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.
Jack, it was great hearing your ideas today and confirming them in reading this blog. Would have loved to see a little bit more of that passion you showed today at dinner on here!
ReplyDeleteJack, I really like your comment "I think we have similar ideas in mind for the event". Perhaps I'm reading too much into your words, but it appears as though you're pulling commonalities between ideas to create a unified approach to this 'conference'. This is a great group role which I have not observed through the blog posts yet. I encourage you to keep moderating ideas and opinions to produce the strongest and most viable proposal.
ReplyDeleteYou're 100% right in your thought that this is your opportunity to show the rest of the university, the business world, and other universities that Buckeye Leadership Fellows do great things!
Jack- I agree that it is time for us to show OSU what we're all about. There are many people have invested in us and I know we are capable of blowing their expectations out of the water. You also brought up a good point about how we need to figure out ways to communicate our ideas clearly so that others can understand and act upon them. This will be key since everyone involved is probably overflowing with ideas, but may have trouble communicating them or having his or her voice heard. Your comment about clearly defined roles in right on the mark as well in that we can be much more productive if we focus on specific tasks and goals!
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