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Leadership Development Workshop
IAP 2009 kicked off an exciting two-day workshop to help develop useful
and relevant skills:
- Leadership
- Self-Awareness
- Active Listening
- Group Consensus
- Feedback
Day 1 - 'Lost at Sea'
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You have chartered a yacht, when a fire has broken out and destroyed your vessel and important contents. Lost at sea, you must decide, along with your crew of associate advisors, which 15 items to bring and place them in order of importance. |
Which items would increase your chances of survival?
   
Group discussions took place on the importance of items such as whistle, fishing net, compass, and signal mirror.
Teamates were able to collaboratively make lifesaving decisions while practicing the following principles:
- Initiating
- Summarizing
- Consensus taking
- Clarifying
- Elaborating
- Inquiring
Day 2 - The Johari Window
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Associate advisors explored their personality traits and self-awareness by asking friends and colleagues, prior to the workshop, to select adjectives to describe them. For example:
Able, dependable, accepting, helpful and energetic.
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Feedback can improve one's ability to overcome hurdles.
Characteristics and traits can be changed with self-awareness and perseverance. We work together and are continuously receiving feedback. Being aware of self and others while maintaining an open dialogue are keys to success.
What Did We Learn?
- To actively listen in a group setting
- Explore leadership skills and styles
- Give and receive constructive feedback
- Reflect on dominant personality trait
Online Self-Survey: Leadership Self-Assessment Activity
This survey examines your strengths and weaknesses and identify areas in need of improvement. We encourage you to take the online survey to determine the level of your desire to become a leader and your perceived ability to perform the tasks required to be a leader. Think honestly how you qualify, but keep in mind that a low score does not mean you are not an effective leader. While some skills might come naturally and easily to you, other might be more of a struggle for you. For example, you might not be “good at planning” or “feel comfortable asking others for advice” but you “thrive on change” and are “good at solving problems”. Not all leaders possess each and every quality to be successful, but if you have the desire and commitment, you can be a successful leader.
For information on other leadership development opportunities, visit an online resource by MIT’s Division of Student Life. Click the "launch" button to view the inventory of student leadership development programs and initiatives happening across MIT. Explore the opportunities that exist on campus that will allow you to learn about, practice and reflect on leadership and leadership development.
Additional leadership workshops will be offered in 2009-2010 and will be announced in late August. Please keep checking the Leadership Opportunities pages for additional information.
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