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Please provide one or two paragraphs that outline progress on your Individualized Student Leadership Project. Answer the following questions with as much detail as possible.
What are your leadership goals?
Have you changed, altered, or clarified your goals?
What is your project?
How has your project changed or evolved?
Who is involved?
Where is your project taking place?
When will your project begin and end?
Are you on schedule to complete on time (long term projects are fine, just elaborate)
As of yet, has anything pushed you outside of your comfort zone?
How?
Why?
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The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2018). The Student Leadership Challenge (3 ed.). San Francisco, CA: Wiley. ISBN:
9781119421917
1. Model the Way
• Clarify values by finding your voice and affirming shared values.
• Set the example by aligning actions and shared values
i. Specific behaviors associated with Model the Way:
1. Sets a personal example of what he or she expects from other people.
2. Spends time making sure that people behave consistently with the
principles and standards that have been agreed upon.
3. Follows through on the promises and commitments he or she makes.
4. Seeks to understand how his or her actions affect other people’s
performance.
5. Makes sure that people support the values that have been agreed upon.
6. Talks about his or her values and the principles that guide his or her
actions.
2. Inspire a Shared Vision
• Envision the Future – by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities
• Enlist Others – in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations
i. Specific behaviors associated with Inspire a Shared Vision:
1. Looks ahead and communicates about what he or she believes will
affect us in the future.
2. Describes to others in the organization what we should be capable of
accomplishing.
3. Talks with others about a vision of how things could be even better in
the future.
4. Talks with others about how their own interests can be met by working
toward a common goal.
5. Is upbeat and positive when talking about what could be
accomplished.
6. Speaks with passion about the higher purpose and meaning of what is
being done.
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3. Challenge the Process
• Search for opportunities by seeking innovative ways to change, grow, and improve
• Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from
mistakes
i. Specific behaviors associated with Challenge the Process:
1. Looks for ways to develop and challenge people’s skills and abilities.
2. Looks for ways that others can try out new ideas and methods.
3. Searches for innovative ways to improve what is being done.
4. When things do not go as he or she expected, asks, “What can we learn
from this experience?”
5. Makes sure that big projects undertaken are broken down into smaller
and do-able parts.
6. Takes initiative in experimenting with the way things can be done.
4. Enable Others to Act
• Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust
• Strengthen others by sharing power and discretion
i. Specific behaviors associated with Enable Others to Act:
1. Fosters cooperative rather than competitive relationships among
people he or she works with.
2. Actively listens to diverse points of view.
3. Treats others with dignity and respect.
4. Supports the decisions that other people make on their own.
5. Gives others a great deal of freedom and choice in deciding how to do
their work.
6. Provides opportunities for others to take on leadership responsibilities.
5. Encourage the Heart
• Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence
• Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community
i. Specific behaviors associated with Encourage the Heart:
1. Praises people for a job well done
2. Encourages others as they work on activities and programs.
3. Expresses appreciation for the contributions that people make.
4. Makes it a point to publicly recognize people who show commitment
to shared values.
5. Finds ways for people to celebrate accomplishments
6. Makes sure that people in our organization are creatively recognized
for their contributions.
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Suggestions for Meeting the Leadership Challenge
1. Model the Way
a. Figure out what is important to you.
b. Align your actions with your stated values.
2. Inspire a Shared Vision
a. Let others know how you feel.
b. Recount your personal best.
3. Challenge the Process
a. Fix something.
b. Create opportunities for small wins.
4. Enable Others to Act
a. Always say “we”.
b. Make heroes of other people.
5. Encourage the Heart
a. Write thank-you notes.
b. Link celebrations to your organization’s values. (remember an organization is just
2 or more people working toward a common goal)
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