The town I grew up in is called Laverne, OK (Population: 1,200). I rarely make it back to Laverne, it is in far Northwestern Oklahoma, but I made a special trip this past weekend to help 50 of their high school students learn how to be better leaders.
One of our goals of the day was to get everyone in the room on the same page regarding how they expect each other to act as leaders. Laverne’s mascot is the Tiger and their Top 10 Tiger Skills list is a clear, precise and thorough checklist for anyone wanting to be a better leader in their home, school, business or community:
1. Find the Good in Others
2. Be Aware of Others
3. Help Others Daily
4. Listen Actively
5. Speak Up
6. Stand Out
7. Be Convincingly Positive
8. Be Wildly Creative
9. Own Your Life
10. Do Leadership Today
Great list, huh? Also, if you are teaching leadership, this is a great idea of what to do with a list like that. After we created the list together (which I only cleaned up the language on – every list entry was their idea), each student set a very specific and action oriented “how I will help my home, school or community this year” goal, wrote it on an index card, wrote why the accomplishment of that goal is important and then showed and talked about their goal with all their peers. It was a powerful day!
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