Student Leadership
Institute
The
primary objective of the
Student Leadership Institute
is to provide voluntary
training in basic leadership
theory, traits, and practice
to Cal Maritime student
leaders.
Participating in each
session
is part of a student’s
co-curricular programming
for professional development
training (one of the six
pillars of our leadership
development program) where
the following learning
outcomes are realized by
utilizing all four
leadership learning
opportunities – leadership
education, leadership
training, leadership
development, and leadership
engagement.
Eligibility:
There are four sessions
throughout the academic year
during the Leadership
Development hour. The
sessions are open to all
cadets. However, all cadets
interested in pursuing a
leadership position on
campus, either through
Athletics, ASCMA, Corps of
Cadets, and Residence
Assistance; and all
midshipmen and cadets in the
MMR and CMAPP programs are required to participate.
Cadets
completing the four sessions
each year will
receive a certificate of
completion. The certificate
is required to apply
for leadership positions in ASCMA, Corps of Cadets, and
Residence Assistance.
Session Topics for
Academic Year 2007 include
topics that support the
overarching theme of
“Enhancing Your
Communication Skills”:
1050, 2 October 2007
Effective Communication:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Exploring
the impact of nonverbal
elements of communication;
learning and applying four
steps in preparing and
sending effective messages;
practicing the elements of
effective communication; and
applying new skills to
real-life situations.
1050, 16 October 2007
Effective Listening:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include:
Understanding the benefits
of improved listening;
learning the impact of
behavior on effective
listening; understanding the
four levels of listening;
identifying personal
listening weaknesses; and
practicing improved
listening skills.
1050, 23 October 2007
Expressing Yourself Clearly:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include:
Experiencing when words can
be confusing to others;
assessing your
communications skills;
identifying school
situations in which clear
communication is essential;
practicing communicating
about complex subject
matter; examining the
concept of “owning your
communication”; and
selecting “experiments in
change” at school.
1050, 6 November 2007
How to Speak Up Without
Putting Others Down: Learning outcomes for this seminar include: Discussing
the benefits of speaking up;
assessing your assertion
skills; identifying school
situations in which speaking
up is essential; practicing
assertiveness in difficult
situations; and selecting
“experiments in change” at
school.
Session Topics for
Academic Year 2008 include
topics that support the
overarching theme of
“Enhancing Your Management
of Conflict and Difference”:
How to Bring Out the Best
Side of Difficult People:
Learning outcomes for this seminar include: Examining a
difficult school
relationship; learning ways
to “get curious”, rather
than furious; planning a new
approach to a difficult
person; and selecting
“experiments in change” at
school.
How to Resolve Conflict
Effectively: Learning outcomes for this seminar include: Examining your
feelings and current ways of
dealing with conflict;
practicing ways to create a
climate for win/win
resolutions; identifying
opportunities to use
conflict-resolution skills
within your school
environment; and selecting
“experiments in change” at
school.
Appreciating Diversity:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Reviewing
your own ethnic, racial, and
cultural uniqueness;
exploring how one’s culture
influences workplace
behaviors; becoming aware of
and appreciating the
cultural styles and values
of different groups and
individuals within these
groups; and learning and
practicing using a human
relations model to analyze
and enhance intercultural
relationships.
Understanding People:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Discussing
the difference between
labeling people and
understanding them;
assessing a person who is
difficult to understand to
discover what makes that
person tick; practicing
“listening for
understanding” through
interviewing; learning ways
to interpret puzzling
behavior; and selecting
“experiments in change” at
school.
Session Topics for
Academic Year 2009 include
topics that support the
overarching theme of
“Enhancing Your Personal
Leadership Success”:
Personal Effectiveness:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include:
Determining what issues are
most central in you lives;
identifying and capitalizing
on personal strengths;
understanding the
consequences associated with
not taking control of life
events; examining personal
obstacles to taking control
of life events; identifying
appropriate goals for the
future; and practicing
prioritizing life events.
Negotiating to Win/Win:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Assessing
your conflict-resolution
styles; identifying
misunderstandings in
conflict situations;
learning how to view others
objectively; acquiring
skills in stating complaints
and requesting change;
becoming adept at
cooperative forms of
negotiation; and learning
strategies for dealing with
difficult people.
Stress for Success:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Increasing
your awareness of personal
stressors and idiosyncratic
stress reactions; expanding
your repertoire of skills to
enhance your ability, live a
more relaxed life style, and
prevent stress-related
illness; and controlling the
stressors in your life
through the development of a
personal stress-management
plan.
Making Meetings Work:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Learning
how to plan and conduct
meetings to maximize
participation and achieve
desired outcomes; increasing
the understanding of
differences between task and
interpersonal issues in a
group; developing an action
plan for using effective
meeting practices; and
building confidence in the
use of effective meeting
leadership practices. Session Topics for
Academic Year 2010 include
topics that support the
overarching theme of
“Enhancing Your Team”:
How to Contribute to Your
Team’s Success: Learning outcomes for this seminar include: Examining what it
means to be a team player;
practicing ways to
collaborate effectively with
others; identifying
opportunities to use
collaborative skills within
the CMA context; and
selecting “experiments in
change” at school.
Being a Team Player:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Discussing
the challenges of being a
team player; and examining
ways to promote teamwork.
Shifting Gears:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include: Discussing
the challenges of shifting
gears; assessing shifting
gears skills; identifying
school situations in which
shifting gears is essential;
examining two ways to shift
gears; and practicing
changing tactics in
difficult situations.
Influencing Others:
Learning outcomes for this
seminar include:
Experiencing the difficulty
of overcoming resistance;
assessing influence skills;
identifying situations at
school in which you can have
more impact; learning ways
to influence others; and
selecting “experiments in
change” at school.
Reference(s):
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Silberman, M. and
Hansburg, F. (2006).
PeopleSmart
Facilitator's Guide.
San Francisco, CA;
Pfeiffer.
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Silberman, M. (2004).
The Best of Active
Training. San
Francisco, CA; Pfeiffer.
Facilitator(s):
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J. L. Yount
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J. Alexander
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M. Christopher
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M. Kazek
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D. Lee
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D. Ward
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C. Arms
If you are interested in finding out
more information about this program,
please email Ms J. L. Yount at
JYount@csum.edu.
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