Stepping Into Leadership

The Leadership Program, New York NY

Amanda Meeson, VP of Programming

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others. – Jack Welch

You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou

Quote Mixer

Powerful Team Time

§ creating team

§ addressing challenges

§ celebrating successes

§ sharing information

Personal Activity: u read tips u assess your own strength for each tip on

a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the most effective.

u mark your strongest area with an ‘S’ and the area where you need the most growth with ‘G’

5 Tips to leading, motivating…

5 Tips to leading, motivating… § appreciation § common purpose § know your staff § communicate carefully § get out of their way

The importance of giving feedback: u Harvard Business Review says…

u Mind the Gap

u Difficult Conversation Wheel

Commitments: I will step into my leadership by…

Thank you & Evaluations

The Leadership Program Staff, September 2014