Communication and setting up meetings takes a lot of time. This was a great lesson to learn. I underestimated how much time it would take to set up Zoom links and find times that would work for me and the people I interviewed. There are many ways to show data or info, but some ways …
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Apr 17
Wrapping up.
This past weekend I finished with my 12th interview. I interviewed Mr. Due from William and Mary. He is in charge with their military transition program. This interview had a very interesting side, because he had an extensive military past serving for 20 years, so he had developed very regimented leadership. Looking to the final …
Apr 03
Looking ahead to final product
I interviewed a Duke doctor last week (Dr. Kim). One thing he said really caught my attention. He said that leaders are naturual people shouldnt try to be leaders. The best leaders are ones that naturally lead and arent trying to. I can tootally see this idea fitting into my final presentation. Before I began …
Mar 27
Interviews
Again the theme of passion is coming up in interviews. Almost everyone I’ve interviewed has said the quality you need to be a good leader in what your doing is passion. In one interview someone brought up the point that if you really want to be a leader in something you may be asking too …
Mar 06
Interview +Book
This past week I interviewed DA’s sustainability chair Connor Ennis. This interview was very interesting because he mentioned some key points from my book. The most unique connection he made with himself and leadership was the Boss vs. Leader idea. He mentioned how his favorite thing to see as the sustainability chair was with the …
Feb 16
Interviews began!!
This week I interviewed Mr. Ulku-Steiner. This interview went very well. I recorded the interview so I could get the most out of it at the moment. Today I listened to the interview and took down notes on the things that grabbed me. This technique really helped me because this made it so that I …
Feb 10
Looking Ahead!!
This week I met with Mr. Phu. He helped me take a step deeper into my independent study. He made me realize there are many things I can do to make my study on leadership unique, and unlike many others. For example: Diversity in people I interview. (Outside of DA) Answer my interview questions for …
Feb 08
Connecting novel to final product
This week I have been finishing one of my two books. Which is On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis. I’ve gotten a lot of important stories and ideas from this book. This book is very story based which keeps me interested. Reading this, again confirms to me that my final product needs to be …
Jan 30
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