Getting Out of The BoxBy: Joel N. Hoover

Getting Out Of The Box

• My story• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis• Leadership• Superviser• Supervisée

• How to Get Out of The Box• Self-Reflection

• How we stay out of the box

About me…

• Hall Director at Florida Southern College

• Co-oversee Upper Class Experience• My role with two unique staffs

totaling 22 RAs• My fear and what I have learned

Background Information

• Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis• (short story)

• We all have different styles and experiences that we bring with us and it’s sometimes no where close to the person’s shoes that students expect us to fill. But…

What is the Box

• Self-Deception• Having a problem and not realizing you have a

problem• Keeping yourself isolated• Lack of Influence• Doubt

Leadership

• As superviser what do others see?• If you dictate they see?• If you are too soft they see?

• Multiple Boxes to worry about • Supervisee

• Collusion (Which we will get to in a minute)

How We Get In The Box

• How to identify the box• Self- Betrayal: When I betray myself, I begin to see

the world in a way that justifies my self-betrayal• Behavior• Collusion

• Here I am in my box

How We Get In The Box

• Collusion• Who feels blameworthy today?

• Here I am in my box

• Instead of saying ‘Hey I’m not perfect, but Im doing the best I can’

• We self-justify and become defensive when it comes to blame and thus, we provoke others to be in the box with us.

How To Get Out Of The Box

• Self-Reflection• What role do I play?• What responsibility do I have?• How do I get students to come forwards?• How do I get students to self-Identify when they are

being self-deceptive?

• Take responsibility• My staff was missing things and it was a systematic failue

and I began to own up to the things that were happening.

How To Stay Out Of The Box

• Continue to take responsibility as a leader when things don’t go how they are suppose to.

• Change yourself and your behavior. • You must be willing to see people as people!