After we elect and select students for our student leadership positions, we gather them together and give them name-tags and t-shirts and bestow upon them the title of student leader. Yet I am always quick to tell them that the title comes with an asterisk (*)… You may bear the title of student leader, but you aren’t a student leader …
Just Starting Out! 7 Priorities for New Student Leaders (#2)
When you consider the opportunity to serve in a student leadership position, you begin to imagine all of the things you could do in that position. You see yourself in it. Now that you’ve been elected or selected, you need to take the next step. It’s time to decide. Out of all of those things you could do, what are …
Just Starting Out! 7 Priorities for New Student Leaders (#1)
If a student leader starts out well, it increases his or her chances of having a great year. There’s a lot to learn as we go along, but preparation on the front end will pay off big during the harder parts of the year. This is the first in a series of posts called, Just Starting Out! 7 Priorities For …
Tiny Wings – My New, Favorite iPhone Game
Note: Today’s post is dedicated to mindless fun. If you came here looking for practical tools and tips to guide you in your leadership efforts…come back tomorrow. When I’m perusing the App Store on my iPhone, I’m typically looking for two things: an app that will assist with my productivity and an app that will entertain me. Tiny Wings is …
3 Creative Ways I Come Up With Blog Topics
I’ve been blogging since January 12, 2005. I wrote my first post entitled, Making A Difference on my first blog (studentlinc.net). The site is now an archived home for my first few years in blogging. I switched over to this site, timmilburn.com a year ago. Since that time, I’ve written about 150 posts. As you may have noticed, most of …
3 Ways To Energize Your Recruitment Plan
“Don’t ever question the value of volunteers. Noah’s Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals.” – Dave Gynn, Coleman Professional Services If you’ve recently been selected to serve in a student leadership position… Congratulations! Now it’s time to get to work. One of the chief characteristics of a student leader is the knack to get others …
Four Responses Leaders Choose On A Daily Basis
Science has proven that the most effective responses to behavior, those that will make the most impact, are immediate and certain. The opposite of that is true as well – people are confused by responses that are delayed and uncertain. If you serve in some type of leadership capacity there are people who are waiting, watching, and wanting to hear …
Are You Trying To Launch A Dead Horse?
“When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount.” – Author Unknown It’s hard to get any type of momentum going when you’re riding a dead horse. Dead horses don’t move. The term dead horse, is a metaphor for whatever project, system, or strategy you’re using to move you or your team forward. …