The best way to learn to lead is to do it. Generation Y has been raised to be great team players in everything from school to work to social lives. But for all the hoopla about being on a soccer team where everyone plays, there has been very little focus on leadership for young people. You can address that deficit by taking decision-making positions in college.
For example, Jay Rivera is president of his fraternity at UW-Madison, and he has already learned that a lot of leadership is not all that glamorous: “Being president is definitely teaching me how to be organized and on top of things. “