EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP:Lessons Learned from Harvard
Michelle Butina
Ph.D., MLS(ASCP)CM
Program Director and Associate
Professor University of Kentucky
AGENDASelf Care
Life Mapping
Leverage Your Network
Lift Others Up
Leadership is Theater
Develop Yourself as a Leader
– Mark Zuckerberg
“The biggest risk is not taking any risk. In a world that’s changing really quickly, the only strategy
guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.”
Self Care
– Indra Nooyi Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo
“If you want to improve the organization, you have to improve yourself and the organization
gets pulled up with you”
– Nelson Mandela
“When there is danger, a good leader takes the front line. When there is celebration, a good
leader stays in the back room. If you want the cooperation of human beings around you, make
them feel that they are important.”
Life MappingWHAT IS LIFE MAPPING?
! Become aware of what gives the person energy and what drains their energy
! In order to determine if more energy is being expended than replace, throwing the balance off physically and emotionally
! Providing information to assist in personal and professional decision making regarding activities, commitments, and life choices
Exercise that assists an individual in assessing the sources of their life energy and how that energy is being used
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE MAPPING?
ENERGY PRODUCINGvs. ENERGY DRAINING
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! Pick configuration
! Reflect on time and energy demands
! Draw arrows OUT (energy draining)
! Draw arrows IN to yourself (energy producing)
! Reflect on changes now that you are aware of
your energy use
ME
– John C Maxwell
“Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower
others.”
Leverage Your Network
Leverage Your Network
WORKPLACE
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! Map critical
relationships at work
! Instead of energy, reflect on the relationships you have with the person and look for gaps
★Do you need to build new connections or enhance current ones?
Lift Others Up
! Sit at the table
! Find a mentor or be a mentor
! Realize your career in academia is a jungle gym and not a ladder
! Let’s work together
HOW DO WE LIFT OTHERS UP?
THE BOOK! LEAN IN: Women, Work, and the
Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandburg
! Chief Operating Officer of
! Founder of the Lean In Foundation
RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS
Maya Angelou
– Simon Sinek Author of Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
“Leadership is a way of thinking, a way of acting and, most importantly, a way of
communicating”
Leadership is Theater
! Brush up on your acting skills
! Sometimes teaching is theater
! And sometimes leadership is theater
★ Negotiation ★ Conflict resolution ★ Building confidence
– Sheryl Sandburg, Lean In
“There is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next big thing to do. You have to make
opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The
ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.”
Leadership Books Workshops / Programs
!Academia specific
! American Council On Education
! Academy for Academic Leadership
! Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions
! Harvard – Graduate School of Education
Develop Yourself as a Leader
Develop Yourself as a Leader
SUMMARYSelf Care
Life Mapping
Leverage Your Network
Lift Others Up
Leadership is Theater
Develop Yourself as a Leader
FINALEWe have all changed someone's life - usually without even realizing it. Drew Dudley, speaker, author and founder of Day One Leadership calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other's lives.
EVERYDAY LEADERSHIP
Drew Dudley
THANK YOU
! Thank you for this opportunity