1. Leadership Fundamentals 2 HSS 2080
Sports Medicine 20
Leadership Fundamentals 2
HSS 2080

2. Leadership Qualities & Styles
Ascribed Leadership vs Attained Leadership
Ascribed Leadership
Gained by status
Examples include Professional Athletes, Movie Stars & Musicians
High status in our society makes most look up to as role models
How many live up to the status we give them? Are they leaders?
In school, how many Ascribed Leaders do we have?
Attained Leadership
Gained by performance and hard work! Earned!
Great examples include some of the best captains off of Pro teams

3. Where are you ? Ascribed Leadership vs Attained Leadership
Rate yourself from 1-10.
Explain why you rated yourself the way you did?
Which of these two leadership qualities would be most beneficial to the Sports Medicine field? Why?
Why did you rate yourself the way you did?
Are there people in this class who are seen as leaders just because they are popular? Explain.

4. Formal vs Informal Leadership
Chosen or Assigned leadership roles
Typically your captains or assistant captains
Typically assigned this position because they demonstrate leadership qualities
Informal Leadership
Not designated as a leader but still shows leadership
Anyone who leads without being a designated leader
Quite often lead by example
Anyone can be this kind of leader
These kinds over leaders put their teams over the top

5. Where are you? Formal/Informal/Both?
What type are you? Formal? Informal? Both?
Provide a personal example of Formal Leadership.
Provide a personal example of Informal Leadership.
What impact will each of these types of Leadership have on our Sports Medicine 20 Class?
Is it important to take on Formal Leadership Roles in class? Why
Is it important to be an informal leader in class? Why?

6. Specific vs Non Specific Leadership
Demonstrates leadership only in specific situations
This Person is only a leader in their designated sport or situation
These players do not show the same leadership skills in other situations
Non Specific Leadership
Demonstrates leadership in all situations
This person is always a leader no matter what the situation is

7. Where do you rate? Rate yourself from 1-10.
Explain why you rated yourself this way?
Does this type of leadership have an impact on our class?
Why or why not?
Are you a leader in all situations?
Expand your answer to provide examples that support the position you took.

8. Leading & Following
“To lead people, walk beside them ...
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear.
And the next, the people hate ...
When the best leader's work is done the people say, 'We did it ourselves” Lao-tsu

9. Leading & Following Good leading requires good following
Good leading is hard because you have to give of your self
To be a good follower you have to believe
Are you a good follower when you are not a leader?
Rate yourself out of 10 for Leading.
Explain why you rated yourself this way.
Rate yourself out of 10 for Following.
How important is following in this course?
Explain.

10. Types of Teammates (People)
Builders vs Destroyers
Building is 6 times harder to do
It takes hard work and perseverance
You have to take ownership (buy in)
You can not be afraid to fail
The greatest people in the world have failed over and over but learn from each failure
When you fail you become an easy target to others
Destroying is Easy to do
Is it the nature of our society?
People are easily detached
Are people more worried about what someone else thinks than what they want to get done?
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11. What type of Teammate are you?
Rate yourself from 1-10.
What kind of person do you have to be to be in this field? Why?
What impact will destructive personalities have on our class this semester?
Why will these personality types have this impact?
Are there destructive personalities in this class? What is their impact?
Think of potential careers in Sports Medicine.
What kind of people are in these careers?
What kind of personality qualities do these people have?
Are they builders or destroyers?
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12. Are you Proactive or Reactive?
Initiates positive (Think before acting)
This prevents negative from occurring
Working from a positive perspective leads to positive
Does this prevent any negative from occurring?
How we handle Negative events define our character.
Reactive
Reacts to negative occurrences
The negative has already occurred
What type of person are you? Rate yourself. Explain why?

13. Givers vs Takers Givers add to the situation
They give unconditionally
Selfless and generous
Builder
Hardest to do (Society may not have this same ideal)
Takers reduce the situation
Easy to do especially when givers do so unconditionally
What would happen if everyone was a taker?

14. What are you? A Giver or Taker?
Rate yourself from 1-10 in the Wellness Center.
Why did you rate yourself this way? Provide examples that support your rating.
Rate yourself from 1-10 in this class.
Rate yourself from 1-10 in the school.
Should there be a difference between each of these areas? Why?
Are there any takers in this class? Explain.

15. What Personality Type are you?
Prioritizer:
Understands what is most important
Gets the most important things done
Procrastinator:
Puts off getting things done
Usually gets things done eventually but the work done is not always done the best (The work is typically rushed)
Slacker:
Lazy, does the bare minimum
Takes the path of least resistance which leads to mediocrity
Yes Man:
All talk and no action. Talk is cheap!

16. How will this impact you in this class?
Explain what personality type you are.
Are you a Priotizer, Procrastinator, Slacker or Yes Man?
What impact will this have on you and your chance for success in this class?
If you are not where you want to be, what do you plan to do about it?
Why is so important to be a Prioritizer in this field?
If you pursue something in the Sports Medicine, why Prioritizing so important?

17. What Personality Type are you?
Assertive (Win-Win)
Stands up for self (Confident)
Considers more than just self (Generous)
Has great success but not at someone else expense
Aggressive (Win-Lose)
Has to win at all costs (Usually physically abusive)
Selfish & Self Centered (Destroyer and Taker)
Passive (Lose-Win)
Always gives in to others (Many people in our society are passive)
Passive Aggressive (Lose-Lose)
Always gives in to others but lashes out behind the scenes
Acts one way in front of everyone but is very destructive at quieter times

18. How will this impact you in this class?
What personality type is most desirable?
Why?
What personality type are you?
Explain why you rated yourself this way.
Provide personal examples to support your rating.
If you are not where you want to be, what do plan to do about it?
Why are aggressive personality types dangerous in this field?

19. Class Leadership Essay
80% requirement to be in this class
Your essay should have the following
Introductory paragraph outlines what you will be discussing in your essay
Paragraphs that expand on the ideas you outlined & established in your introductory paragraph
Concluding paragraph that ties all of your strengths together convincing me of your leadership
-Talk about where you stand in the areas discussed in this power point. If you are not where you want, what is your plan to change?
-Talk about how someone in the Sports Medicine field needs to carry themselves to be successful.

20. Midterm Leadership Evaluation
After one month in the class:
You are going to evaluate how you have been doing in the course.
Talk about the areas you emphasized in your leadership essay. How have you done in these areas?
Your Evaluation should have the following:
Introductory paragraph outlines what you will be discussing in your evaluation
Paragraphs that expand on the ideas you outlined & established in your introductory paragraph
Concluding paragraph that ties all of your strengths together convincing me of where your leadership is