Presented during the Redefining Leadership Program at Fairfield University.

1. Leadership
By: Stephen Dierks

2. “Leadership is not about titles,
positions, or flow charts. It is
about one life influencing
another.”
-John C. Maxwell

3. Understanding Self
 Values: Learning more about my values show me what
makes me passionate as a leader, and what is
important to me.
 Strengths: Learning more about my strengths show me
what my strengths are as a leader and how I can use
them to be a better leader.
 Knowledge: Learning more about different leadership
styles and leadership in general allows me to decide
what kind of leader I want to be.

4. My Strengths:
 WOO (Winning others over)
 Communication
 Positivity
 Includer
 Futuristic

5. How I apply them:
 By building meaningful relationships with others
 By always smiling and by never giving up on a
problem.
 By always including everyone regardless of their race,
gender, religion, etc.
 By setting goals for myself, and by thinking not only
how can I make a difference now, but how can I make a
difference in the future

6. My Leadership Style
 Transformational and Relational

7. How I apply it:
 Transformational: By inspiring others to be good people
and make a difference in the world. In particular by
inspiring people to work with the Wounded Warrior
Project.
 Relational: By listening and collaborating with others in
particular on group projects. By not taking control.

8. The Prius

9. Why is it important?
 Communication
 Positivity
 Collaboration

10. My Goals
 To start and run the Wounded Warrior Project as a club
on campus.
 To honor and empower wounded warriors through
fundraising and volunteer work.
 To make a difference in someone else’s life and in the
world.

11. How I will Achieve this:
 By communicating with those who can help me start
the organization such as COSO.
 By inspiring others to join the club
 By working with others within the club and being open
to others ideas

12. The Type of Leader I aspire to
be
 A leader who inspires others to be positive and make a
difference in the world.
 A leader who can relate to others and work with others,
not above others.
 A leader who is ethical.
 A leader who is inclusive.
 A leader who is respected.