Title: (Optional) Lead a team in executing a service learning project.
Course: Cadet Leadership (09900) > Section: Serving the Community: Capstone Leadership Project

Leadership should include

- delegating tasks based on individual strengths and project needs
- maintaining communication that ensures clarity, alignment, and timely updates
- managing challenges by anticipating obstacles and adjusting plans when necessary
- ensuring safe and effective execution
- documenting leadership actions to demonstrate decision-making and impact throughout the project.

Teacher Resource: The Hill Model for Team Leadership, Penn State

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why should communication methods be chosen carefully?
- Why is it important to anticipate potential problems or delays?
- Why do volunteers need clarity about the chain ?
- Why are safety procedures essential for an outdoor, hands-on service project?
- Why is it important to think about weather, tools, crowding, and physical ability when planning tasks?
- How will you determine which tasks can be delegated and which require student leader oversight?
- How will you match tasks to team members’ skills, interests, or strengths?
- How will you communicate delegated responsibilities so that roles are clear?