Leann Lewis

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• Leann Lewis Larry Lewis
• Penfield, NY
• 2014 FIRST Championships

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Why Leadership is Important

• Provides students with self-confidence
• Allows them to practice in a safe environment
• Helps build your team
• For anyone!

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Student Presentations

• Shayna Team Treasurer
• Mo Team Captain

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Getting Started

• Research!
• Decide what to include
• Teams Needs
• Team Survey
• Date and Time
• Where

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Making it Fun

• Inspirational quotes, pictures, memes
• Food, snacks
• Breaks

• Biggest challenge
• Activities/Interaction
• Use different media

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Main Topics

• Learning about strengths/weaknesses
• How to use strengths to maximize team
• Confidence
• 7 Habits of Highly
• Effective People
• Communication
• Presentation Skills/Practice
• Motivation (take action)
• Procrastination

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Workbook

• Allow them to write down thoughts, ideas,
  participate in activities throughout boot camp

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Homework

• Prepare 2 minute speech about themselves to
  present at the beginning
• Take quizzes/tests
• Saves time

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Survey

• Survey Monkey free survey site

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Continuous Leadership Development

• Leadership subteam
• Periodic leadership trainings
• Provide opportunities to lead
• Run team meetings
• Organize team building activities trainings
• Organize and run robot demonstrations
• Organize community service and fundraisers
• Public speaking (sponsors, at events, schools)
• Empowerment
• Student selected activities
• Make students own the tasks
• Mentors guide, not dictate
• Leads to student buy-in

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Take Home Messages

• Everyone has the ability to lead
• Leaders should always be learning
• With a boot camp and strong leadership, you will
  maximize your teams abilities

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References

• The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Stephen
  Covey
• The Six Pillars of Self Esteem - Nathaniel
  Branden
• Developing the Leaders Around You - John Maxwell
• Learning the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership -
  John Maxwell
• Leadership - Rudy Giuliani
• Strengths-Based Leadership - Tom Rath
• Introduction to Leadership Concepts and Practice
  - Peter Northouse

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• Questions?
• Contact us!
• http//penfieldrobotics.com/contact.php
• http//penfieldrobotics.com/team/Leadership