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TMU Leadership

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Every student has the potential to be a leader in their own communities, and the goal of our programming is to empower students to recognize that within themselves.

TMU Leadership helps you explore, track and reflect on your experiences to better to capture skills development and articulate it well in interviews and on your resume.

Leadership Development uses your experiences on campus and in your community to educate and inform programs focused on your evolution as a leader.

  

Leadership Pillars

Personal Leadership

Personal Leadership

This pillar is designed to:

  • Boost your confidence to voluntarily take charge of a situation when you have the opportunity to do so.
  • Emphasize the importance of exhibiting a positive outlook and attitude.
  • Create awareness around the impact personal attitude has on inspiring others and maximizing output and trust.
Communication

Communication

This pillar is designed to:

  • Emphasize the importance of effective verbal communication when informing, inspiring, and influencing others.
  • Provide you with the skills necessary to communicate with others one on one, in group settings, and in front of large audiences.
  • Share strategies used to manage disagreement or conflict effectively.
Self-Awareness & Development

Self-Awareness & Development

This pillar is designed to:

  • Develop a greater understanding of oneself to engage authentically and productively.
  • Connect personal values to the influence of individual values when inspiring a shared vision.
  • Highlight the importance of acting in alignment with personal values.
Civic Responsibility

Civic Responsibility

This pillar is designed to:

  • Give you an opportunity to make a difference in your community by contributing your time and talent.
  • Highlight the importance of acting in ways that benefit society and its members.
  • Participate in the creation and maintenance of a thriving community that results from personal engagement.
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

This pillar is designed to:

  • Emphasize the importance and value of exposure to different backgrounds, values, beliefs, and experiences.
  • Discover new ways to include others in roles, processes, and experiences.
  • Cultivate a welcoming environment in an effort to encourage shared goals and aspirations.
Teamwork & Cooperation

Teamwork & Cooperation

This pillar is designed to:

  • Provide you with strategies to cultivate relationships and connections with others.
  • Share approaches used to share power to encourage a sense of ownership and accountability to a process or within a group.
  • Communicate feedback in a manner that improves effectiveness, productivity, or interactions with others.