Through hell and high water we will get these blogs done! Just like the mailmen, through rail or sleet the mail gets through, maybe late, but it gets through. The strengths that came up in the assessments were Futurist, competition, context, focus and learner. One area I used the most was futurist. It’s just how my mind works. I don’t worry too much about the details in the short term. I keep looking for the long term plan and goal, whatever the situation is.
I guess the environment was during the challenge. I tried to anticipate, then deal with issues that might come up in the challenge, sometimes successfully, and other not. Outside of BLF I try to plan the best I can, how decisions can change my Corse for better or worse. Sometimes I have to back off and just not worry so much about things in the future too much, and enjoy the present.
I like to think having these strengths was beneficial to our team last quarter. To see what needed to be done, and just get the job done. I have learned lessons and I know where I need to improve. Sometimes I become too competitive, and lose focus on what’s more important.
During the event planning challenge thus far I have been using the futuristic, area again. I see as we move from forming ideas into execution phase, I think focus will come into play.
As far as feedback, tell me when I’m wrong or I have wronged someone so I can make it right. I’m not perfect, and I have many lessons I need to learn. I hope someone would set me straight now, and keep me from making a bigger fool of myself down the road.
Jack
Monday, January 30, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
The Opportunity of a Lifetime
My initial thoughts of the challenge were that "this is great, we can make it whatever we wanted, large or small." I think it's a great opportunity. We all want to make great connections and have experiences to remember. I am excited how this event will provide us opportunities to use our all of our strengths as a group.
My greatest fear for our group this challenge would be, we fail to realize our true potential for this event. Why? I know we can create something that will long outlast our time at osu. Not for personal pride, but for the longevity of the program. I see this as an opportunity to show other universities they need a BLF program at their university.
I think we have similar ideas in mind for the event. We just have to learn how to translate or communicate our ideas from our world view into terms everyone will understand.
My hope is simple, to create, plan and Marshall a fantastic event. With our team members, university backing, and alumni connections, there is no reason we cannot have a great "conference." An event that the business community, the university, and students would be proud to attend.
We can use this opportunity to show other universities and businesses what a small group of motivated students can accomplish for the larger organization. Last quarter every group had success in one area of the challenge or another. Now with the larger group working on this event together, I feel we can be very successful. With clearly defined roles, and with our solid leadership I am confident we will be part of starting something great here at osu.
I'm sure we will use every one of the core competencies during the corse of the challenge.
My greatest fear for our group this challenge would be, we fail to realize our true potential for this event. Why? I know we can create something that will long outlast our time at osu. Not for personal pride, but for the longevity of the program. I see this as an opportunity to show other universities they need a BLF program at their university.
I think we have similar ideas in mind for the event. We just have to learn how to translate or communicate our ideas from our world view into terms everyone will understand.
My hope is simple, to create, plan and Marshall a fantastic event. With our team members, university backing, and alumni connections, there is no reason we cannot have a great "conference." An event that the business community, the university, and students would be proud to attend.
We can use this opportunity to show other universities and businesses what a small group of motivated students can accomplish for the larger organization. Last quarter every group had success in one area of the challenge or another. Now with the larger group working on this event together, I feel we can be very successful. With clearly defined roles, and with our solid leadership I am confident we will be part of starting something great here at osu.
I'm sure we will use every one of the core competencies during the corse of the challenge.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Part Two
In addition, the three things I want to improve during the next quarter go something like this. Not be to focused on winning the challenge that I loose focus on the team. Although I am very competitive, the big picture is more important. Second, do everything I can to help with the flow of communication. And lastly, become better organized with school and BLF so that I will be more efficient.
Jack
Jack
Memoirs of the Leadership Summit
The Buckeye Leadership Fellows is without a doubt one of the best programs to gain leadership experience. BLF provides the tools and a protective learning environment to develop us from students into young professionals.
Together we have delt with many of the same issues with lack of communication, keeping every team member engaged, and time management. The challenge pushed us in many ways out of our commfort zones. We have not learned leadership not from a book, but through experience. Through this program we are laying a strong foundation for our future growth. We are learning lessons which most people only face years after they leave school.
The challenge brought a lot of pressure, and I now realize that leadership is more complicated than I originally thought. After the challenge I have had time to digest the entire quarter. The largest thing I learned about myself is that I am a great doer, but not yet a great leader. Instead of making the challenge about getting across the finish line, I should have thought more on how the team reaches the end.
The next quarter will deffinitly build on the previous. We will continue to grow and learn. The social events and speaking challenges all have a purpose. I know they have helped me improve, and I know they have helped you too. As the next quarter begins I have been thinking to myself,do great leaders ever stop earning new ways to lead? I read this quote a few day ago from President John F Kennedy, "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." So maybe great leaders never stop learning. I do know BLF gives us a great head start though.
Go Bucks,
Jack
Together we have delt with many of the same issues with lack of communication, keeping every team member engaged, and time management. The challenge pushed us in many ways out of our commfort zones. We have not learned leadership not from a book, but through experience. Through this program we are laying a strong foundation for our future growth. We are learning lessons which most people only face years after they leave school.
The challenge brought a lot of pressure, and I now realize that leadership is more complicated than I originally thought. After the challenge I have had time to digest the entire quarter. The largest thing I learned about myself is that I am a great doer, but not yet a great leader. Instead of making the challenge about getting across the finish line, I should have thought more on how the team reaches the end.
The next quarter will deffinitly build on the previous. We will continue to grow and learn. The social events and speaking challenges all have a purpose. I know they have helped me improve, and I know they have helped you too. As the next quarter begins I have been thinking to myself,do great leaders ever stop earning new ways to lead? I read this quote a few day ago from President John F Kennedy, "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other." So maybe great leaders never stop learning. I do know BLF gives us a great head start though.
Go Bucks,
Jack
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