LEADERSHIP CERTIFICATE PROGRAM (LCP)
How Do They Learn To Lead?
LCP candidates first embark on The Student Leadership Challenge® during their Sophomore year with either an overnight backpacking trip or challenging hike on the local Finger Lakes Trail.
We use the Step Ladder Theory of Groups:
• Safety - Who am I?
• Trust - Who are you?
• Group Identity - Who are we?
• Goals - What is our task?
• Vision - Where are we going? Where can we go?
Prior to the trip they reflect on their Personal Best Leadership experience, examine their Values and whether those Values align with how they conduct their life in all situations at all times.
During their outdoor adventure they engage in a leadership role on the trail based on those Values and the Strengths that they’ve identified in the Personal Best story.
During the remainder of their time in the LCP, they work on increasing the frequency of leadership behaviors related to the Challenge’s “Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership:”
- Model the Way – Clarifying values and setting the example
- Inspire a Shared Vision – Envisioning the future and enlisting others
- Challenge the Process – Searching for opportunities, experimenting and taking risks
- Enable Others to Act – Fostering collaboration and strengthening others
- Encourage the Heart – Recognizing contributions and celebrating the values and victories
They engage in a 360 degree assessment of themselves and their team members through a Student Leadership Practices Inventory® in the Junior and Senior year.
They participate as both leader and follower in a substantial service learning project where they practice “the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations.” –Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner
They learn who they are, who their team members are and the synergies created by aligning their personal Myers Briggs® type and StrengthsQuest™ talents with team values.
