{"241951":{"#nid":"241951","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Leading Edge Offers Dynamic One-on-One Leadership Coaching to Undergraduate Students","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program is now accepting nominations for the second iteration of the Institute\u2019s newest undergraduate leadership development program\u2014Leading Edge.\u0026nbsp; Undergraduates who participate in Leading Edge will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with a 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! As our now famous Nicholas Selby noted at this year\u2019s convocation, this is Georgia Tech, We can \u201cDO\u201d that! 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 \u201cleadership experiment\u201d and how they can grow their leadership capacity. This creates a \u2018double loop\u2019 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\u003ERebecca Norton, a fifth-year Business Administration major, is one of the 65 members of the first group of Leading Edge \u201cCoachees.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m excited for the unique opportunity to work one-on-one with a coach to improve my leadership skills for use in my involvements at Georgia Tech and in my future career,\u201d Norton said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERachel Bennett, one of Leading Edge\u2019s 16 leadership coaches and a Ph.D. student in the chemistry, echoes Norton\u2019s sentiments. \u201cI think undergraduates should get involved with the Leading Edge because it offers a practical, personal, and meaningful experience that isn\u0027t offered anywhere else on campus. Students get one-on-one coaching that results in an individualized program tailored for their leadership skills,\u201d she said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere are 65 spots available for undergraduates in the Spring 2014 session of Leading Edge. If your student is honest, persistent, and dedicated to their own personal development and growth, encourage them to 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. Nominations will be accepted until October 25, 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPlease contact Leading Edge staff at \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leadingedge@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eleadingedge@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E with any questions.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn October 1, Georgia Tech\u2019s Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program will begin accepting nominations for the second iteration of the Institute\u2019s newest undergraduate leadership development program\u2014Leading Edge.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27164","created_gmt":"2013-10-02 14:14:03","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:00","author":"Rachael Pocklington","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-02T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/studentaffairs.gatech.edu\/","title":"Division of Student Affairs"},{"url":"http:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/","title":"LEAD Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/leadership.gatech.edu\/plugins\/content\/index.php?id=99","title":"Leading Edge"}],"groups":[{"id":"1298","name":"Parent and Family Programs"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELeading Edge\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leadingedge@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003Eleadin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:leadingedge@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Egedge@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["parents@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}