By chris | January 10, 2009
Christmas break has been stellar. I’ve been spending time with family and friends, the bulk of which at home in Dell Rapids. It was a well-needed break, but surely it’s time to get back into the swing of things.
Inspiration and drive are common themes in my study of leadership. While reading The Rise of Theodore [...]
By chris | November 30, 2008
In their book, The Leadership Challenge, authors Kouzes and Posner, describe the act of leading through the experience of thousands of real-life leaders. They ask the leaders to tell about their personal-best leadership practices, and they have analyzed the common qualities of each of these personal-best experiences. Through this analysis, they developed their five practices [...]
By chris | November 25, 2008
The longer I serve in a leadership role, the more I learn that it is a path of ups and downs. All the nights spent doing something other than homework ensure that there’s an equal number of nights where homework must consume you. I’ve had many of the former, and too few of the latter.
Yesterday, [...]
By chris | November 20, 2008
I think I just went through a 800 meter run, but at a sprinter’s pace. We had two weeks to plan the Bicycle Friendly Brookings conference, but we pulled it off. I had never participated in anything like this. I now have so much more respect for event planning services. Dealing with meals, registration, group [...]
By chris | October 31, 2008
On November 14, leaders from around the state will come to Brookings in order to help plan our city’s bicycle-friendly future. From 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. in the SDSU Student Union, the Bicycle Friendly Brookings summit will provide a forum for state and community leaders to share resources to help our communities plan for [...]
By chris | October 25, 2008
Student Leadership has the opportunity, on fairly rare occasions, to participate in projects that will have long-lasting positive impact on the student body and the University community. I believe that the 2008-2009 Students’ Association was given one such opportunity with the prospect of developing bicycle transportation within the city of Brookings.
This project includes many pieces: [...]
By chris | October 13, 2008
Where does principle end and practicality begin? There is a discussion within the state universities that begs the question: Where is the point of compromise?
As a student trying to become a student leader, I have often found that in order to communicate the student position, it is required to scream louder than any other group. [...]
By chris | October 6, 2008
This semester, I am engaged in an independent study course that will study my own journey through the leadership of the Students’ Association. I will post weekly on topics that arise throughout the semester, hoping to discuss the highs and lows and improve because of it.
Feel free to contribute to the discussion, [...]
