Why hello again! It's been a couple of weeks since my last post (at least I think it's been a couple of weeks... I know I didn't post anything over Fall Break...), but I have happily jumped right back into the swing of our leadership class (despite my slight sleep deprivation that seems to be compiling by the the night).
The topics of tonight's session differed greatly from each other, I believe. We had a panel of three women come in and speak to us about managing our finances in business, starting our own businesses, and what it's like to run a business, whether or not you founded or own it yourself. It was interesting, don't get me wrong. But the second part of class is when I really started interacting. I didn't feel that the financial panel helped me out too much. The stories of success were inspiring as always, but - and I explained this to Dr. Krendl when the question was posed - I didn't know what types of questions I was supposed to be asking during such a panel, because... well I didn't know why either. Regardless... I digress to the second half of class.
We discussed the concept of situational leadership, and I really enjoyed the content on which we spoke. I was able to draw personal connections from the case study we talked about, dealing with different shift atmospheres of a company. These connections came from Phonathon, waitressing at JC's, and I even pulled my dad's job into the mix as well. I find situational leadership to be extremely useful, and definitely something I can recognize in the different class environments I find myself in on a daily basis. Different approaches are taken - say from my ASC 0900 math class, as opposed to my Essay Writing Across Genres class, all the way to our very Women in Leadership FYS class. The three professors I sit in front of every week, they all have different teaching styles, as well as different ways of leading. After the discussion we had in class today, I'm definitely going to be taking much more notice to these differentiating trends... and I think I'll give my dad a call tomorrow afternoon, to let him know I talked about him in class... he'll get a kick out of that! :)
Thanks to Dr. Krendl, we all got to leave class a little early tonight. The occasion you may ask? Oh... just A Very Potter Party, hosted by Sigma Tau Delta in the Philomathean Room in Towers! Katy and I went, and we were only there for a half hour or so (academic responsibility beckoned), but it was a lot of fun nonetheless! Hannah was decked out in a robe, hat and tie I think? And lots of the other guests were dressed similarly. It was so cool to see. Dr. Krendl even made an appearance as our headmistress! It was a fabulous time, Sigma Tau Delta did a great job organizing everything. I can't wait to be officially a part of that group... so I can help host events like that next year! Overall, the night was well spent. Definitely a highlight of my week. :)
