Seminar 1: Leadership Discovery

 By the end of this program I want to say that I...

…have the knowledge and skills to take on a leadership roll effectively, and continue to grow from the connections we have made during our time together.

    Leadership is made up of a string of definitions, the purpose of leadership is; to bring about change, solve problems, and/or achieve a mission for the organization. During this exercise we developed our own definitions of leadership; The guidance of others to obtain a common goal for the organization. I have experienced this in my position at AgNM and enjoy that the current management here guides our company to be the best it can, they expect a lot of us but do not add unnecessary pressure. I gained a lot from this exercise and enjoyed how Dr. Dormody broke down the definition(s) of leadership.

    Have you ever thought about the strengths you bring to the table, or the strengths of your employees? The concept had never crossed my mind until a month ago when I took an assessment to find out what my own strengths were. I started thinking about how employers should start this in their initial hiring process to build their teams based on the strengths that would benefit the organization best.                                                                                               Once we understood our strengths it was easy to see them in our daily routines from our professional to personal lives. We then separated into two groups (by random) and attempted to escape from an escape room. This was a great exercise not only to get to know one another but to see our strengths ignite to help our team escape. 

    Overall seminar #1 went very well and I cannot wait to see how this program will evolve!