Tuesday November 17th: Legacy and Mentorship

What do you want your legacy at UT to be? What will people say about you when you are gone?

Thursday November 12th: Personal Mission Statement

What is your personal mission statement?

Tuesday November 10th: Courage and Resiliency

What does courage mean to you? What leaders had to show courage to accomplish their goal?

November 5th: Student Apathy

In what situations on your team have you become apathetic, and how have you overcome this?

Tuesday, November 3rd: Film Presentations

If you missed class today, contact Sally to make up your film presentation.

Thursday October 29th: Passion

What are your reflections on the two film clips for today's class?

Tuesday October 27th: Authenticity

What does it mean to be authentic? Describe a leader in your life who demonstrates a great deal of authenticity.

Thursday October 22nd: Ethics and Integrity

Reflect on an ethical dilemma you have faced as a student athlete? Did you do the "right" thing? How do you know?

Tuesday: October 20th: 360 Degree Leadership

Who do you lead up, down and across to? Which tenets of 360 degree leadership help you to do so?

Tuesday October 13th: Community Service

If you missed class today, contact Sally to make up the community service.

October 8th: Servant Leadership & Sacrifice

What does this phrase mean to you?


“One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others."


Who do you bear the torch for as an athlete? Who do you give light to?

Tuesday October 6th: Trust

How do you build trust among teammates? What happens when trust is lost?

Tuesday October 1st: Conflict in Leadership

Reflect on a time that you were on a dysfunctional team. What made it flawed? How could strong leadership have changed the team dynamic?

Thursday September 24th: Creating Change Through Sport

How can you create change at UT through your team?

Tuesday September 22nd: Unity

How does your team keep team first unity and teamwork a priority? What is your role in promoting team unity? Can leadership impact unity?

Thursday September 17th: Team Dynamics

What is your favorite team tradition, and why?

Tuesday September 15th: Diversity & Empathy

What does diversity mean to you, and how is this related to empathy?

Thursday September 10th: Crucibles of Leadership

What is a crucible moment that you have experienced in your life? How has that impacted you as a leader and as an athlete?

Tuesday September 8th: Congruence

Why is congruence an important part of being a leader? What would your team be like without using congruence?

Thursday September 3rd: Values Based Leadership

As a leader, why are values important? What are yours, and how do you live and lead by them?

Tuesday September 1st: Pyramid of Success

What does your leadership pyramid look like? What serves as the foundation, the mortar and the apex?

Tuesday August 25th: Thermostat & Thermometer

Are you a thermostat or a thermometer? Why?


Who is an example of each on your team?

Thursday August 27th: Social Change Model

How does the social change model apply to you as an athlete?

Legacy


What do you want your legacy at UT to be? What will people say about you when you are gone?

Passion


What are your reflections on the two film clips for today's class?

Mentorship


What did you learn from the readings on mentorship? Who mentors you and what type of mentor do you hope to be?

Tradition


What is your favorite team tradition?

Servant Leadership


What does this phrase mean to you?


“One that beareth a torch shadoweth oneself to give light to others."


Who do you bear the torch for as an athlete? Who do you give light to?

March 24


If you could have lunch with any leader in the world... who would it be and why?

Authenticity


What does it mean to be authentic? Describe a leader in your life who demonstrates a great deal of authenticity.

Ethics


Reflect on an ethical dilemma you have faced as a student athlete? Did you do the "right" thing? How do you know?

Thermostats and Thermometers


Are you a thermostat or a thermometer? Why?


Who is an example of each on your team?

Trust


How do you build trust among teammates? What happens when trust is lost?

Creating and Communicating a Vision


What is the vision of UT Athletics? Your team? Your coach? YOU?

360 Degree Leadership


Who do you lead up, down and across to? Which tenets of 360 degree leadership help you to do so?

Five Dysfunctions of a Team


Reflect on a time that you were on a dysfunctional team. What made it flawed? How could strong leadership have changed the team dynamic?

Teamwork and Unity


How does your team keep team first unity and teamwork a priority? What is your role in promoting team unity? Can leadership impact unity?

Crucible Moments


What is a crucible moment that you have experienced in your life? How has that impacted you as a leader and as an athlete?

EQ/IQ


Describe someone on your team who demonstrates outstanding Emotional Intelligence. What do they do on a regular basis to show their EQ?

Pyramid of Success


What does your leadership pyramid look like? What serves as the foundation, the mortar and the apex?

Values to Action


As a leader, why are values important? What are yours, and how do you live and lead by them?

Leadership Styles


Pick a leader in sport who you admire and answer the following:


Which of the Five Practices do they exemplify and how?
What is their 'X-Factor?'

Six Domains of Leadership


Sitkin & Lind outline six domains of leadership that they think are crucial for one's success. Which do you find to be a personal area of strength for you, and which domain is the most challenging? Why?

Being a leader


A google search of the word "leader" will yield over 930 MILLION results in less than one second. What does being a leader mean to you?