TY - BOOK AU - Matkin,Gina S. AU - Headrick,Jason AU - Sunderman,Hannah M. ED - Open Textbook Library TI - Developing Human Potential: A Personal Approach to Leadership T2 - Open textbook library AV - H1 CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Open Textbook Library KW - Social sciences KW - Textbooks N1 - Introduction -- How I See Myself -- Defining My Personal Values -- Definining My Vision & Setting Personal Goals -- Communicating with Leadership Congruence -- Nonverbal Communication & Active Listening in Small Groups -- Developing Trust & Being Trustworthy -- Perceptions are Only From My Point of View -- Diversity & Inclusion -- Meeting the Challenge of Effective Groups & Teams Membership -- Engaging with Empathy -- Managing Conflict Expectations -- Leadership & Civic Engagement: Becoming the Change Maker N2 - This Online Educational Resource (OER) textbook provides an overview and introduction to personal leadership through the lens of how students can develop and maximize their own interpersonal skills. Interpersonal skills are crucial to navigating the professional world and can help us to better understand ourselves. This textbook approaches interpersonal skills from a personal level and allows the reader to immerse themselves into activities and scholarship across topical areas. Through the text, learners can create their own Personal Leadership Philosophy and expand this into a Civic Leadership Philosophy to help them understand the impact leaders can have on their communities and workplaces UR - https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/1471 ER -