The Social Change Model is rooted in three main values: collaboration, self-knowledge and service. As an athlete, these three values are crucial to individual, team and program success. Every sports team has a hierarchical structure. Certain people have leadership titles but the majority does not. Because of this, collaboration is critical. In collaborative leadership, every member of the group has the ability to contribute to the team’s success, reach goals, make relationships and uphold the culture of the team. As a member of a team, it is important for me to make sure everyone feels this collaboration and feels as if they are important to the team. Another value is self-knowledge. As an athlete, it is important to know myself and my strengths and weaknesses on and off the team. Every member brings unique talents to the team, and if every member works on becoming great at their talents, the team as a whole will be stronger. Finally service is very important as a collegiate athlete. Because of our title, we have a lot of power. Many kids look up to us and it is important to be good role models for them. While these values were the driving force behind the Social Change Model, the model is actually a framework on how individuals, groups and society can grow and create social change. The seven C’s of the social change model are: change, citizenship, common purpose, collaboration, controversy with civility, consciousness of self, congruence and commitment. The model is unique as all the parts revolve around social change. The values, aside from change, are broken up into individual values, group values and society values. As a leader-athlete, the encouraging aspect of this model is that the values are not a checklist. Rather, displaying one value in hands-on circumstances allows us to not only grow in that value but also acquire the capacity to grow in other values. If our team can grow in the group values of collaboration, common purpose and civility, our chemistry, individual commitment and team culture will grow as well.
The Social Change Model illustrates that any person, at any point, can bring about positive social change. In The Ovierview of the Social Change Model of Leadership, the idea that, “the intention of positive social change is at the heart of leadership, regardless of the outcome.” Essentially, change is not possible unless someone or a group of people step out of the ordinary and pose a change. Leadership, serves as a platform to inspire and bring about such change. As a student athlete, I have the opportunity to use athletics as an avenue to apply my self-knowledge, serve the community, and collaborate with others through community service and volunteering. The social change model suggests that development and growth in one area transcends into growth and development in other skills. Of the seven C’s within the social change model, I feel competent in common purpose, consciousness of self, congruence, and commitment. I hope to develop other skills by collaborating with athletes who might be comfortable in in areas such as collaboration or citizenship. I remember looking up to college athletes as as a kid, and therefore, have an amazing opportunity to lead and inspire others as a student athlete on and off the field. My hope is that I can develop skills in each of the seven C’s within the social change model, to hopefully create a positive social change within my team and community.
The Social Change Model, which is rooted in service, collaboration, and self-knowledge are all applicable to what I strive to work towards in my life journey. The article mentions that "change is not easy; it requires learning a new way of being and unlearning past habits, behaviors, and attitudes". This particularly stuck out to me because my team is currently in the process of reforming ourselves to have a consistent mindset of working hard day in and day out in order to see success. The last two seasons have been losing seasons, so to completely change how to we come into our workouts, individuals, practices, open gyms, has not always been an easy task. There were numerous times where us captains had to put our foot down or remind the team what our ultimate goal is. Collaboration is an essential aspect to a teams success. It is important that the leaders and the members of the team feel like their voices are being heard and that they can have a fair amount of input--on and off the court/field/track/pool. Service builds character and has helped me grow into a more well-rounded friend and teammate. A lot of the service opportunities that I have been able to be a part of here at UT were related to my sport or some sort of athletic venue. The kids look at us athletes with such content and study how we act. Service forces us to model what the kids want to see while also sharpening our social skills and how to be diverse in all types of situations. Being an upperclassmen, I have had time to know what I can do well and also what needs improvement. Knowing these strengths and weaknesses is important because I know what to highlight and I am always working on the things that I need to improve on. Coaches are here to help point out things that I do not do so well, but how I see it; if you can not recognize and take responsibility for what I need to work on, the coaches can only help so much. Finally, these three core values along with other values that I could list are all what help me be not only a more competent leader, but also a better teammate.
The Social Change Model is rooted in three main values: collaboration, self-knowledge and service. As an athlete, these three values are crucial to individual, team and program success. Every sports team has a hierarchical structure. Certain people have leadership titles but the majority does not. Because of this, collaboration is critical. In collaborative leadership, every member of the group has the ability to contribute to the team’s success, reach goals, make relationships and uphold the culture of the team. As a member of a team, it is important for me to make sure everyone feels this collaboration and feels as if they are important to the team. Another value is self-knowledge. As an athlete, it is important to know myself and my strengths and weaknesses on and off the team. Every member brings unique talents to the team, and if every member works on becoming great at their talents, the team as a whole will be stronger. Finally service is very important as a collegiate athlete. Because of our title, we have a lot of power. Many kids look up to us and it is important to be good role models for them.
ReplyDeleteWhile these values were the driving force behind the Social Change Model, the model is actually a framework on how individuals, groups and society can grow and create social change. The seven C’s of the social change model are: change, citizenship, common purpose, collaboration, controversy with civility, consciousness of self, congruence and commitment. The model is unique as all the parts revolve around social change. The values, aside from change, are broken up into individual values, group values and society values. As a leader-athlete, the encouraging aspect of this model is that the values are not a checklist. Rather, displaying one value in hands-on circumstances allows us to not only grow in that value but also acquire the capacity to grow in other values. If our team can grow in the group values of collaboration, common purpose and civility, our chemistry, individual commitment and team culture will grow as well.
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ReplyDeleteThe Social Change Model illustrates that any person, at any point, can bring about positive social change. In The Ovierview of the Social Change Model of Leadership, the idea that, “the intention of positive social change is at the heart of leadership, regardless of the outcome.” Essentially, change is not possible unless someone or a group of people step out of the ordinary and pose a change. Leadership, serves as a platform to inspire and bring about such change. As a student athlete, I have the opportunity to use athletics as an avenue to apply my self-knowledge, serve the community, and collaborate with others through community service and volunteering. The social change model suggests that development and growth in one area transcends into growth and development in other skills. Of the seven C’s within the social change model, I feel competent in common purpose, consciousness of self, congruence, and commitment. I hope to develop other skills by collaborating with athletes who might be comfortable in in areas such as collaboration or citizenship. I remember looking up to college athletes as as a kid, and therefore, have an amazing opportunity to lead and inspire others as a student athlete on and off the field. My hope is that I can develop skills in each of the seven C’s within the social change model, to hopefully create a positive social change within my team and community.
ReplyDeleteThe Social Change Model, which is rooted in service, collaboration, and self-knowledge are all applicable to what I strive to work towards in my life journey. The article mentions that "change is not easy; it requires learning a new way of being and unlearning past habits, behaviors, and attitudes". This particularly stuck out to me because my team is currently in the process of reforming ourselves to have a consistent mindset of working hard day in and day out in order to see success. The last two seasons have been losing seasons, so to completely change how to we come into our workouts, individuals, practices, open gyms, has not always been an easy task. There were numerous times where us captains had to put our foot down or remind the team what our ultimate goal is. Collaboration is an essential aspect to a teams success. It is important that the leaders and the members of the team feel like their voices are being heard and that they can have a fair amount of input--on and off the court/field/track/pool. Service builds character and has helped me grow into a more well-rounded friend and teammate. A lot of the service opportunities that I have been able to be a part of here at UT were related to my sport or some sort of athletic venue. The kids look at us athletes with such content and study how we act. Service forces us to model what the kids want to see while also sharpening our social skills and how to be diverse in all types of situations. Being an upperclassmen, I have had time to know what I can do well and also what needs improvement. Knowing these strengths and weaknesses is important because I know what to highlight and I am always working on the things that I need to improve on. Coaches are here to help point out things that I do not do so well, but how I see it; if you can not recognize and take responsibility for what I need to work on, the coaches can only help so much.
ReplyDeleteFinally, these three core values along with other values that I could list are all what help me be not only a more competent leader, but also a better teammate.