Objectives Focus on you Identify strengths Map your network Introduce useful tools Draft PLP
Facilitators Jesse Pyles Sustainability Coordinator Unity College Jenna Ringelheim National Program Coordinator Environmental Leadership Program
Agenda Introductions Elevator Pitch Creative Session I: Our Influence Personal Leadership Plan Break Creative Session II: Resource Mapping Creative Session III: Mission/Vision Gallery Walk AASHE Survey
Ground Rules Bring it. This is an active session. Think about yourself for once. No blockers. Every idea is a good idea. Focus on your strengths. Use each other. You’re all facilitators.
Elevator Pitch Give your Institution/Sustainability Overview What are you REALLY good at? How are your strengths related to achievement photos? Small groups of minutes each
Creative Session I: Our Influence “How can sustainability officers best influence change in higher education?” Individual post-it brainstorm (3 min) Group Share (10 min) Organize and Iterate (12 min) Scribe summarize on flip chart
Creative Session I: Our Influence The Question: In What Ways Can We (Sustainability Officers) best influence change in higher education? What is our impact? What should higher ed. look like?
Personal Leadership Plan Structure for reflection and intention. A tool for assessment. Integrated personal and professional aspirations. Working document. “[w]e encourage you to challenge yourself. Think about creative new ways to approach your work, push yourself to work across boundaries... or propose strategies for engaging new networks of people in more productive ways.”
PLP Framework 1.Personal Statement Mission / vision statement 2.Personal and Professional Goals 3.Resources 4.Constituency/Diversity 5.Challenges 6.Milestones 7.Happiness
Green Light. Delight. Ignite. What efforts in your work are: Green Light: Immediately actionable Delight: Personally satisfying Ignite: Professional game changers
Break – 15 min
Creative Session II: Resource Mapping Brainstorm: Trust Communication Advice Individual Sketch: 15 minutes Group Share: 5-10 minutes each
Creative Session III: Mission/Vision What do YOU want to get done in the next: Two weeks? Two months? Two years?
Creative Session III: Mission/Vision Craft your own Personal Statement What will satisfy you in your work? How does it meet your own goals?
Questions? Environmental Leadership Program Unity College
Thanks! ELP Networking Meet-up. Tuesday at 4:45. Rm. 511 A Environmental Leadership Program Unity College