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Golden Key Regional Summit. Houston, Tx Feb 24-26, 2012. Leadership- Strategic. Active vs. passive Wait for it or Go get it… Do not try and wait for things to be “just right” to act Get started now! Learn from your “failures”. Communication Theory. Non Verbal and Verbal Tone Speed
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Golden Key Regional Summit Houston, Tx Feb 24-26, 2012
Leadership- Strategic • Active vs. passive • Wait for it or Go get it… • Do not try and wait for things to be “just right” to act • Get started now! • Learn from your “failures”
Communication Theory • Non Verbal and Verbal • Tone • Speed • Articulation • Knowledge • Personal space (4-5ft) • Don’t ask others to do something you wouldn’t do yourself. • Encode the message of what you want successfully in your delivery
Leadership-Marketing • Market yourself • Continuous improvement! • Skills • Goals • How to enter & exit • Transitional phase • Growth Plan- outline it
Team Building • Focus energy to overcome challenges • Define…Discuss…Divide and Conquer • Active Research • Collaborate • Empower • Don’t fear delegation
SPEAKER- Ms. Harriet Watkins • What's your leadership? • Style… • Character of individual • Manner & method • Branding • Clothing • Casual or formal • Urban or classic
Cross Application • Distinctive • Branded • Personality • Serious or Fun • Calm or Hyper • Introvert or Extrovert? • Work Ethic • Team oriented • Effort
ACTIVITY TIME! • Draw pictures that represent your leadership style without using any words • Have others write descriptive adjectives describing your style based upon the pictures you drew.
Speaker- Career Services • Key • Translate your skills and activities into usable employable attributes • Resume should offer what you have to give not state your demands and expectations • Experience counts • Describe accurately and positively • Think of yourself as a professional taking the first step to participate in the field • Give examples
Use field specific terminology • Use it correctly! • find buzz words from industry professionals • Job description language or company website type language • Relate extra curricular activities to your career goals • Convey what you learned form the experience • Use numbers to portray accomplishments • Use qualifiers “up to” or “approximately”
Control Information • Relevant info such as coursework etc. at top • Have a person in the field review your resume • Take credit for your contributions • Skills like time management – ie balancing school and work
ACTIVITY TIME! • 30 seconds to make your own “commercial” to market yourself • Don’t repeat what's on your resume • Don’t limit yourself to one position • Keep a career portfolio- for interviews • Include letters of recommendation • Certifications, papers etc.