Delicious Leadership Final Reflection

Delicious Leadership Reflection

This was an outstanding group to work with. At the beginning of the class, I was admittedly intimidated both by the amount of work that was expected of us throughout the eight week course and the feat that we were going to be all of the leadership qualities that were written on the white board the first night. I felt an intense pressure to "bring it" after the first class, and this really did not subside until after our second volunteer activity.

Over the course of the class, I have learned a lot about myself as a leader, working in groups and also being able to kick back and relax with your group, because teams can be fun too (that sounds so cliche).

Scheduling conflicts were challenging, as we all lead busy lives but we made it happen, and we did a great job at it! Everyone contributed and everyone was able to demonstrate their own strengths. I was able to confide in my group about fears and anxieties about upcoming projects. Kim and I both expressed that we were having trouble synthesizing questions for the Family Feud game, and expressed that we were both overthinking the questions. Ray, Dan and Mike took on our ideas and formulated  these ideas into questions. This was one of our great accomplishments - although this was not part of our grade. We were able to work together to move past challenges and highlight our strengths for the benefit of the team. Every one of our group members had a vision for the group and every one else's interest in mind and only wanted the best for the group, and because of this we were able to function as a unit and excel at our Leadership class.

Our group presentation was the perfect embodiment of how our group came together to make something larger than ourselves. Our Lincoln presentation came together in about 20 minutes sitting around a car waiting for our second volunteer activity to start. It wasn't forced and everyone had a great idea of what we should add to the presentation to make it great. We made a general plan and nailed it down the next weekend over chips and popcorn.

I think the thing that really made this class work - was the freedom with which we were able to complete all of the projects assigned. While this was frustrating at times, because expectations were vague, I think we made it what we thought was best for our group at the time and something that embodied our individual style. And somehow it all worked out!

I think this final project says a lot about who we are as individuals but also who we are as leaders. We are so driven to accomplish the goals that we are able to put personal agendas aside and work together, support each other and emphasize each others strengths.