1. EMPOWERMENT (45 MINUTES)
This session will help attendees understand the importance of leadership, delegation, and working together as key players of their chapter, highlighting each individual’s strengths and leadership skills. Attendees will also identify their own leadership skills and set a personal leadership goal along with an action plan to assist with understanding leadership and connecting it to the overall Best Buddies mission.

2. INTRODUCTION 

3. “EVERDAY LEADERSHIP: DREW DUDLEY”

4. DISCUSSION
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH CALLING YOURSELF A LEADER?
WHY?

5. HOW DO BEST BUDDIES LEADERS CHANGE THE WORLD?

6. Ask students to share their “lollipop moments”
WHAT WAS YOUR LOLLIPOP MOMENT?
How does being a leader within Best Buddies allow you to change lives without realizing it, every day? Relate to “The lollipop moments” from the video
Ask students to share their “lollipop moments”

7. HOW DOES THIS REALTE TO BEST BUDDIES & YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE?
LEADERSHIP IS THE EVERYDAY ACTS OF IMPROVING THE LIVES OF OTHERS
HOW DOES THIS REALTE TO BEST BUDDIES & YOUR LEADERSHIP ROLE?

8. Point of conversation from the video: Change the world by understanding leadership and redefining it as “helping one person at a time to understand their capability and help people understand of how much we can are about them, that will provide change we need.”
CHANGE THE WORLD
BY UNDERSTANDING & REDEFINING LEADERSHIP

9. HOW DO YOU ACCOMPLISH THIS AS A BEST BUDDIES LEADER?
WHAT ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND ACTION PLAN WILL ALLOW YOU TO PROVIDE “LOLLIPOP MOMENTS?”
WHAT SMALL CHANGES CAN YOU MAKE TO CHANGE THE GREATER BEST BUDDIES MISSION?

10. Go over the mandatory officer roles (Chapter President, Buddy Directory, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Special Education Advisor, Faculty Advisor, Host Site Coordinator, PM)
What roles do each of these positions play in your chapter? Why are they important?
DISCUSSION
WHO ARE THE KEY PLAYERS IN YOUR CHAPTER? WHAT ARE THEIR ROLES?

11. WHY IS DELEGATION IMPORTANT?
WHAT ARE EXAMPLES OF THINGS YOU DELEGATE TO CERTAIN ROLES?
DO YOU NEED TO CREATE MORE ROLES FOR EFFICIENCY IN THE CHAPTER?
WHY IS FUNCTIONING AS A TEAM IMPORTANT?

12. FIND INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS WHEN DELEGATING
Stress the importance of finding each individual’s strengths when delegating roles
Ex: Suzie is the secretary and is great with technology, empower her to be in charge of submitting friendship updates, updating the BBO calendar, and keeping the chapter portal up to date with announcements and pictures. Also assign Suzie to create social media pages and disability awareness websites to utilize her strength with technology.
FIND INDIVIDUAL STRENGTHS WHEN DELEGATING

13. WHY IS THE ROLE OF BUDDY DIRECTOR SO IMPORTANT?
Make sure you recognize the strengths of the buddy director.
Ex: Bobby is your Buddy Director and he really excels when given the opportunity to do public speaking. Utilize Bobby’s strength by having him make all chapter announcements at meetings and activities. Also ask Bobby to get involved in your states ambassador program so he can do public speaking on a larger scale and to share his story about Best Buddies, while also doing something he loves.

14. UTILIZE YOUR CHAPTER ADVISORS & PM
When should you reach out to your Program Manager?
Set up a communication schedule with your Program Manager at the beginning of the school year
Be open with your advisor and work with their schedule before/during/after school to keep good communication
UTILIZE YOUR CHAPTER ADVISORS & PM

15. THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING PERSONAL SKILLS AS A LEADER
(5 MINUTES)
Have students work independently for 5 minutes to come up with a list of their personal strengths and what they can contribute to their chapter
PERSONAL REFLECTION
THE IMPORTANCE OF RECOGNIZING PERSONAL SKILLS AS A LEADER

16. How else can you apply your leadership skills?
Your strengths
applied to your officer role
applied to the mission
How will you own your role?
How will this empower you?
How will you empower others?
How else can you apply your leadership skills?

17. WRITE DOWN HOW WILL THE GOAL AFFECT… YOU? YOUR CHAPTER?
ONE GOAL YOU WISH TO ACCOMPLISH AS A LEADER AT YOUR SCHOOL.
HOW WILL THE GOAL AFFECT…
YOU?
YOUR CHAPTER?
BEST BUDDIES AS A WHOLE?
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS MOVEMENT?
WHAT IS YOUR ACTION PLAN?
Reflecting on their personal skills and goal they wish to accomplish this year as a leader, have students come up with an action plan to ensure this goal is met while utilizing their skills, delegating, and being an effective leader.

18. CLOSING: FINAL FEEDBACK
Marianne Williamson said, "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our greatest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, and not our darkness, that frightens us." Call to action is that we need to get over that. We need to get over our fear of how extraordinarily powerful we can be in each other's lives. We need to get over it so we can move beyond it…”
CLOSING: FINAL FEEDBACK

19. Call to action is that we need to get over that
Call to action is that we need to get over that. We need to get over our fear of how extraordinarily powerful we can be in each other's lives. We need to get over it so we can move beyond it…”Best Buddies chapter but what you can do for the greater movement.
Ask students: What does this quotes mean to you?
Leave students with this quote: “Ask not what you can do for your