Greyhound Leadership Summit

Sharing leadership lessons learned as the elected member of the Howard County Council representing Ellicott City during two historic floods (2016 & 2018) and as a leader on the Maryland Department of Health's Executive team leading the state's response.

Managing conflict is never a fun task, but it is crucial to providing and being a part of a productive team. Whether you feel you are an expert on navigating conflict or don't even know where to begin, it can be helpful to learn more about your own conflict management styles and how they might interact with those you work with. In this roundtable discussion you will gain a better understanding of how conflict might show up in your work and how to navigate those difficult conversations that are bound to arise in any working relationship, especially as a leader. Learning to navigate difficult conversations also helps to make you a more adaptive leader and we will discuss how these concepts are intertwined. You will have the opportunity to work through a conflict scenario or discuss with others the challenges or successes you have had during a difficult conversation.

You've figured out what role you want to apply for, but have you thought about the application process? From writing essays to interviews to references, we'll talk about each step and how to make yourself stand out. This session is geared to students applying for leadership roles on campus.

Is there such a thing as the “perfect” leader?” We all have our strengths, weaknesses, and ways that we best contribute, so come to this presentation to learn about leadership styles! Find out about your personal leadership style and how you can best use your skill set. Through discussion of hypothetical situations, we will practice how different types of leaders might respond. We will talk about teamwork, confidence, time management, delegation, and integrity to prove that leadership is not one size fits all.

First, the audience will take a quick enneagram test to determine what type they are. The 9 different personality types will be presented to showcase strengths, how they work in group situations, and how they act as leaders. Famous leaders will be given as examples so participants can connect the situation to known information. The presentation will focus on how leaders work together in order to be successful in their roles around campus.

Hear from a Loyola administrator and current and former student-athletes on how you can make a positive impact on your team or organization even if you don't have an official role or title, and how we all play a role in team culture.

Writing for action. Sounds simple, right? Yet we live in a society that’s full of distractions. To write for action means that we must use our unique voices—as writers like Gloria Naylor, Rachel Remen, Frederick Douglass, and Eboo Patel have done before us—to make a positive impact on individuals and our communities. Using our voices for and with others helps us to lean in to the magis. We’ll look at how various writers have encouraged others toward action, and you’ll choose a small-scale project to craft during our session. We'll also look at how writing for action can serve your career.

In this presentation we will understand what a vision board is, how to use it, what it is made up of, and how it can be used to help students grow into better leaders and take on new leadership roles. We will take time to create our own vision boards using magazines, Pinterest pictures, stickers, and inspirational quotes. You can use the vision board you create to guide you on your leadership journey and to keep you focused on your goals throughout the year.

While driving through the South Island of New Zealand, without access to funds or cell service, I got separated from my friends. This circumstance challenged me to focus on the values that had brought me to this trip and what I hoped to gain from it. In this presentation, I will offer these circumstances to participants, who can then have collaborative discussions about how they would have applied their own skills to the challenges this adventure brought.

Do you want to be an effective leader while meeting the needs of those you lead? Are you looking to channel a passion for service into leadership? Do you want to motivate others to lead with a collective vision to create positive change? This session will dive into the concept of servant leadership through examples of well-known servant leaders, effective qualities of servant leadership, and ways you can apply these qualities to your everyday lives to be an effective leader and team player at Loyola and beyond.

Scared of leadership? Me, too! I became a professor because I wanted to help, not to be in charge. I quickly and repeatedly learned that leadership is a component of everyone's job, whether they like it or not. Now I'm a department chair, in charge of faculty, students, and staff, a reaccreditation process, and countless daily decisions. I've experienced heartache, disappointment, conflict, and the occasional victory. I've learned what leadership is about, and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I'd love to tell you my story and how you can overcome your fear, just like I did.

Are you smarter than Albert Einstein? For hundreds of years, we have measured intelligence - therefore success - on IQ. Is this truly the main indicator? Emotional intelligence is a measure of intelligence that is often undervalued but extremely important to being a leader. The best teachers, bosses, coaches, mentors, and leaders you can think of all utilize their emotional intelligence skills to be the strongest leader they can be. Learn what EQ is, how to practice it, and how to implement it in your leadership skills here!

Ray Strozyk, Class of 2026, invites you to hear how leadership has brought him to where he is today. Leadership has presented itself to him through many opportunities before and during his time on the Evergreen campus, bringing him his fair share of trials and tribulations. Leadership has even whisked him as far away as the wilderness of northwest New Mexico, the land of Enchantment. In this presentation, he will authentically and energetically present his truths on what leadership means to him through his ‘Strozyk Seven’ framework.

When we devote ourselves to a project or a team, we do it for certain passions, under certain restraints and within certain circumstances. This workshop will help you identify the common factors which can catalyze and inhibit a team member’s engagement. It will teach you how and why to prioritize the individual growth and fulfillment of each team member, and showcase the unique benefits one earns from a person-oriented style of leadership.

Taylor Swift is not just a global superstar; she is also a model of leadership in the modern world. From empowering her team and collaborators to building a loyal, engaged fanbase, Swift's leadership style is rooted in collaboration, empathy, and accountability. This presentation will explore how Taylor Swift demonstrates the difference between being a "boss" and a "leader"—and how her approach aligns with servant leadership principles.