Orientation Peer Assistant

So what?

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While being an Orientation Peer Assistant, I switched my leadership style to Laissez-faire. Therefore, my leadership philosophy expanded, and I leaned towards individual decision-making. This philosophy was practical because everyone on the team was experienced and competent enough to make independent decisions. However, I had to expand my knowledge and experience to get to that leadership philosophy. For example, during the first zoom sessions, I was not good at connecting with students and making presentations. Fortunately, I had a teammate who did a great job doing so. Instead, I focused on putting students to the break-out rooms on Zoom, adding more information if my partner missed anything, sending links, and answering the questions on the chat. Therefore, we decided to use our personal strengths and knowledge to run engaging and fun Zoom sessions. At some point, after several Zoom sessions, my partner and I decided to switch roles as I wanted to lead the Zoom presentations. I was not good at first, but I improved a lot, so if I have to present and communicate remotely with people, I feel confident about my ability to do so now. In addition to this, we worked in the office where we sent emails to the new students and assisted them via the phone. I believe that our customer service was excellent as we could answer every single question we had. Sometimes, I could ask my teammate when I did not know the answer. So, we could always rely on each other. As a result, all students and parents felt more confident about their transitioning to MNSU. 

 

Now what?

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The be good at something, you must go through a learning and application curve. Then, as a result, you master the job and help others to improve. This philosophy helped me not only to enhance my performance but also help my team to find answers to the questions. I believe that everyone can improve, so challenging yourself and learning from mistakes is a key for personal growth.