Student Life Events at St. George

Learning to Lead Full Day of workshops!

Aug 30, 2023 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM
Student Commons, 230 College St, Rooms 556 & 558

Registration Deadline: Aug 28, 2023 12:00 PM

Event Description: Learning to Lead Full Day of Workshops

What does leadership mean to you? What kind of leader do you want to be? Interested in developing leadership skills and carving out a leadership style for yourself?  Join us for a full day of leadership learning! Connect with other students, engage in dynamic and thought-provoking activities and discussions, and hang with us for lunch! Our Peer Leadership Facilitator Team will guide you through 3 workshops covering various leadership theories, frameworks and styles. You'll be guided through meaningful discussions and prompted to do some self-reflectiong on yourself as a leader. 

This is an in-person full day event with lunch provided. Please bring an open-mind and willingness to engage!

Event details below:

When: August 30, 2023
Time: 10am - 5pm
Where: Student Commons, 230 College Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1R2 - Rooms 556 & 558 

Agenda: 
Opening, welcome, icebreakers: 10am - 10:30am (0.5 hours)
Workshop 1 - What is Leadership?: 10:30am - 12pm (1.5 hours)
Leadership can be described as "evolving" - as "self-discovery" - and as something that is "subjective". Each person may have their own definition of leadership based on experience, feedback, reflection, role models, theory and through discovering passions and goals. Within this workshop we will review what leadership looks like to YOU, explore various leadership models and showcase the evolution of the idea of leadership. 

Lunch: 12:00pm - 1pm (1 hour)
Group activity: 1pm - 1:20pm (20 min)

Workshops 2 - Exploring Leadership & Passions: 1:20 pm - 2:20 pm (1 hour)
Are you filling each day with activities and pursuits you're passionate about? Many people feel like they can't identify their passions or that they don't know how to incorporate them into daily life. It's also possible that you might already be living a life of passion without even recognizing it! Within this workshop, we will investigate where your talents may lie, how these relate in to your passions, and connect these with leadership opportunities within the U of T community.

Break: 2:20 - 2:40 pm (20 min)

Workshop 3:Introverted Leadership: 2:40 pm - 3:40 pm (1 hour)
What comes to mind when you think about a successful leader or team? Where do "introverts" fit into this? This workshop explores the power and strengths of introverts. "Extroverts" will reflect on how to harness the power of "introverts" for a more inclusive form of leadership that empowers all voices. "Introverts" will reflect on their energy management and identify their unique strengths as leaders to reach their full potential. 

Grounding Exercise: 3:40 - 4:00 pm (20 min)
Reflection: 4:00 - 4:30 pm (30 minutes)
Outro, wrap up, questions: 4:30 - 5:00 pm (30 minutes)  

*Lunch is provided for those attending the full day. Please ensure to complete the registration form and include any dietary needs there. 

For questions, please connect with: leadership@utoronto.ca 

This is an in-person day of workshops. Please double-check the workshop location.

Accessibility Notes

• Please have something to record your thoughts with.
• Masks are welcome and appreciated :) 
• The workshop registration has been capped to allow for some physical distancing.
• Please bring a water bottle and any snacks you might need to help you through the day.

Participation Expectations: 
This day of workshops will be held in person. Participants will be invited to join in the conversations, to contribute ideas, and think, pair, share.  If you require further accommodation to participate comfortably, please send us an email! 

While we will work towards creating an accessible workshop, so that you don't have to disclose any different abilities or disabilities, if you have any specific accommodations you'd like to ensure are responded to please an email to leadership@utoronto.ca

Please be advised that this event maybe be canceled if there are less than 10 registrants at the time the registration closes. 

For questions and accomodation requests, please contact leadership@utoronto.ca.