Ships

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Ships!

• Internship, Leadership, Mentorship
• Sarah Baker
• May 8, 2009

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
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Agenda

• Leadership growth
• Internship
• IS Enrichment Course
• Learning to Lead
• Community Service
• Mentorship
• Future Plans

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Internship

• Cardinal Health, Business Analyst Intern
• Worked on 2 critical projects
• ScriptMed
• EDI Creation
• Used Microsoft Project, Visio, IBM Rational
  RequistitePro

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IS Enrichment Course

• A leaders role is to help others find their own
  success
• Ryan Conlon Rick Davenport challenged me to
  analyze my internship further
• Resulted in realizing the culture,
  leadership-style, and environment where I will
  thrive

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Learning to Lead

• The leadership process is dynamic
• Learned through team initiatives in
• Encouraging the Heart
• Challenging the Process
• Modeling the Way
• Enabling Others to Act

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Community Service

• Leadership is service, not selfishness
• Hattie Larlham provides quality care for people
  with mental retardation development disorders
• Decorated 8 rooms in Mantua, Ohio

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Finding Other Ways to Connect
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Mentorship

• Being open and attentive is more effective than
  being judgmental
• Cathy encouraged me to talk openly about my
  leadership goals
• Posed questions to help
• Analyze goals further
• Develop action plan

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Future Plans

• Business Analyst with Cardinal Health
• Take on more leadership roles
• Seeking more mentorship opportunities to improve
  skills
• Stay connected to Kent State University

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Thank you!