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Personal Leadership and Leadership Development Strategies

Personal Leadership and Leadership Development Strategies. Dr. Janet Ayres Professor Department of Agricultural Economics. Introduction. Characteristics of Leadership Definition of Leadership Why Leadership is Important How Leadership Relates to You

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Personal Leadership and Leadership Development Strategies

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  1. Personal Leadership and Leadership Development Strategies Dr. Janet AyresProfessor Department of Agricultural Economics

  2. Introduction • Characteristics of Leadership • Definition of Leadership • Why Leadership is Important • How Leadership Relates to You • What You Can Do To Develop Your Leadership Potential

  3. Leadership Characteristics While we tend to think of great people as leaders, can you think of ordinary people who have made a difference? What did they do? What are they like?

  4. Characteristics of Leadership • Vision Able to inspire a direction for the group • Action Able to get things done; to mobilize resources • Relationships Builds effective working relationships • Communication Listens, speaks clearly, influences others • Character Integrity, honesty, caring, responsible, fair • Competent Knowledgeable about issues; skillful

  5. Definition of Leadership • Leadership is a process of people working together toward common goals that bring about positive change. • Purdue College of Agriculture • Leadership Development Certificate Program • 2005

  6. Do You Think Leadership is Important?Why?

  7. How does leadership relate to you? • Family? • Business? • School? • Community? • Religious affiliation? • Professional organization? • Other areas of your life?

  8. How many of you think of yourself as a leader?

  9. What Can You Do To Build Your Leadership Potential? • Develop awareness of yourself - Strengths & weaknesses - Values - Interests - Emotions - Character

  10. Personal Assessment Four Components: • Personal Leadership Development • Interpersonal Leadership Development • Group & Organizational Leadership • Community Leadership Development

  11. Personal Assessment Other assessments are available such as: Myers Briggs Type Indicator DISC Insight Others available at the Dean of Students Office

  12. What Can You Do To Build Your Leadership Potential? • Develop awareness of yourself. • Identify what you do well and what you do not do well. • Identify what you would like to develop. • Set goals for yourself. • Get involved in groups. • Stretch yourself. • Reflect on what you learned.

  13. What Can You Do To Build Your Leadership Potential? Leadership is about taking risks and trying new things. Stretch yourself 10%.

  14. You have a great opportunity to develop your leadership capacity while here at Purdue. • Housing unit • College of Ag organizations • Campus organizations • Community organizations • International opportunities • Conferences & workshops • Leadership classes

  15. Consider participating in the College of Agriculture’s Leadership Development Certificate Program Sophomore or Junior Year

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