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Growing Council Leadership:

Developing Leaders for Life

51st College Councils Conference September 30 – October 2, 2016

Patrick Aselin Andrew Girman

• University of Scranton, PA,

Junior

• Political Science Major, History

Minor, ‘18

• District Deputy
• Deputy Grand Knight, Council

4032

• andrew.girman@scranton.edu
• (570) 881-2261
• Rensselaer Polytechnic

Institute, Troy, NY

• Materials Engineering,

Mathematics ‘18

• Grand Knight - Council 13635
• aselip@rpi.edu
• (518) 225-5236

Introduction

• What one needs to be a leader
• Being a leader affects you and your surroundings
• You can be a leader for others
• What it ultimately means to be a great leader in all

aspects of life

• Q&A

What is the purpose of this session?

• Promote moral, intellectual & spiritual development
• Witness to the Gospel
• Dedication to charity, unity, fraternity & patriotism

Definitions of a Leader

Andrew’s Definition:

• Experienced in his field
• Connects well with peers
• Make good decisions
• Sympathize and require the best
• Steps up and takes charge

Patrick’s Definition:

• Brings others to a place they would

never have reached otherwise

• Willing to make decisions and

accept the consequences

• Makes a group work better as a

whole than as individuals

Audience definitions:

Examples?

Common Themes

“Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal.”

• Peter G. Northouse (6)

Leadership: Theory and Practice. Seventh ed. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2016. Print.

What it Takes to be a Leader

• Qualities of a Leader
• Responsibility
• Enthusiasm/Focus
• Empathy/Fraternity
• Experience
• Confidence

What it Takes to be a Leader

• Responsibilities of a Leader
• Uniting one’s peers
• Inspiration
• Proposing ideas
• Taking action
• Setting up events

Leadership in your Council

• Responsible for council welfare and growth:
• Identifying and developing new ideas
• Running events
• Connecting with members
• Serve as role models:
• As an example for your Brother Knights
• Inspire other young Catholic men

Leadership in the Church

• Different roles
• Other opportunities
• Volunteering
• Service trips
• Collections, Food Drives

Being a Leader in Family and Civil Society

• In your vocation
• Opportunities in your community:
• City
• School
• Work

How Being a Leader Affects You

• Gives experience
• Career opportunities
• Relationships with others
• Self-respect and reflection

Spiritual and Moral Growth as a Leader

• Called by to be witnesses to the Gospel and living

proof of the Church

• “As iron sharpens iron, so man sharpens his fellow

man” (NAB, Prov. 27:17)

• Decision making develops ethical leadership

Situational Leadership

Styles change based on environment, people, and tasks:

• Directive: Giving clear instructions
• Participative: Seeks group input and integration
• Supportive: Friendly, gives positive reinforcement
• Achievement-Oriented: Challenges, always strives

for improvement

Motivating Others to Achieve a Goal

To help members meet expectations and complete tasks, a leader:

• Defines goals
• Clarifies path
• Removes obstacles
• Provides support

Leadership Programs

• Big Knight, Little Knight
• Assisting and leading projects
• Involve underclassmen
• Give underclassmen officer roles

Big Knight, Little Knight

• Assign new Knight with upperclassmen Knight
• Based on common interests
• Make aware of events
• Explain history and legacy of the Knights of Columbus
• Be role models
• 2nd & 3rd degree

Assisting and Leading Projects

• Hands on experience
• Creating events
• Encourage work with others
• Assist with other Knights’ events
• Continue to support the Knight

Involve Underclassmen

• Future of the Council
• Pairing up with officers
• Welcoming environment
• Offering help & advice

Officer Roles for Underclassmen

• Best way to learn
• Give responsibility
• Smaller roles
• Show potential
• Create honorary roles
• Committee chairs

Team Building Activities

• Evening socials
• Outdoor activities (paintball)
• Other resources:
• http://www.dartmouth.edu/stulife/greek-

soc/nme/brotherhood_building_nic.pdf

• http://lead.gmu.edu/training-resources/activities-

and-exercises/

Leadership Workshops

• Escape Code (Perspective,

Communication)

• Place ~30 paper sheets along a path.
• Draw a map of the layout.
• Codemaker decides the correct path (code).
• Everyone lines up and one person at a time

attempts to guess the right path step by step.

• Leader decides silently responds to guesses.

Leadership Workshops

• Helium Stick (Communication, Team Building):
• 8-15 people stand in two lines and face each other.
• All hold their arms out and point index fingers.
• Place a light pipe or stick on top of the fingers.
• Inform participants they are to place the Helium

Stick on the ground without curling fingers, gripping the stick, or breaking contact.

• If anyone is caught not touching the stick, restart the

game.

Being a Leader After College

• Opportunities in the Knights:
• Officer positions
• District roles, field agents
• Family
• Workplace
• Parish

Leadership & Fraternity

• Offering help
• Being there
• Once a knight, always a knight
• Pushing one another

Conclusion

• Leader as a pivotal role
• Move the council forward
• Men for God and others

Q&A

Andrew Girman University of Scranton, PA, Junior Political Science Major, History Minor, ‘18 Deputy Grand Knight, Council 4032 andrew.girman@scranton.edu (570) 881-2261 Patrick Aselin Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Materials Engineering, Mathematics ‘18 Grand Knight - Council 13635 aselip@rpi.edu (518) 225-5236