Building an Unrivaled Legacy of Leadership USF Honors Thesis Meeting with Student Leaders As the newly appointed director, you will quickly realize that everyone in SG can benefit from developing a relationship with your department. By facilitating meetings with the different student leaders in the organization, you will be able to exponentially increase your productivity and develop an important infrastructure that will carry you through your time as director. Your goal as the new director should be to meet with every potential stakeholder that you will be working with over this next year. This will allow you to introduce yourself as the new department leader, as well as help them to realize the resources that are available to them through your department. Additionally, you will be able to work with each of them proactively throughout their planning and implementation processes of their initiatives. Some keys to remember: Listen First – Rather than trying to tell these stakeholders what you can offer them right out of the stall, take the time to determine the specific needs that might be relevant to their projects. Ask open-ended questions Make yourself available – it is amazing how much more productive your department can be if you are easy to get a hold of by other members of the organization.
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