Leadership Training

2024-2025

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OUR WHY

I asked you to watch the Ted Talk about this diagram and knowing your WHY. It’s what makes others feel good about our class, publication, environment.

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1. What is your Why?
2. What is our class Why?
3. What are our core beliefs that people want to invest their time and energy into? (our staff, our school)
4. How do we follow through every day in class to be this Why?

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Example:

Taylor Swift

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areas of growth

What are areas of growth?

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Adviser’s thoughts

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Psycho Geometric Test

• Personality test by Dr. Susan Dellinger, a communication expert
• Looks at which shapes we are naturally drawn to and how that correlates to our personality/leadership type
• Don’t overthink: Which shape are you drawn to the most?

Results

SQUARE

• Organized
• Detailed
• Knowledgeable
• Analytical
• Patient
• Persevering

RECTANGLE

• In Transition
• Courageous
• Searching
• Inquisitive
• Growing

CIRCLE

• Friendly
• Nurturing
• Persuasive
• Empathetic
• Generous
• Stabilizing

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TRIANGLE

SQUIGGLE

• Leader
• Focused
• Decisive
• Ambitious
• Competitive
• Bottom-line

• Creative
• Motivating
• Futuristic
• Intuitive
• Expressive
• Witty

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On a piece of paper, answer:

• What leadership qualities do you ALREADY have?

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Now, answer:

• What leadership deficits do you know you have?

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Co-Leader Convo.

• Get together with your co-editor and look at your lists.
• Does your co-editor have any of your deficits? If so, cross that off your list because as a team, you have that skill!
• What deficits do you still have as a team?

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Okay, what do we need?

• Example:
• Holding students accountable – solution: accountability plan, asking daily, motivating by working next to them, be helpful

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Staff Accountability

• What Happens When Someone Misses A Deadline?

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• Step 1: Evaluate how much work is missing

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• Step 2: Pull staffers aside to ask if everything is okay, then ask how can an editor help them complete their work

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• Step 3: Set very small, mini, separate deadlines to get missing interviews, captions, designs done

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• Step 4: Check up on the staff to make sure they are meeting new deadlines

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• *If staffer is still not able to finish new deadlines then it is to the adviser discretion to grade and handle accordingly.

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next steps

We have __ days until you meet your staff and take on the important role as co-leader. You are now bonded… for life.

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1. What would you like the first week to look like in class?
2. What weekly days do we want to plan? Fun Fridays: activities for that?
3. What about calendar planning for staff holidays or fun days?
4. What are your leader expectations, and your editor promises for your staff? Does it align with your skills and your Why?
5. What do you need to do in the next __ days to lead this staff/class?

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advice from alumni

I ASKED PAST EDITORS…

1. What publication and year were you editor?
2. What is the one thing you HAVE to be good at if you’re an editor/leader?
3. What is your best advice for success as an editor?
4. Any other life lessons you think they should know?

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former editors

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What is the one thing you HAVE to be good at if you’re an editor/leader?

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• Person 1: “One thing you really have to be good at is patience. Not everyone is going to have a good story or design right away. It’s best to take your time and perfect it.”

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• Person 2: “Taking initiative in being a leader, as you will have to step up when other people don’t want to. Whether it’s covering events or staying late/working outside of class to reach deadlines.”

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• Person 3: “You have to be good at both giving AND receiving constructive criticism. Be open to new ideas and be transparent with your staff about your own ideas and expectations.”

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• Person 4: “The best skill to have is proper time management. Give yourself enough time to edit stories, think through design ideas, etc. It is a lot easier to do your duties when you don’t feel like you’re under a time crunch.”

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• Person 5: “You have to be good at giving good constructive criticism on your team’s work and truly building with the people who work with you.”

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What is your best advice for �success as an editor?

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• Person 1: “The best advice I could give is be yourself and be honest!! Share every single thought you have because it could be the best of all time. Your team is depending on you to help them create something they are proud of. Confidence is key when doing interviews and taking photos. You really can do anything you put your mind to if you want it that bad. ☺”

• Person 3: “The best advice I could give for success as an editor is to let people know you’re there if they need help with questions or just not knowing how to do something. You’re there as support for the entire staff, so everyone working together as a team is a huge key factor!”

• Person 5: “Have fun. It’s really easy to get overwhelmed if you think a missed deadline is the end of the world – take a breather and ask for help if you need to! Also, delegate things! If you’re doing everything yourself, that just adds to your workload and you’ll be less efficient as a result.”

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• Person 4: “My best advice for success is to be open-minded. There are story ideas, design features, etc, that you would have never thought of that your peers will come up with. Always make sure to listen with an open mind.”

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• Person 2: “The best advice is listening to those around you, always with an open mind and open heart.”

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Any other life lessons you think �they should know?�

• Person 1: “A life lesson I always say is you only live once! That being said, take initiative. Your opportunity could be gone tomorrow!”
• Person 2: “A life lesson I have is don’t be afraid to go out of your comfort zone. As cliché as it sounds, you never know what you can do until you actually try. Every day holds a new opportunity!”
• Person 3: “Be willing to learn from your experiences! I was lucky to have had some really great experiences, but I also had some really humbling experiences as well that I learned quite a lot from.”
• Person 4: “Be willing to grow. Admit when you’re wrong, ask questions when you don’t know, always be willing to learn new skills. The best thing you can be in life is adaptable.”
• Person 5: “I think a great life lesson is to always do everything with passion, pride, and integrity. Also, find the stories which challenge authority and status quo. That’s where the art of journalism lies.”

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What are your editor expectations for class time and for your staff outside of class?

• How does class flow?

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• What mini deadlines do you want?

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• What can they expect from you every day?

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• What are your & the staff’s roles outside of class?

1^st Week of Class Plan

WHAT INTRO GAMES, ACTIVITIES, TEAM BUILDING DO WE WANT TO DO? WORKSHOPS FOR WEEK 2?

CALENDAR TIME

ON THE PRINTED CALENDAR, GO THROUGH AND MARK HOLIDAYS/CELEBRATION DAYS YOU’D LIKE TO ADD TO OUR CLASS TIME.

Last Thing

• What do you need to do before you meet your staff in __ days?

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• What can I do FOR you in the next __ days?
• Materials?

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