Oh Autumn Quarter….I am ready to be over you! The Bid project was a stressor and beneficial in a multitude of ways. It is VERY difficult to communicate with classmates all over the U.S. with the kind of schedules we are keeping. Not only do we have people participating in various types of internships, but time schedules, and different time zones! But what a great accomplishment when we were all done!! Nobody’s project was perfect, but I feel very confident in the marketing plan The Real Charlotte Group turned in.
Internship wise – I’m starting to realize where I don’t want to be in athletics, at least not right now, rather than where I want to be. I’m learning just exactly how NOT to lead, but not necessarily learning how to lead better. Through my own readings I’m learning how to lead, and observing my classmates. It’s so much about how you handle situations, what you do with adversity, and the respect you give people from the start. In my internship there are a couple examples of people I observe and can’t comprehend their methods. There is no cultivation of leadership for them. Some people are so narrowly focused they lose sight of the big picture and what’s important. Innovation is what keeps things alive and in certain parts of athletics (that I’ve observed in my internship) that aspect is lost, and the continued cycle of negativity continues. My goal in my next job is to change that.
Two themes that I see spread throughout my experiences in the field are that college sports are a form of entertainment and the severe lack of leadership throughout college athletics which is supposed to be based on leadership or help develop leaders.
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