The Mask
The "mask" represents this in leadership?
What is the gap between the image you project and your true self.
What does the “mirror” represent in leadership?
Authenticity & Self- Awareness
In the crisis role-play, how would a "masked" leader respond?
Scenario: Your RSO is hosting a major community service event in 48 hours, the keynote speaker just canceled, and your co-leader is blaming the mistake on poor communication, making the team anxious.
Hide Anxiety, Blame Others, Attempt to fix it on their own
What is the first step to leading authentically?
Self- Awareness ( knowing strengths, weaknesses, and values).
What organization role did I serve as President?
Kelly/Strul RSO.
One consequence of wearing the mask.
What is limits connection/ causes burnout/ kills innovation.
What is one benefit of leading with the mirror?
Trust, resilience, or sustainability
You are at work, and you are working on your tasks that will take up most of the day, your boss adds more tasks to your list to complete by the end of the day as well, as a student leader, how would you respond.
No correct answer; up to discussion
What does your "compass" represent?
Your core values that guide decisions.
A tree doubled in height each year until it reached its maximum height over the course of ten years. How many years did it take for the tree to reach half its maximum height?
9 years
True or False: Wearing the mask building long-term trust.
False
When you admit mistakes and share vulnerability, are you leading with the mask or the mirror.
The mirror
In the conflict scenario, what does the mask leader do?
A member of your team publicly points out a major flaw in your project strategy that could lower everyone's grade. You know they are right.
Defend ego and shut down the team member.
What happens when your daily actions don't align with your values?
Burnout, Inner Conflict, or Stress.
How do you spell COW in thirteen letters?
SEE O DOUBLE YOU
One example of a student wearing a "mask".
What is Saying yes to everything, pretending to know everything, doing something they are not comfortable doing, overcommiting.
What does it mean to "anchor in values"?
Making decisions based on core values instead of pressure.
In the burnout trap, what does the mirror leader do?
A mentor asks you to take on a high-profile, resume-boosting task that requires 10 hours of work this week. You desperately need to say no, but fear looking incapable.
Set boundaries, ask for a delay/modified role, explain why balance matters.
Give an example of a core value and the "mask" that might compromise it.`
Ex. Balance: Saying yes to everything; Respect: ignoring conflict to keep peace
I have pointed fangs, and I sit and wait. I have piercing force, and I crunch with weight. I grab my victims, but they do not fight. I join them each with a single, quick bite. What am I?
A stapler
What phrase summarizes the mask vs. mirror lesson?
" The mask may win the applause, but the mirror builds leadership that lasts."
Which three practices put the mirror into action.
Building boundaries, share vulnerability, and anchoring in values.
In the social conflict scenario, what is the difference between the mask and the mirror?
You are the leader of a social club. Two popular and influential members are engaging in low-key harassment of a new member, and everyone else is ignoring it because they don't want to start drama. You saw it happen..
Mask avoids confrontation, mirror addresses behavior based on respect/safety values.
What activity did I challenge everyone to complete this week?
Take a free values/self-assessment
I never was but always will be. No one ever saw me but everyone knows I exist. I give people the motivation to better themselves every day. What am I?
Tomorrow