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’17s Session 5: ’17s Tackle Culture Change at NA

The ’17s began to culminate their year of “Leading Change” with a hands-on practical exercise.  Last session, the cohort was broken into two groups and each group spent the last few weeks putting together solutions to different problem sets. The first group, … Continue reading

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’16s Session 5: Advice for New Fellows

This morning Coach Wetmore asked the seniors to compile a list of advice for the new Fellows class of 2020.  He began the session by imparting his advice and sage wisdom on the seniors by providing his own advice for … Continue reading

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’17s Session 4 – Leading Change Case Studies

The ‘17s started the session refining their understanding of leading change, and culminated by working on a creative and imaginative case study and hands-on activity. Coach Bowles introducing the 8 Concepts of Change, presented by John P. Kotter from the … Continue reading

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’16s Session 4 – Coaching Today’s Millennial Generation Athlete

The seniors kicked the year off with a great discussion that continued their understanding and comprehension of mentoring.  Coach Wetmore asked the students to read the following article prior to the meeting:  Seven Keys to Coaching the today’s Millennial Generation … Continue reading

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’17s Session 3 – “Who Moved My Cheese?”

This morning Coach Bowles led an outstanding discussion on change and how we adapt and modify our approach to dealing with change based on the scenario and environment. The students were asked to watch “Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing … Continue reading

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’19s Session 3 – Defining Leadership

This morning Coach Borum opened a discussion on how to define leadership.  He presented a process that will take the next four months but will culminate in each student developing a personal leadership statement and vision. He started this process … Continue reading

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’18s Session 3 – Leadership vs Management

In our discussion on Tuesday we mainly focused on the topic of manager vs. leader. Many people said that the title of manager often has a negative connotation and he or she focuses on the process instead of his or … Continue reading

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’17s Session 2 – Empathy and Efficacy

This morning Coach Bowles lead the ’17s through an exciting activity that reinforced the value of empathy and efficacy while leading change.  The students were broken into four teams and tasked to develop a plan to transport food across a … Continue reading

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