Time to Lead
TBLCP Participants Share Goals for the Program
Undergraduate students at C. T. Bauer College of Business have the unique opportunity to devote a year to personalized professional development through the Ted Bauer Leadership Certificate Program (TBLCP), reinforcing that good leadership is worth the time invested.
Facilitated by the college's HUB for Student Success, selected students participate in weekly leadership development workshops, practice public speaking and attend professional events.
As the program's newest cohort starts their leadership journey, four students shared their current strengths and what they hope to gain.
Anthony Barrios Morales
Pre-Business
Q: How would you describe yourself as a leader today?
A: Thoughtful, service-oriented and goal-driven.
Q: In what ways do you hope TBLCP will help you improve?
A: I'm looking to find opportunities to serve Bauer while I'm here. I want to do something meaningful and hopefully make Bauer a better place than it was when I got here.
Q: What pushed you to apply for the Ted Bauer Leadership Certificate Program?
A: Leadership is something I spend a lot of time thinking about. As somebody who wants to be an entrepreneur, I want to own my own business and help people.
I'm hoping that this could be an opportunity to grow and see what that looks like at UH.
Q: Is there anything about starting the program that makes you nervous?
A: No — let's get confident. I'm just excited to learn about the opportunities here.
Kelli Robertson
Management and Marketing
Q: How would you describe yourself as a leader on day one?
A: I'm still in the process of molding my leadership skills.
I've had a lot of leadership experience in the past, both as a Bauer Ambassador and on some student organization executive boards. Still, I'm trying to mold those hard and soft skills before I enter the workforce.
Q: Are there any specific skills that you are targeting?
A: I want to work on perfectionism. I think that also goes along with my time management skills.
I would say that I was good at managing my time until I got to college. I wanted to perfect every project or every task I was given, but sometimes that's not what is required.
Sometimes they just want me to complete it to the best of my abilities.
Q: Is there anything about joining TBLCP that you are nervous about?
A: No, I'm one of those people who is always up for a challenge.
I'm an extrovert, and I like talking to people, so if I don't understand something, it doesn't hurt to ask a question.
I think that I will gain a lot of skills that I didn't know I needed.
Isa Khan
Finance and Accounting
Q: What inspired you to apply for TBLCP?
A: When I transferred to Bauer last semester, my peer mentors and others talked about this program. I also read about it, and I wanted to become better at public speaking.
Q: Are there any other skills that you hope to refine throughout this year?
A: Public speaking is the big one, but I also want to make good connections with others.
Q: In what ways are you already strong as a leader?
A: I feel like I'm really approachable and easy to talk to.
I'm also an ELASP peer mentor, so I have some experience leading others.
Q: What do you hope to take away by the end of the program?
A: I'll consider myself successful if I have a good experience, make more friends and expand my network.
Kathryn Huffman
Management Information Systems
Q: How would you describe yourself as a leader today?
A: As a leader, I am someone that focuses on the vision and unites everyone as a whole team. That means spreading love, inclusivity, bringing awareness to personal goals and celebrating wins.
Q: In what way do you hope to grow from TBLCP?
A: I hope to grow into a leader who inspires through a shared vision.
I want to gather more self-awareness in who I am and what I bring to the table through CliftonStrengths.
Q: Are you nervous or excited about anything that may come your way through this experience?
A: I'm nervous and excited. I'm nervous because nobody wants to know who they are deep down.
I'm excited about what this will teach me about myself.
Q: What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the program?
A: I hope to have a better understanding of who I am and who the people around me are.
Read more about TBLCP and Bauer Leadership Initiatives here.
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