A Presidential FailReflections: Part l

By Sarah Shehorn

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Setting

The New Student Organization Presidents’ Meeting

at USF Tampa.

Task

Attend meeting and become an active student

organization.

Action

Procrastination

Up too late

Overslept

Tardy

Reprimanded

Result

Disappointment

Sign-up for another meeting

and miss class

A Presidential FailReflections: Part 2

My Affect on Others: Told from Their

Perspective

The Director of Student Affairs The Vice President of the

Student Organization, Bianca

The Director of Student Affairs’ Perspective

Job responsibilities:

Manage organizations

Educate Presidents

Enforce Policies

The D.S.A. on Sarah’s Tardiness..

Unprofessional

Disrespectful to speaker

Manage time more responsibly

Bianca, the Vice President of the

Student Organization’s, Perspective

Disappointed with delay in process

Let-down by Sarah

STOP!You must

re-register!

Bianca’s Perspective Continued…

lack of communication

Sympathetic to pressure

Ask for help

Result:

Sarah missed class and attended another Bulls’

Session

Round

2!

(ME)

A Presidential Fail: Reflection 3

Management Concepts Identified: Leadership &

Communication and Negotiation

Leadership: Emotional Maturity

Became frazzled when behind schedule

Physically appeared out-of-sorts

Leadership: Honesty/Integrity

Failed to arrive promptly.

Failed to exercise plans.

Communication and Negotiation:

Organizational Communication Barrier

Intimidated by Director’s hierarchy

Difficulty expressing personal disappointment

Communication and Negotiation:

Interpersonal Communication Barrier

Lack of communication [with V.P.] due to emotion

and negative selective perception.

A Presidential Fail: Reflection 4Retrospective Interpretation of the Experience

Character Traits

Prideful Confident Ambitious

(Worked Against Me)

Lessons Learned

Importance of:

TeamworkCommunication Internal honesty

A Deeper Understanding

How traits/behavior affected outcome

Growth as Manager

Heightened awareness

Communication & honesty

emphasis

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