This is my first post here in awhile not asking for help and just for fun. I know I'm excited about kickoff because I'm spending time on Chief Delphi again instead of finding other ways to procrastinate. As a senior, I can't wait to graduate, but am also sad and excited to see my fourth and final year on the team.
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Originally Posted by Karibou
I'm looking to improve both my time management and general leadership skills this year. I'd like to actually have the motivation to do some of my homework (I DO have the time. Just not the motivation), and possibly snag a job so that I'll have some money.
I also really need work on leading rather than just doing. I've got the same habit that Chris does: doing instead of teaching. As a team leader and a junior, I need to start passing on what I've learned and start taking a little more of a hands-off approach. As a mentor told me yesterday, the attitude that he wants the captains to take this year is more of a "welcome to mentoring" standpoint.
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I like this post. I think I need to start to stay back a little if I really want to teach kids what I think is important, which to me is both mechanical abilities but equally the ability to think for oneself and act independently of a safeguard. As captain, I hope to become more like a mentor, so I'll be better prepared to do whatever leadership jawn I want to commit my life to.
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Originally Posted by Wayne TenBrink
I'm pumped & ready to go, but I still haven't had my usual pre-kickoff nightmare about getting lost on the way to kickoff.
As a mentor, I hope to develop my skills in the following areas:
- Discern the current and potential skills of everyone on the team.
- Delegate tasks & responsibilities accordingly, and then let the person/team take ownership of the product.
- Teach students to think for themselves - not just follow instructions.
- Keep everybody productively occupied.
- Keep an open mind on technical approaches. Don't just latch on to the first idea that comes to mind.
- Keep all receipts and submit them in a timely manner...
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Lol, I found this funny, since for the first time ever my dad is letting me drive to kickoff by myself, and one of the slight fears of mine is I'll take the wrong exit on the way to Upper Darby and get completely lost.