Action points for Developing Leadership

• As an undergraduate, try to join a research team.
• Volunteer for communication and leadership activities within your current activities: in a disciplinary society, student organization, class, or laboratory.
• As a graduate student, be a mentor to undergraduates and encourage them to participate in research.
• Practice brainstorming with fellow researchers in person or via the Internet.
• Form a research group: give talks to each other and encourage honest comment.
• Arrange an off-campus internship that can extend or broaden your skills and introduce you to another work environment.
• Use computer aids to evaluate your attributes.
• Join or organize a Toastmaster's Club to improve your public-speaking skills.