Be Emotional

I've been spending a lot of time thinking about how to be the kind of leader that encourages and supports others in striving to reach their full potential both inside and outside of the organization.  Our first class meeting left me with even more to consider, but instead of making me feel like this is an unattainable task, I walked away feeling motivated and inspired to do more for the students who work for me.

My colleague and friend, Kim, and I got to talking yesterday about how to create symbolic meaning for the students who work in the Student Resource Building.  The building itself is a legacy, passed on by students that never saw the building to fruition but had a vision for what our campus could be with a space that draws communities and student services together.  

Instilling in our current SRB student staff the legacy that they carry as a result of working in the space is sometimes difficult, especially since most of them cannot remember a time before the existence of the SRB.  We bounced around some ideas of how to create rituals and ceremonies that could impress upon the staff not only the significance of the building, but perhaps more importantly, the significance of the service they provide for students as a result of working in the building.