worked with about
your leadership style, your leadership strengths
and your leadership weaknesses, how would they
respond?
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
Tell me about a time when you created agreement
in a group that differed on the objectives and
the approach.
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
As a leader, you often have to build support for
goals and projects from people over whom you have
no authority.
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
What are the three most important traits you
demonstrate as a leader?
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Common QuestionsAbout Leadership
common questions
During your work experiences while attending
college, tell me about a time when you
demonstrated your leadership abilities and skills.
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