Volunteering

---Just wanted to let everyone know the girls won so they play here at 7 on Fri against Avilla.. Also the guys play tomorrow at 7 at William Jewell.


--- I also think volunteering is a good idea not only because it looks good on a resume but the feeling you get when you do it is par none. Also even though you might not realize it when you are doing it you are learning things also, that you can carry over to the next time you lead someone or even a group of people.

Info

I was talking with my mom and she said that the community that I am from in Omaha is also going to have a big cleaning day but it is going to be during our spring break so I am planning on helping with that and maybe stealing some ideas from it!! Also my friend is not able to DJ but I am going to ask the school if we can use there sound system.

Volunteering

Here is the topic for this week. Volunteering is extremely important to the success of many organizations. What are some of the motivating factors of why people volunteer? Some examples may be to be a change agent, to get to know their community, or to donate their professional skills.

Project Planning

For my weekly post this week, I've decided to go back to a topic discussed a few weeks ago. I didn't get a chance to answer this question at that time, so I'm doing so now. So what do I think project planning is and why is it important?

Project planning is an incredibly important task that needs to be undertaken by a leader. The leader must look at what needs to be done and delegate the tasks between the other members of the team. He should make sure that everyone is doing their own share and that everyone is doing the best job possible.

For me, I'm sure like everyone else, I've had the opportunity to plan a lot of different projects where it was necessary to go through this listing and delegation period. One example that comes to mind is my Discovery Day Project last year, the "Blue Room Compilations." Myself and Stephonne Singleton undertook the project together and decided we wanted to make a CD of all the different musical artists on campus. In order to do this, we had to figure out all the different things that needed to be done. We had to make sure we had all the equipment necessary, find the people to be on the CD, make sure we had the proper funding from the Discovery Day Committee, prioritize and make time for the project, find people to do the graphic design and website, find the cheapest prices for duplication, plan a CD release party, and actually do all the recording, mixing, and mastering, among many other things. By splitting these tasks up and making sure we put all forth all our efforts, we were able to make a quality project.

Leadership Teams

I have been on many teams that required me to step up and be a team player/leader. I have been involved with many things through church, my hobby of horse back riding and school.
I think that the best example is when I had to plan a trip to Washington DC for 600 youth. As a team it took a lot of cooperation and team work.


ALSO: I wanted to call to everyone attention the following opportunity:
Thursday 8 p.m. - Cray Lecture in the Haverty Center. Jeff Berghoff, a young businessman from Scottsdale, Ariz., will talk about his business and the entrepreneurial spirit in his presentation “Youth as an Entrepreneurial Advantage”

Teams I have been on

In high school I was able to play 3 sports all 4 years, and my Junior year I was on the varsity basketball team. Although we had three seniors on the team they where not leaders. Along with the seniors it was our new coaches first year as the coach of the program so it was all new to him also. Our school had a reputation as being one of the best basketball programs in the state. But because of lack of leadership we went 0-21 that year. The following year we as seniors made it a goal to do better leading the younger kids in our program and teaching them how to practice and win. So I think being in situations where there was lack of leadership has helped me just rise to the occasion because I have had first hand experience that every team needs a leader.

Benedictine College School of Business

and the

Thomas M. Hoenig Student International Business Council

cordially invite you to attend a

Lucca Leadership Weekend

WELCOME & NETWORKING RECEPTION

Friday, March 6, 20095:30pm - 7:30pm

Benedictine College Legacy Hall Lounge1020 North 2nd Street (corner of Second St. & Mound St.)Atchison, KS

Meet and greet with Tim Munden and the team from Lucca Leadership North America (LLNA). Tim is Chairman of LLNA and also a Vice President at Unilever.

Lucca Leadership is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development of young leaders who will bring about change for good in their communities, societies, and beyond. The independent organization operates globally from five countries and brings the best of traditional leadership development together with modern research and experiential learning techniques. Hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served.

For more information on this event, please contact the
School of Business at (913) 360-7426.