{"332341":{"#nid":"332341","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Students Gain Valuable Insights into Their Leadership Potential Through One-on-One Leadership Coaching","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program is now accepting nominations for the fourth semester of the Institute\u2019s undergraduate leadership development program\u2014Leading Edge.\u0026nbsp; Undergraduates who participate in Leading Edge will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a trained leadership coach to explore their leadership potential and develop leadership skills.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, we know that leadership is something you \u201cdo\u201d! Leading Edge is a program for intentional and focused \u201cdoing\u201d of leadership.\u003Cbr \/\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E \u201cLeading Edge gives students a platform to learn about and practice leadership. Why this program? Because it is intentional. Many of the leadership situations that students find themselves in are hit or miss and often just focused on getting a task accomplished,\u201d Wes Wynens, director of the LEAD Program, said. \u201cThrough careful feedback from trained leadership coaches and feedback from faculty and peers, students will gain insight into their leadership competencies and apply new insights to a leadership action plan.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will then use that action plan to identify opportunities to practice what they\u2019ve learned in on- and off- campus leadership roles. \u201cThe real magic of the program is that students put their plans into practice through the lens of specific leadership competencies. The leadership coach and the student then talk about the outcomes of the \u2018leadership experiment\u2019 and how they can grow their leadership capacity. This creates a double loop between practice and feedback. Through this double loop of learning we can accelerate the leadership development of our students,\u201d Wynens said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlexei Nikonovich-Kahn, a fourth-year business administration major in the Denning Technology and Management Program and a returning Leading Edge participant reflected on his experience in one-on-one leadership coaching, stating, \u201cUnlike other programs that teach a philosophy, Leading Edge focuses on reflection and strength building of the individual. Leading Edge is not a simulation, a workshop, or a class. It is a series of coached individuals improving their self awareness and fostering their strengths.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDave Anderson, one of Leading Edge\u2019s returning leadership coaches and a mechanical engineering doctoral student, shares similar insights from a coaching perspective, saying \u201cI think its easy to think of leadership in a more traditional role of a leader as someone who is top-down\u2026but really my job as a leadership coach is to help them come up with insights on their own and maximize their leadership potential.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can students participate in Leading Edge?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are 95 spots available for undergraduates in the Spring 2015 session of Leading Edge. If your student is honest, persistent, and dedicated to their own personal development and growth, encourage them to seek a nomination and then apply!\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInterested students will need to contact an advisor, faculty, or staff member for a nomination. All nominations must be submitted through the LEAD Program\u2019s website \u2013 leadership.gatech.edu. Nominations will be accepted until October 27, 2014 and applications are due on November 7, 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease contact Leading Edge staff at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leadingedge@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eleadingedge@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with any questions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech Students Gain Valuable Insights into Their Leadership Potential Through One-on-One Leadership Coaching"}],"uid":"27244","created_gmt":"2014-10-08 14:42:59","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:11","author":"Sara Warner","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-10-08T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["leadingedge@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}