Washington and Lee University
SPRING TERM
April 23: Goal-Setting for Organizations
Discover a recommended process for groups who want to establish short-term (4 month) and/or long- term (1-2 year) goals
April 30: How to Run a Meeting
Explore a variety of methods to increase efficiency at organizational meetings
May 7: Evaluation and Assessment
Sort through various forms of gauging progress or failure for groups seeking to achieve goals
May 14: Defining Leaders and Leading Peers
Differentiate managing from leadership and the tension between effective delegation and popularity
May 21: The Leadership Crisis
Explore the discouragement and suppression of genuine leaders within the lens of contemporary cultural challenges.
WINTER TERM
Jan. 15: 7 Habits of Successful People
Explore Steven Covey's best-selling books for personal and organizational development.
Jan. 22: Conflict Resolution - Part I
Explore the theory of resolving conflicts through communication and negotiation.
Jan. 29: Conflict Resolution - Part II
Practice the theory through role playing and feedback.
Feb. 5: Effective Communication
Through experiential education initiatives, discover ways of communicating more effectively.
Feb. 12: Leadership Tasks
Explore the top ten tasks associated with effective and good leadership
Feb. 26: Leading With Theological Virtues
Discuss how the practice of faith, hope and love can lead to a character-based leadership that is ethical AND effective.
March 4: Parable of the Sadhu
Discuss the topic of ethics in a rapidly changing world
March 11: Leading With Cardinal Virtues
Discuss the virtues of wisdom, fortitude, temperance and justice (compassion), and their implications for both effective AND ethical leadership.
March 18: Teamwork and Collaboration
Through a variety of initiatives, explore group dynamics of teamwork and trust.
Mar. 25: Vocation and the Ethics of Ambition
Delve into the differences between a job, a career and a calling.
PROGRAMS OFFERED DURING FALL TERM OF THE 2007-2008 ACADEMIC YEAR WERE:
Sept. 11: Defining Leadership
Explore a variety of definitions and discuss models of leadership and leaders.
Sept. 18: Knowing Yourself
Self awareness is the basis for leadership; discover your temperament and its implications.\
Sept. 25: Emotional Intelligence
Explore and discuss Daniel Goleman's research into emotional intelligence.
Oct. 2: Leadership Practices Inventory
Discover the five essential practices of good leadership, and ways that their practice can lead to habitual behavior.
Oct. 9: Learning Optimism
Explore Dr. Marty Seligman's theory that optimism can be learned and discover your current levels of optimism/pessimism.
Oct. 16: Time and Stress Management
Discover simple ways to manage yourself and keep your commitments prioritized.
Oct. 23 Servant Leadership
Define and discuss Robert Greenleaf's theory, ten characteristics of this style of leadership and their implications for campus leadership.
Oct. 30: Goal Setting and Evaluation
Discover a variety of ways to set personal and organizational goals and their evaluation.
Nov. 6: Social Change Model of Leadership Development
Discover three individual and three group aspects of social change, with citizenship as the end result.