Challenging YOUR Leadership Process with Jamie Thompson

In episode 2, of Season 4, I provide a brief lecture on Kouzes
and Posner's "The Leadership Challenge." During the lecture
portion, I detail the fundamentals of leadership, describe the
characteristics of admired leaders, and highlight the Five
Practices (or behaviors) of Exemplary Leaders.


In the Living Leadership Interview segment, I discuss leadership
philosophy and Transformational Leadership with Dr. Jamie
Thompson, a Trinity alumna, former captain of the Trinity women's
golf team, and the current Interim Dean of Students at Trinity
University.


Jamie discusses why focusing on high expectations, ensuring team
members have the freedom to experiment and take risks, and
building trust are important behaviors for leaders. She cares
deeply about the Five Leadership Practices and is a great example
of what it means for a titled leader to Model the Way, Inspire a
Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act,
Encourage the Heart.


Jamie also describes that great leaders start with a clear
understanding of organizational values and that organization's
with strong cultures review and reward results based on meeting
expectations that are directly tied to mission, vision, and
values.


During our conversation, Jamie discussed Adam Grant's WorkLife
podcast. I've left the link here and encourage you to give it a
listen. Adam has conversations with some amazing thinkers and
leaders and those lessons would be valuable additions to anyone's
toolkit.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/worklife-with-adam-grant/id1346314086


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