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THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP
Susan Conrad
PURPOSE
This project required me to interview a person who I
saw as a leader and gain their perspective on
leadership. I selected my current supervisor for this
interview. She has been with Marymount University
for many years and has held both faculty and
administration positions.
MARYMOUNT LEADER
LEADING TO MEET THE MISSION
Clear Expectations (Fullan p.55)
Valued to the individuals (Hahn, p91)
“To feel that you are helpful, you are useful to society
- this is happiness.”
Inform each person the importance of THEIR Role (Fullan
p. 52, p. 118)
Flow of Knowledge (Fullan p.87)
Excel at Office Politics (Liane S.)
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Inspire Others (Fullan p.55)
Enthusiasm, Self-confidence, Optimism, Clarity of Mission
(Fullan, p.41)
Ethics (Wheatley p.57)
Make Hard decisions (Machiavelli, Chapter 19)
Respect (Hahn p.73)
“Leaders make people feel that even the most difficult problems
can be tackled productively.” (Fullan p.7)
IT TAKES A TEAM
Recognizing Strengths and Weaknesses of your team
“Everyone has strengths and weaknesses. When you can see only
what’s wrong in another person, when you aren’t capable of
seeing her good qualities, something is wrong with your
perception….The solution to this is to look more deeply.” (Hahn
p.122)
“Leaders look at their people’s skills and figure out how to best
use their talents to most benefit the mission.” (Liane
Summerfield)
SELECTING THE TEAM
“I hire good people who want to move up and I
give them opportunity to excel.” Liane
Summerfield
“Remind people that they are part of a team for
the greater good of the university.” Liane
Summerfield
ELEMENTS FOR BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS
“What separates effective leaders from ineffective leaders is how
much they really care about the people they lead.” Fullan p. 55• Define Expectations• Expect the Best• Setting the example• Recognizing individuals• Celebrating
Feedback “Treat people with respect and be honest with
feedback even if you are not sure it be favorably received.”
Liane Summerfield
ROAD TO LEADERSHIP
Do Your Best / Mindfulness
“Whatever you do, do it with your whole being.”
(Hahn p. 42)
Mentors
“The wise man should always follow the road that
have been trodden by the great and imitate those
who have excelled, so that if he cannot reach their
perfection, he may at least acquire something of its
savor.” (Prince p. 23)
CHALLENGES
Adapting and Preparing for Change
“Transforming the culture- change things the way we do
things around here…reculturing….one that activates and
deepens moral purpose through collaborative work cultures
that respect differences and constantly build and test
knowledge against measurable results.” (Fullan p. 44)
“I believe that people can change; You just need to teach a
new way of behavior.” Liane Summerfield
BAD LEADERS
“Bad leaders are pompous and full of themselves. Title is everything and
they delegate all the work. You can’t trust them because they are so busy
promoting themselves. They would throw the team under the bus if they
were in jeopardy.” Liane Summerfield
Conrad Comment: “It sounds like you (Liane) would not be supportive of
the ways of The Prince.”
Liane Comment: “Mostly true, however there are times when you have to
make hard decisions like letting people go….and sometimes they come back
to me and thanked me because people know when they aren’t performing.”
FINAL THOUGHTS
“A leader has to be willing to do whatever it takes;
nothing is beneath them.” Liane Summerfield
REFERENCES
Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a culture of change. San Francisco,
CA: Jossey-Bass.
Hahn, T. N. (2007). The art of power. New York, NY: HarperCollins.
Machiavelli, N. (2004). The prince. New York, NY: Pocket Books.
Wheatley, M. J. (2006). Leadership and the new science. San
Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.