While contemplating ideas on what to do for The Leadership Challenge Project I had the intention to only do a project that had some significant meaning to me. My brainstorming left me with an array of concepts. Ultimately, I decided to put into action the idea I thought would have the biggest impact. A notable issue I have seen arise since the dawn of the smart phone is the dependence placed on said phones. When walking around the USU campus, waiting at the bus stop, or even eating at a restaurant it is nearly impossible not to see at least one person engulfed in the activity on his or her smart phone. I understand more often than not these people are actually working on something productive. But when these habits translate into quality
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I would frequently text my volunteers throughout the month of November to remind them to hand out flyers and get more signatures. Setting small bench marks such as each person getting ten more signatures on a particular day consequently lead to the overall big impact on 337 people’s lives. Trust was also critical in my team accomplishing the set goals. I made it a priority to not be a leader that is constantly micromanaging and breathing down my volunteers’ neck. It is counter-productive and shows distrust. I wanted my volunteers to feel enabled to make a difference, not forced to. The last tactic I extracted from the book was gratitude. This is something leaders often overlook. People need recognition and validation that what they are doing is making a difference. With this knowledge I made sure to always convey my appreciation to my …show more content…
This is seemingly an impossible vision to create. But I believe this challenge is a good start to bringing people to change and kicking the habit of constant phone use. Eventually, if enough awareness is spread and discipline used, any issue can be eradicated. I have already seen this challenging affecting people’s lives. For instance, my brother’s best friend, Chase, came down to Logan the other day. He had seen the “Power Off and Eat Challenge” on Facebook and had liked it. He told me that he has fully committed to the challenge and I saw this manifest itself as we went out to eat at Denny’s one night. It was moving to observe the impact of this challenge first-hand. It is “lollipop moments” like these that motivate me to continue this
I would frequently text my volunteers throughout the month of November to remind them to hand out flyers and get more signatures. Setting small bench marks such as each person getting ten more signatures on a particular day consequently lead to the overall big impact on 337 people’s lives. Trust was also critical in my team accomplishing the set goals. I made it a priority to not be a leader that is constantly micromanaging and breathing down my volunteers’ neck. It is counter-productive and shows distrust. I wanted my volunteers to feel enabled to make a difference, not forced to. The last tactic I extracted from the book was gratitude. This is something leaders often overlook. People need recognition and validation that what they are doing is making a difference. With this knowledge I made sure to always convey my appreciation to my …show more content…
This is seemingly an impossible vision to create. But I believe this challenge is a good start to bringing people to change and kicking the habit of constant phone use. Eventually, if enough awareness is spread and discipline used, any issue can be eradicated. I have already seen this challenging affecting people’s lives. For instance, my brother’s best friend, Chase, came down to Logan the other day. He had seen the “Power Off and Eat Challenge” on Facebook and had liked it. He told me that he has fully committed to the challenge and I saw this manifest itself as we went out to eat at Denny’s one night. It was moving to observe the impact of this challenge first-hand. It is “lollipop moments” like these that motivate me to continue this