Leadership

Baby Steps

May 17, 2013

It’s easy to get caught up in the day to day activities, never looking around to consider why you’re doing the things that you are…Or why you started.  Sometimes we all need something that snaps us back to refresh why we care about (and do) the things we do. In Switch: How to Change When Change [...]

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Choice

February 12, 2013

Whenever I talk to students about leadership- okay, about just about anything really; I drive home the fact that ultimately, leadership is a choice.  Sure, many in leadership circles will describe it as a process…or a lifestyle; and I don’t disagree. But at it’s most basic and practical level, you need to make the choice [...]

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Boldly Go

January 14, 2013

This weekend, I assisted in the facilitation of the Alpha Academy for Chi Phi Fraternity- the national meeting of Chapter President’s intended to share knowledge and provide direction for effective leadership of campus Chi Phi Chapters.  It was a great experience, and a phenomenal opportunity to work with students across the United States. But until [...]

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Space

January 8, 2013
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After this break especially, I appreciate the moments to myself to consider the last semester, to clarify the direction I intend to move forward in my life, and to enjoy the quiet moments in between.  In small ways, I’ve always acknowledged that this time is the most therapeutic for me, whether turning off the radio, [...]

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What do YOU lead?

August 13, 2012
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Every now and then I take the opportunity to use my little corner of the internet to ask something (hopefully) provocative or otherwise “gut-checky.” As the summer of planning, designing, and coordinating transitions into duty, classes, workshops, advising, or events, it’s time to recall a pulse check around what you intend to get out of [...]

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Finding Purpose in OUR Work

July 19, 2011
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While I definitely haven’t done as much blogging week to week as I intended when the summer began, looking back I’ve found that the topics wrote about over the last several weeks were an accurate depiction of both the work relevant to my internship, and the reflection taking place. That being said, I’m really excited [...]

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What will I be doing in a year?

June 22, 2011
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Okay, so while I can’t “build my dream job” with a start date to match, I can dream, right?  As my first year of graduate school and papers, presentations (did I mention papers?) drift into the rearview, I am beginning to reflect more and more on my last year, the progress I have made, the [...]

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