Jan 21 6 P s 1 The 6 P s are all connected to Kevin Olsteen a The founder of Under Armor b In college he played football and he had a sweat problem i He didn t get drafted because of it so he wanted to help people who have the same problem he had 2 The 6 P s a Purpose i Knowing what you want ii Have resilience iii Courage iv Wisdom to pursue it b People i Smart people 1 Find people to take a stand 2 Some of the most successful presidents put people in their cabinets that didn t agree with them ii Kevin used his friends to test his product because he knew they would tell him the truth i Undivided devotion to your purpose ii Kevin started out in his Grandmas garage because she was one of the few people that believed in him c Passion d Performance i Full force full throttle 1 A execution with a B strategy 2 Kevin s target group was young adults or college e Persistence students i Failure is not a game changer ii Kevin s first shirts didn t work but he kept on f Paranoia i Can t rest or someone will beat you ii Kevin built the biggest baddest brand on the planet Jan 26 Why study leadership Leader vs leadership 1 Leader a Adjective how we describe someone b May be in the spotlight but don t have to be c Initiate and maintain relationships with followers i Power distance ii The more they are in the spotlight the less of a relationship 2 Leadership you have with them a Adverb describes an action what we do a process b It s a process not a destination i Can be in a leader s position without being good at leadership Involves influence c d Occurs within a group context e Attends to common goal i This is what makes tyrant not a leader 1 If you have to threaten people to get your way there is no common goal and they are not a leader 2 Hitler Isis leader Stalin 3 Northouse s thoughts Ch 1 a Importance of leadership i To improve personal social and professional lives to make the world a better place ii Leaders see and do things that we don t b Defined and described i Definition for 340 ii Trait vs process iii Assigned vs emergent 1 A process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal 1 Assigned is people who are just given the title or job a Presidents and deans military 2 Emergent is someone who earn their spots a Earhart Chris Kyle 3 Most assigned is a type of emergent as well a Have to prove yourself to get assigned 4 Some emergent get so big that they end up with a title a Some of them stay anonymous forever iv Leadership and power v Leadership and coercion 1 May be forceful or bribery effectiveness vi Leadership and management 1 People vs the bottom line a You have to keep increasing it each time for c Lead by example but need to inspire people to be better than they think they can be we need to exceed our own expectations and continue to earn your position Jan 28 APA Public Speaking 1 Plagiarism 2 APA all the way a APA is for social sciences i Leadership b Big Three a The appropriation of another person s ideas processes results or words without giving credit to the source i Don t have to cite both but have to use at least one of them i Direct quotes word for word 1 May also be a speaker 2 Author Date ii Paraphrasing iii Summarized info c Book and Lecture d Helpful i Purdue on APA 1 Owl english purdue edu ii Ecampus 1 Under 340 Content and Assignments 3 Public Speaking a Keys to an effective speech i Know your audience 1 Who and how many 2 Ages and interests 3 Format 4 Will there be question and answer a For this class yes 5 Will it be recorded ii Know your subject 1 No substitute for knowledge of the subject 2 Reduces stress 3 Allows for a more effective Q A iii Have a clear goal 1 What is your goal a Time b Grade you want 2 Organize your presentation around it 3 What type of speech is it a Straight info b Argumentative c d Etc Inspirational 4 Prepare thoroughly a Requires your time effort and preparation b If you fail to plan you fail to plan b Structure of a speech i Tell them what you re going to tell them 1 Tell them 2 Tell them what you told them ii Have 3 4 main points iii Use your conclusion to drive your points home and stress the purpose of your talk 1 Get the audience involved c Tips and tricks i Be prepared ii Your appearance iii Look them in the eye iv Smile v Gestures d Voice i Vocal variety ii Effective pauses iii Articulate iv Avoid fillers e 10 ways to overcome the fear of public speaking i Know your audience wants you to succeed ii It s not a speech 1 It s an opportunity iii Believe in yourself iv Envision success v Control nervous responses vi Channel your nervousness into enthusiasm vii Rehearse and time your speech viii Fake eye contact ix Don t sweat the small mistakes x Know it does get easier Feb 2 Trait theories 1 Great man theory a Studied as early as 1869 b Based on hereditary background i Royalty ii Ivy league colleges c Leaders are born and summoned by some unfathomable process 2 Leadership traits a 1948 Stogdill i There are traits that differentiate leaders from non leaders ii But this list is not consistent iii Come traits do contribute to effective leadership iv Big characteristics Intelligence and ability 1 Physical characteristics symmetry and height 2 3 Personality 4 Social characteristics 5 Work related characteristics 6 Social background v But leaders are successful when given jobs best suited to them 1 There is no recipe for effective leadership 3 9 traits of effective leaders a Locus of control i External shifts the blame to someone or something else ii Internal puts blame on self when it s necessary b Integrity i Every part of your life has to be the same ii In work and personally c Flexibility i Ability to roll with the punches d Sensitivity to others i From a personal point of view ii Looks at task vs relationship and pays attention to both e Intelligence f Stability i Informational and relational i Goes back to integrity ii Are you able to get through stuff iii Leaders are the rock g Self confident i Not too humorous ii Not a jerk iii Comfortable h Dominance i Command a presence in a room ii May be outspoken or quiet dominance iii Fine line between dominance and dictatorship i High energy i Takes a lot from the P s ii Not …