What role do you typically play in (*a) group?
When I am in a group setting, without a doubt I take on a mediator and leadership role. For example, when I mentored and tutored 5th graders, I had to not only be the authority figure, but I was responsible for listening to their problems and concerns and providing them with the best resolution. Being a mediator allows me to be a silent leader for the reason that I can lead people while they feel like they are a leader as well. Since, I have trained experience in being a mediator, I can help students and my fellow RA’s to communicate effectively and come together as a unit and not as people who are obligated to live together.
Please tell us about a time when you had a conflicting idea with …show more content…
At the time I was the head officers and was in charge of overseeing the treasurer and three other FBLA members that were responsible for raising money. One day the vice president and I were discussing what fundraiser we were going to do, when we were going to do it and how much money we wanted to raise. However, the vice president I could not come up with a consensus on what to do because our ideas clashed. To solve our conflicting ideas, I first used my written and oral and communication skills to generate a list of our ideas. Then I reasoned with my fellow chapter member to eliminate her ideas that may have seemed unrealistic and would not possibly work in the time frame we had, and I did the same. Due to the process that I used to solve the conflict, the vice president and I agreed on how to raise money for the March of Dime. As a result, we raised over five hundred dollars to be donated.
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Currently I am a student worker at Charter Oak State College. As a student worker I am given the opportunity to have a flexible schedule that caters to my personal commitments. In addition, I am only required to work 15 hours or less a week. Other than being a student worker I am a past member of the IRC budget committee representing Barrows Hall and Habitat for Humanity
When I am in a group setting, without a doubt I take on a mediator and leadership role. For example, when I mentored and tutored 5th graders, I had to not only be the authority figure, but I was responsible for listening to their problems and concerns and providing them with the best resolution. Being a mediator allows me to be a silent leader for the reason that I can lead people while they feel like they are a leader as well. Since, I have trained experience in being a mediator, I can help students and my fellow RA’s to communicate effectively and come together as a unit and not as people who are obligated to live together.
Please tell us about a time when you had a conflicting idea with …show more content…
At the time I was the head officers and was in charge of overseeing the treasurer and three other FBLA members that were responsible for raising money. One day the vice president and I were discussing what fundraiser we were going to do, when we were going to do it and how much money we wanted to raise. However, the vice president I could not come up with a consensus on what to do because our ideas clashed. To solve our conflicting ideas, I first used my written and oral and communication skills to generate a list of our ideas. Then I reasoned with my fellow chapter member to eliminate her ideas that may have seemed unrealistic and would not possibly work in the time frame we had, and I did the same. Due to the process that I used to solve the conflict, the vice president and I agreed on how to raise money for the March of Dime. As a result, we raised over five hundred dollars to be donated.
Details
(Group/Class/Work Names, Time Commitment, Work Schedule)
Currently I am a student worker at Charter Oak State College. As a student worker I am given the opportunity to have a flexible schedule that caters to my personal commitments. In addition, I am only required to work 15 hours or less a week. Other than being a student worker I am a past member of the IRC budget committee representing Barrows Hall and Habitat for Humanity