FRIDAY!!!!

What started up as a quiet Friday morning, quickly became a hectic discovery of leadership styles.
Initially, we started in on an exercise with the simple enough task of building the tallest, strongest, and most beautiful bridge possible in our respective groups. However, there was a catch. The designated leader of the group was taken aside before assembly began and assigned one of three styles of leadership; Democratic, Autocratic, or Laissez-Faire. As assembly started, the group members grew increasingly suspicious of their leaders, and apart from those in democratic groups, took matters into our own hands, teaching us a valuable lesson on the reactions of followers.

After an enjoyable afternoon of presentations on four distinct leadership theories, and select clips from 'Sister Act', our group went on an outing to get dessert on Ninth Street. Once everyone had gorged on gelato and cake, it was time for last minute printing, followed by evening session at nine.

This night's evening session can only be described as frenzied. Split into four groups, the entire institute was instructed to form an efficient decorations factory. The sales group began by designing several Independence Day toys, which after receiving approval, were passed onto the Production team who created prototypes for each one. The prototypes were relayed to the Executive group via a few very busy Human Resources representatives, where they were either approved or rejected. Eventually, a prototype was chosen, and manufacturing on fifty began, leading to utter chaos in the production room. The production team reached frustration with the impossibly difficult assembly, and fairly soon, a strike was declared. This led to Executive attempts to quell the dissent, with gimmicks like free marshmallows and the incredible dancing skills of David M. Still, the production team remained unsatisfied and remained on strike without finishing the job.

All things considered, Friday was a hectic, but exhilarating day. (Liz B.)