Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

- John F. Kennedy Speech prepared for delivery in Dallas the day of his assassination, November 22, 1963

Below are links to more than 70 "Leadership Lessons" - brief handouts with strategies for dealing with issues ranging from group dynamics to publicity, to self-care. Bookmark this page and come back to it when you need templates and strategies to address issues in your organization. If you feel a topic is missing, email chidseycenter@davidson.edu and suggest your topic.

1. 8 Simple Steps to Program Planning
2. 20 Loves List
3. Accessibility and Events
4. Backwards Planning
5. Breaking Into Small Groups
6. Breaking the Ice with Ready-To-Use Icebreakers
7. Budgeting Basics
8. Building Your Resumé and Selling Your Skills
9. Burnout
10. Case Studies
11. Celebrating Diversity and Welcoming Differences
12. Civic Engagement and Service
13. Collaboration Contract
14. Committee Work
15. Compassion Fatigue
16. Conference Attendence
17. Constitution Basics
18. Contracting Tips
19. Controversy and Conflict: It's a Good Thing
20. Creative Program Titles
21. Creativity: Thinking Outside the Box
22. Cultural Etiquette and Global Leadership
23. Delegation 101
24. Election Considerations
25. Emotional Intelligence
26. Empowerment: How to Pass the Batton
27. Energy in 5 Minutes or Less
28. Ethical Leadership
29. Evaluation, Assessment and Performance Reviews
30. Event Checklist
31. Fabulous Facilitator
32. Facts and Finds for the First Year Student
33. Finding, Involving and Keeping Your Advisor
34. Follow-through and the Power of a Promise
35. Getting - and Staying - Organized
36. Giving and Receiving Feedback
37. Healthy Collaborations
38. Holding Others Accountable
39. Humor How-to
40. Inclusive Leadership
41. Juggling Junior Year
42. Looking Beyond the "Usual Suspects" for Presenters and Trainers
43. Making the Most of the Second Year
44. Meeting Management
45. Motivations in Motion
46. Passion and Purpose
47. Planning a Successful Retreat
48. The Political Scene
49. The Priority Pinwheel
50. Programming Hunt
51. Promoting Your Group with Effective PR
52. Publicity Pizzazz
53. From Public Speaking to PowerPoints and Everything in Between
54. Quotes
55. Recognition and Rewards
56. Recruiting and Retaining Members
57. Resources
58. Robert's Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedure
59. Saying "No" - A Diplomatic Skill to Learn
60. Senior Year Strategies for Success
61. Series Programming
62. Setting Goals
63. Sleep, Caffeine and Your Well-Being
64. Social Change and Nonhierarchical Leadership Models
65. Social Host Liability Laws
66. Socially Responsible Leadership
67. The Stress Management Mambo
68. Sustainability
69. Talking to Your Family about Involvement
70. T.E.A.M: Together Everyone Achieves More
71. Time Flies: But You Can Capture It
72. Transition and Training
73. Trip and Transportation Calculations
74. Understanding Diverse Learning styles
75. Vision and Mission: Creating Statements for Your Group
76. What Exactly Are Organizational Officers Supposed to be Doing?
77. Working with Difficult People
78. Working with VIPs
79. Workshop Evaluation
80. Workspace Inventory Checklist
81. Writer's Block: How to Pry Yourself Loose
82. Written Communication Skills
83. Your Leadership Library