SCM

O boy, the social change model. I will go into what this means, hopefully not being to repetitive haha.

The SCM has helped me realize the potential I have in Fiji's community, the Greek community, and the OSU community. It has solidified what I have already known about leadership, debunked some of the myths of leadership, and added to my understanding of leading. It has done this is a few different ways.

First of all, I think the social change model has really helped to put some structure to what I already knew about group collaborations and leadership. I guess before the social change model I never realized just how much focus there should be on the individual. First you need to understand your own values, because without understanding your own beliefs how can you expect to lead others towards a goal or belief. Also I have learned just how important congruency is in your values, not just for your character, but also for gaining trust from others which is extremely important in leadership.

The second thing I have learned Is how to effectively integrate myself in a group and just how important diversity in a group can really be. SCM has really shown me that a group does not have to have similar mindsets to be effective. In fact its better to have different mindsets so that there are multiple perspectives on how a goal can be achieved and you can take the positive aspects of each different perspective. One myth SCM has helped me debunk is that there can only be one leader in a group. I think this is a great thing to know especially when you accompany this idea with a diverse group. Each member brings in a different perspective and also excels in different areas. This means that for given situations any member can be a leader.

Another great idea the social change model brings forth is controversy with civility. This is because with unique and differing perspectives it is easy to get into arguments over which one is better. Controversy without civility causes groups to be dysfunctional. But with civility multiple ideas can come together and form a new all encompassing idea. This ensures that all different ideas are analyzed and the best possible idea/ combination of ideas is/are chosen.

The SCM has really shed light on all of these different areas of leadership and I cant wait to try and integrate what I have learned into my leadership capabilities.

Peace out yall
Coz