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We had our group presentation 9/20 and it was so much fun. We put on a little play for the group about how PSU leaders can/need to implement Emotional Intelligence into their everyday lives as leaders. So instead of doing a power point presentation we acted out what it looks like when a leaders has … Continue reading Group Presentation

Steph Flanagan held a session called Leading Change. It was a very interactive session where we had to do group activities that included sudden changes in assignments and group members, etc. It was a really useful way of feeling what change might do to group dynamics and to an individual. The group activities combined with … Continue reading Leading Change Session

We have been asked to create an elevator speech and use it at networking events during the summer. I did craft a brief pitch/speech for use at a few different events and I used it with a few different people at each event. I found it hard to sometimes be succinct enough while also conveying … Continue reading Elevator Speech

We are currently putting together a unique group presentation that will discuss ethical leadership. There won’t be any power point for this one. I’m excited to try a new way of presenting. We will see how people respond to it next Thursday. 🙂  

I’ve been reading a lot about leadership and doing my independent study part of the PSEL program. There is so much to learn and I’m really enjoying it. Now I just need to narrow down my focus a bit. I’m trying to decide what is most important for me to focus on this summer. How … Continue reading Summer Break

My Learning Group met at the Dreamery our last meetup and Zach gave us a tour. It was such an interesting place that I had never heard of before meeting Zach. There is such fascinating technology there and I particularly liked the 3D printing. I might have to try and get something printed for my … Continue reading Dreamery

My learning group has been asked to speak about the importance of emotional intelligence for leaders.  I’m glad that we got this topic because it is such an important topic. The original definition of Emotional Intelligence (EI) was first coined by Salovey and Mayer in 1990 and states that: Emotional Intelligence refers to the collection … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence for Leaders

I found the lecture about different types of leadership style and ethical leadership very interesting because it helped me better understand how people can come to such different decisions about what the right thing to do is. People in each of the categories below would likely view the same problem in very different ways and … Continue reading How do you determine what the right thing to do is?

I have been learning about different leadership philosophies and I have come to love the Servant Leadership philosophy. The phrase “Servant Leadership” was coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in the Servant as a Leader, an essay that was published in 1970 for the first time. Why do I like this philosophy so much? The Servant … Continue reading Servant Leadership Philosophy

The Penn State Emerging Leaders (PSEL) program started in mid-January and will conclude in late November 2018. The PSEL program includes us being part of a smaller learning group. The learning group that I’m part of includes Zach Lonsinger, Jaemie Gyurik, Heather Swabick and Wayne Leone. What’s interesting about this group is that we all … Continue reading Learning Group