The O Team

Caitlyn Aborn, Monica Mordowanec,

and Malik Turner
 Agenda
● 8:00 am - 8:30 am Breakfast
● 8:35 am - 9:25 am Keynote Address
● 9:25 am - 9:55 am Welcome & Agenda
● 9:55 am - 11:00 am What is Leadership?
● 11:00 am - 11:10 am Break
● 11: 10 am -12:10 pm Developing your Leadership Style
● 12:10 am - 12:30 pm Debrief
● 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
● 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm Group Leadership
● 2:30 pm- 3:30 pm Communication/ Group Facilitation
● 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm Student Issues/Representation & Retention
● 4:45 pm- 5:00 pm Group Activity
● 5:00pm- 5:30pm Debrief & wrap up
 1. Students will be able to identify three
components of being a student leader.

2. Students will participate in activities that

will provide them with the skills to
become an effective student leader.

Learning 3. Students will learn about their personal

outcomes:
leadership style.

4. Students will learn about the importance

of group leadership and how it impacts a
team.

5. Students will learn about effective

communication techniques to better
display their leadership style.
 What is
Leadership?
Silent Line-Up
Reflection
1. Why did we do this
activity?
2. What can we learn
from this?
Leadership
The activity of leading a group of people or an organization or the ability to do this.
Leadership involves:
Leadership
Leaders are people who do the right thing;
managers are people who do things right.
– Professor Warren G. Bennis
Attributes of a Leader
Skills
Different Leadership Styles
Types of Leadership
Autocratic:

● Leader makes decisions without

reference to anyone else
● High degree of dependency on the
leader
● Can create de-motivation and
alienation of staff
Types of Leadership Style
Democratic:

● Encourages decision making

from different perspectives
● May help motivation and
involvement
● Workers feel ownership of the
firm and its ideas
Types of Leadership Style
Laissez-Faire:

● Lacking in overall direction

● Good team work
● Good interpersonal relations
Types of Leadership
Transformational

● Idealized Influence
● Inspirational Motivation
● Individualized Consideration
Types of Leadership
Transactional

● Supervision
● Organization
● Performance
Leadership Quiz
What's Your Leadership Style?
How great leaders inspire action| Simon Sinek
Five Minute Reflection
What are 3 takeaways that will enhance your leadership skills?

Why is it important to develop your leadership?

From your perspective what does leadership look like for you?
Group Leadership

Working together to effectively accomplish goals!

Effective groups capitalize on multiple talents and different
perspectives of each group member and the power of
diversity in order to generate creative solutions.

What does synergy mean to

you?
The Marshmallow Challenge
Build a Tower, Build a Team
Reflection
What did I discover about myself in a group setting?

What role do you naturally take on in a group setting?

What do you struggle with when attempting to make decisions in a group?

Communication!
 ● Get personal
○ Stop using corporate
communication and begin having
organizational conversation- think
dialog not monologue
● Get specific
○ Simple and concise is always
better than complicated and
confusing

Communication
Communication continued…
● Focus on the leave-behinds not the take aways
○ Transferring ideas
○ aligning expectations,
○ inspiring action
○ spreading their vision.
● Have an open mind
○ Open dialogs will challenge you, stretch you, and develop you
Communication
continued…. ● Shut-up and listen
○ Great leaders know when to dial it
up, dial it down, and dial it off
● Replace ego with empathy
○ Empathetic communicators display
a level of authenticity and
transparency
Communication continued….

● When you speak, know what you’re talking about

○ If you don’t possess subject matter expertise, few people will give you the time of day
● Speak to group as individuals
○ Knowing how to work a room and establish credibility, trust, and rapport are keys to successful
interactions.
Minesweeping
Minesweeping
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● Communication focused
3
● Challenges leadership skills 4
○ stress management skills 5
○ conflict management skills 6
○ ability to follow/give directions 7
○ problem solving skills 8
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Five Minute Reflection
What are two things that you learned from participating in the minesweeping
exercise?

Provide two reasons why you should replace ego with empathy?

What were your thoughts on the communication exercise and what can you do to
improve your communication skills?
What should be discussed in your
Orientation groups?
Group Facilitation
● Engage Students
● Encourage participation
● Breaking the ice
● Small Talk Topics
● Controlling the uncontrollable
● Strategies for working with dysfunction
● Reflect
Student Issues/Representation & Retention
What are some issues that first year and
transfer students experience?
Key student issues
● Lack of Communication Skills
● Depression
● Anxiety Disorders
● Involvement
● Alcohol & Other Drugs
● Financial constraints
● Campus safety
● Developmental stages
● Diversity & Inclusion
Shark Tank
Five Minute Reflection
Why do you think we did this activity and how can it be important for students?

How did you feel after doing the activity?

What questions do you have about a specific department?

Why is representation and retention vital?
Representation & Retention
● Represent your institution well
● Create a warm welcome
● You play a important role in retention
● Customer service
● Points of Pride
● Role modeling
● Change agent
● Integrity
● Connect experience
Orientation Leaders Breaking the Ice
Pop a question
Debrief
Debriefing questions…
● Why is representation and retention important regarding student orientation?
● Why is it important to understand your our leadership style?
● How do you plan on using your own leadership style throughout the summer as an Orientation
Leader?
● What are some key components that should be implemented in group facilitation?
● Why must we be aware of the issues that our current students are going through?
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