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PromotingÌýindividual and group development to create positive change.
Workshops in the leadership stream focus on the following skill areas:
Leadership Styles
Students will be able to:
- Understand leadership as a dynamic process, which includes both leaders and followers.
- Understand and appreciate the different approaches individuals have to leadership.
- Identify and assess personal leadership style and adapt this style to various contexts.
- Develop their personal philosophyÌýof leadership so that they are able to articulate their approach to leadership and what it means to be successful in a leadership role.
Emotional Intelligence
Students will be able to:
- Engage in active listening.
- Identify, label, and interpret their emotions.Ìý
- Assess whether their emotions are appropriate for a particular context.ÌýÌý
- Identify, label, and interpret the emotions of others.ÌýÌý
- Interpret the interplay of social interactions.ÌýÌý
- Adapt their behavior to various social interactions.Ìý
Motivation of Others
Students will be able to:
- Identify and label different types of motivation.
- Identify and leverage the contextually appropriate means of motivation.
- Define, explain and adjust to different followership styles.Ìý
Equity
Students will be able to:
- Develop empathy and respect for other people.
- Foster safe environments.Ìý
- Seek out and embrace diverse perspectives.
- Understand that anyone can work toward becoming a leader.
- Understand that anyone can contribute to supporting a group’s objectives.
- Advocate for marginalized voices to be heard.
Change Management
Students will be able to:
- Identify and apply their unique expertise, talents, and agency to influence positive change.
- Recognize their role in a conflict, including the difference between civil and disruptive interactions.
- Identify and apply appropriate negotiation opportunities and conflict management strategies.
- Demonstrate appropriately assertive behaviours and be respectful toward others when engaged in a conflict, solving a problem, or addressing complex situations.
- Adapt to changing circumstances and remain calm when things are up in the air.
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