Leadership Week: October 18-24

Leadership Week: October 18-24

What does being a leader mean to you? Does it mean taking charge of a group? Is it being a role model?

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Definitions:

Deming's 14 points

Management philosophy to help organizations increase their quality and productivity:

1. Create constancy of purpose for improving product or service.

2. Adopt the new philosophy.

3. Stop dependency on inspection to achieve quality

4. End the practice of awarding business on price alone - minimize cost by working with a single vendor.

5. Constantly improve every process for planning, production, and service.

6. Institute training on the job.

7. Adopt and institute leadership.

8. Drive out fear.

9. Break down barriers between staff areas.

10. Eliminate slogans, exhortations, and targets for the work force.

11. Eliminate numerical quotas and goals for the workforce and management.

12. Remove barriers that rob people of pride in workmanship and eliminate the annual rating or merit system.

13. Institute a vigorous program of education and self-improvement for everyone.

14. Put everyone in the organization to work to accomplish the transformation.

empowerment

A condition whereby employees have the authority to make decisions and take action in their work areas, jobs, or tasks without prior approval. It allows the employees the responsibility normally associated with staffs. Examples are scheduling, quality, or purchasing decisions.

esprit

The spirit, soul, and state of mind of an organization. It is the overall consciousness of the organization that a person identifies with and feels a part of.

five why's

The practice of (Japanese) asking "why" five times when confronted with a problem. By the time the fifth why is answered, they believe they have found the ultimate cause of the problem.

Grassroots vs. Astroturf movements

Grassroots movements start at the community level. Citizens organize over a concern that they are faced with.

Astroturf movements mimic grassroots movements, but are started by lobbyists who are pushing an agenda.

Leadership

The process of influencing people while operating to meet organizational requirements and improving the organization through change

participative leadership

A style of leadership in which the leader involves one or more employees in determining what to do and how to do it. The leader maintains final decision making authority.

The Art and Science of Leadership

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Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement (CSLCE)

The Center for Student Leadership & Community Engagement (CSLCE) develops in students an understanding and appreciation of self, others, and community by inspiring students to explore a life of active citizenship. Through our programs, services, and the process of leadership development, students cultivate a personal philosophy to make a positive change within a group, community, or global society.

Center for Academic Development Services

The Center for Academic Development Services (CADS) is a unique support service network designed to provide talented students who demonstrate enormous potential with the advice, guidance, and support they need to help realize their dreams and achieve academic success. The Center provides a variety of academic and social enrichment experiences. These include, but are not limited to, academic advising, personal and social counseling, tutoring, mentoring, workshops, courses and advocacy. Advising and counseling staff are readily available and will be a source of invaluable support to you.

Intercultural & Diversity Center

Every day on our campuses and within the community we all have a unique opportunity to interact and learn from other people of very diverse backgrounds and lifestyles. As a model for inclusive excellence and to foster multicultural/global knowledge, awareness and skills, each of our programs is concentrated within three core themes for diversity, inclusion and social justice.

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