Primary Topic: Thinking Like a Leader

- Importance of training and experience to become a great leader

- Understanding common qualities and behaviors of leaders

- Effectively sharing your vision

- Developing effective communication skills

- Learning about human nature and how people communicate

- Showing empathy for others

- Listening more than you talk

- Being present and actively listening

- Putting the mission first

- Focusing on the mission and sharing it with others

- Avoiding distractions and staying focused on the mission

- Setting action-focused goals

- Learning how to set goals and turn them into daily actions for progress

- Being an example

- Practicing what you preach

- Leading by example

- Engaging and connecting with others

- Taking time to listen and communicate with people

- Rolling up your sleeves and doing the work

- Being willing to do any job you ask others to do

- Maintaining values as a leader

- Being a leader that people look up to and want to follow and emulate