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My leadership style is constantly evolving. At its base, my philosophy is a relentless and consistently productive pursuit of team goals.
In practice, most positions require both skill sets.
Leadership as a process, independent of the individual, is a helpful perspective. By that definition, leadership could come from pets or technology
The negative connotation of management is a real bias that needs to be checked for and corrected. Strong managers are essential to organizational success.
I recall my first student. I was a first semester grad student in biomedical engineering; my student was a freshman with aspirations in the same field. As I began explaining a biochemical pathway, it became clear this student had no knowledge whatsoever of the concept of 'electrons'. I had assumed that this student, having graduated high school and demonstrated a passion for science, would have a baseline skill set.
Common sense is often not common, even less so the more geographically and culturally diverse our classrooms become. In order to serve our broad communities, we must recognize these opportunities.
In active learning, it is important that we communicate early and often the demands of the students. Many of our students have not yet had experience working in situations that require prolonged and consistent excellence. It is our responsibility to create momentum within them
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