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Scott Williams, Ph.D., professor of management in the Raj Soin College of Business, serves as co-facilitator of YMCA Junior Leadership Dayton. (Photo by Erin Pence)<\/p><\/div>\n

He has always been interested in leadership, so it was natural that Scott Williams, Ph.D., professor of management<\/a> at Wright State University, would agree to co-facilitate YMCA Junior Leadership Dayton.<\/p>\n

The program prepares high school juniors for leadership roles by exposing them to social and economic issues and opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cEffective leadership is difficult and impressive,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI expected Junior Leadership Dayton to be interesting. What I didn\u2019t anticipate was how inspiring it would be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams joined Junior Leadership Dayton<\/a> in 2019 and facilitates it with Taylor Walker, who coordinates most of the activities and oversees the students\u2019 service projects. Williams, who teaches leadership courses, focuses on the academic side.<\/p>\n

He forms diverse project teams that challenge the students to collaborate with people who see things from different perspectives. He assigns and reads the students\u2019 essays that reflect on their learning experiences on each program day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI present the theoretical frameworks of psychosocial needs and of servant leadership,\u201d he said. \u201cI ensure we\u2019re achieving the learning objectives of examining psychosocial needs and opportunities for servant leadership in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ella Pleiman, a student at Oakwood High School, said the program has greatly helped her prepare for her future by giving her the opportunity to meet companies\u2019 chief executive officers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are experiences not\u00a0many teens can get,\u201d she said. \u201cThrough meeting these empowering powerful people, we learn many traits that won\u2019t ever fail us \u2014 from communication skills and greater respect to those above us and simply motivation through their challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pleiman said the most gratifying part of Junior Leadership Dayton is seeing an improvement in her communication skills and having new respect for people.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have learned through meeting all of these great people that everyone faces challenges to get where they are so they deserve a lot more respect than most may think,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Pleiman\u2019s community service project is volunteering at Big Brothers Big Sisters, a mentoring organization that matches adult volunteers with children.<\/p>\n

\u201cBigs and Littles hang out two or three times a month for a few hours doing normal, everyday activities like seeing a movie, doing homework, playing games, going out to eat or just hanging out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Williams and the students hold what is called \u201cFeel Good Fridays,\u201d which he says are uplifting.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe it\u2019s because it feels so healthy to set aside your to-do list for a day and think about others\u2019 needs; maybe it\u2019s inspiration from spending time with leaders of organizations that are striving to help meet needs in the community; maybe it\u2019s because the students who Junior Leadership Dayton attracts are special,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Williams earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in business and his master\u2019s degree in business administration from Southern Illinois University and his Ph.D. in management from Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n

He joined the faculty at Wright State in 2000 and served as the executive director of the university\u2019s Center for Innovation Management from 2006 to 2013.<\/p>\n

He has conducted research on competitive dynamics, business ethics, management development, creativity training, outdoor experiential training and training evaluation.<\/p>\n

Williams said Junior Leadership Dayton is a reminder that there are needs in the community and ways that anyone can help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe program attracts impressive students,\u201d he said. \u201cThey have achievements and they\u2019ll accumulate many more throughout their lives. Their successes are a reason people will follow their lead. I hope that Junior Leadership Dayton shows the students how important, healthy and rewarding it is to also help others meet their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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