2009 Annual Student Leadership Conference

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Opening Keynote Session: 9:30am - 10:45am

Give and Grow Rich: Success Strategies for Leaders
Speaker: Professor Joe Martin
Location: Bayou Theatre

If you ask the “average” employee or organization member how he or she feels about their job/position (student leader position), adjectives like frustrated, stressed, underpaid, overworked, understaffed and unmotivated would all be common responses. For these people, work feels more like a burden than a blessing. Most of them find themselves just “going through the motions.”

What’s the use?
Work without a reason can become a burden. When the problems become more important than the results, disaster is inevitable. Low morale, back biting, and constant complaining are all symptoms of a bigger issue: lack or loss of purpose. Success can only be achieved, sustained, and guaranteed through an organization’s unwavering commitment to service. The secret to success does have a formula: the more you give, the more you get!
In this presentation, Professor Joe Martin will show leaders how to:

• Challenge themselves to serve others better
• Unlock the secret of staying self-motivated even during the rough times
• Lead others by being an example, not an excuse
• Accept responsibility for their own personal and professional development
• Overcome obstacles by identifying their personality “blind spots”