Welcome to Leadership Workshop Series

These workshops provide a dynamic learning environment where students gain competencies in the foundations of leadership and individual development:

National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Leadership Training Day

Leadership Training Day is an exciting experience because it offers students an opportunity to hear a number of outstanding excerpts from various videoconferences from the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS), as well as providing interactive exercises to get students to experience the points being made.

Objectives

• Examine your existing beliefs and whether or not those beliefs are holding you back.
• Adopt more empowering beliefs for your limiting beliefs.
• Examine and discuss your fears among your peers
• Take responsibility for overcoming your fears
• Become aware of the impact your fears are having on your life.

Leadership Training Day Schedule

• Fri, Feb 10, 2:00 - 5:00 pm, Bayou 2234 
• Mon, Feb 27, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, SSCB 3305 
• Fri, Mar 2, 1:00 - 4:00 pm, Bayou 2234 
• Sat, Mar 24, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm, Bayou 2234 
• Fri, Mar 30, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Bayou 2234
• Mon, Apr 9, 4:00 - 7:00 pm, SSCB 3305 
• Fri, Apr 13, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Bayou 2234 
• Sat, Apr 14, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Bayou 2234

National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) Speaker Broadcasts

SLICE Workshops

Nonverbal Communication – The Ultimate Transformative Power for the Ultimate Leader

Before any aspiring leader can move, motivate, inspire and/or create change, he/she must first become aware of their own nonverbal communication profile and what it "communicates" to those individuals with whom they must interact. Actions such as tone of voice, use of space, manner of handshake, expediency of returning emails and phone calls, use of silence, pauses and hesitation, appearance, level of eye contact, body movement and use of time are just a few aspects of this profile that speak volumes about your leadership style and directly impacts the willingness of others to interact with you! It is also important to n ote that this form of communication transcends all ages, all genders and all disciplines and has the unique ability to transform anyone's world instantaneously. Without embellishment, it can prove to be the single most powerful influence on anyone seeking leadership ascension and positive influence. Therefore, this session will utilize a highly-interactive lecture format (discussion/group activity) designed to impart an awareness and understanding of this absolute power, as well as afford each participant an action plan that can help increase the success of any leadership venture!

The Stress Factor

Time & Location: Wed, Feb 8, 12:00 - 2:00 pm, SSCB 3311
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This session will test your limits, not in fear, but in stress. What are your breaking points? How do you handle stress when it enters into your everyday life? You will walk away a winner as you battle your own "Stress Factors". Presented by Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources. Presented by Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources.

If I Only had a Brain, a Heart, a Home, the NERVE (Cancelled)

Presenter: Kim Barfield, Coordinator for Alumni and Parent Relations with University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX
Time & Location: Tue, Feb 21, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, SSCB 3305
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If I only had a brain, a heart, a home, the NERVE! As spoken so clearly from the classic movie "The Wizard of Oz", the characters take their audience on a journey to discover those unique characteristics within themselves to "make sense" of the world around them and live the life they desire. Take a moment and ask yourself, "What do I want?" Learn how your journey and the people around you shape who you are in the most unlikely ways. Come, listen, respond, and be a kid at heart!

Leadership Essentials… The Keys to Successful Leadership!!!

Presenter: Joyce Delores Taylor, Chief Operating Officer with ONEPowerful Movement Community Development Center
Time & Location: Fri, Feb 24, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, SSCB 2311
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This inspiring and uplifting workshop will teach you the definition of leadership, how to recognize leadership styles, and the key traits of successful leaders. You will receive a booklet packed with several leadership assessment tools. You will be engaged, laugh, and have fun in this interactive workshop learning about the essentials of leadership! Several give-away items make this additionally a special workshop to attend.

What is Your Leadership Style? (Myers-Briggs Type Inventory)

Time & Location: Fri, Mar 2, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, SSCB 2311
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Prerequisite: You must pre-register prior to taking the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory in the Counseling Services no later than 12:00 pm February 24 in order to participate in this workshop.

This seminar will help you learn about your communication/leadership style via the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), and how to work better with people who have different styles. All participants will receive their personal profiles from Career Services during this session. Presented by Dianne Wells, Counseling Services.

Being A CUT Above the Rest: Team and Organizational Effectiveness

Time & Location: Tue, Mar 6, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, Bayou Garden Room 1510
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Is the team or organization that you are a part of effective in producing meaningful outcomes? Are there members of the team that are not on board with the organization's mission or purpose? This program will discuss specific strategies on how your team/organization can be effective and "A CUT" above the rest. This session promises to produce high energy and to equip you with a refreshing look at creating an effective team environment. Presented by Ron Klinger, UHCL Human Resources.

Who Moved My Cheese? Change Your Attitude About Change

Presenter: Patrick Lawrence Cardenas, UHCL Student Life Program Assistant and Student Activities Events
Time & Location: Thu, Mar 22, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, SSCB 3303
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Based on the best-selling book "Who Moved My Cheese?" by Spencer Johnson, M.D., this workshop helps people deal with change in their lives and in their work in large and small organizations. Cheese is a metaphor for what you want to have in life, and the Maze is where you spend your time looking for what you want.

Not Another Pimple! Finding a Balance – the Key to Avoiding Stress (Time Management)

Presenter: Michelle Kaltenbach, Academic Advisor in the School of Education and oversees the STEP program
Time & Location: Fri, Mar 23, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm, SSCB 2311
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In this interactive workshop you will have the opportunity to take inventory of what is most important to you and how your time is spend each day. After this inventory, you will have an opportunity to set priorities and goals that will help you in achieving ultimate balance. Take control of your time and avoid feeling stressed starting today!

Catch the Energy: FISH – Motivating Yourself and Your Team

Presenter: Jennifer Clark (Assistant Director – Student Life) and Jessica Diese Sutton (Intern – SLICE)
Time & Location: Mon, Mar 26, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, SSCB 3305
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Imagine a workplace where everyone chooses to bring energy, passion and a positive attitude with them each day. An environment in which people are truly connected to their work, their colleagues and their customers. Impossible? No! This workshop will introduce you to the FISH! philosophy embraced by the employees of Pike's World-Famous Fish Market in Seattle, Washington. Based on the best selling book FISH: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, by Stephen C. Lundin, Ph.D, Harry Paul, and John Christensen.

Welcome to the Jungle: A Journey for the Successful Student

Presenter: Jennifer Amundsen, School of Education
Time & Location: Tue, Mar 27, 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm, SSCB 3311
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Are you a peaceful lamb? Maybe an analytical owl? This workshop takes a fun approach for individuals to learn what animal they represent in the classroom "jungle" and how they can best use these traits to be successful as students and peers as they venture through.