Leadership Development: Skill Building

Purposeful leadership development involves identifying skills and actively engaging in expanding personal knowledge on the topic. Leaders are made, not born—and practicing leadership skills while at college is expected. Additionally, learning how to usze your human resources is key to a student club's success. Maintaining member involvement and ownership in your organization becomes very important. The Office of Leadership Activities can help.

Personal Leadership

• Active Listening
• Delegating
• Feedback
• Time Management
• Stress Management

Organizational Development

• Brainstorming
• Goal-Setting
• Group Decision-Making
• Group Process
• Managing Conflict
• Motivation
• Orienting New Members
• Overcoming Apathy
• Recruitment

Organizational Structure and Procedure

• Advisors
• Creating a Transition Notebook
• Club Mission Statements and Charters
• Effective Meetings
• Leadership Transition
• Minutes and Record-Keeping

Finance and Fundraising

• SGA Financial Policies
• Budgeting
• Sample Event Budgeting Worksheet