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Dear Faculty Relations听鈥撎齀 serve in a leadership role in my unit and I鈥檓 curious to explore more senior roles. Do current campus leaders have any insights to share from their own paths?听听鈥撎鼵urious to Serve听

Dear Curious to Serve听鈥撎鼶o you know about the Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP)? Each year, ELP engages our faculty and staff Fellows in seminars with peers from across the 抖阴旅行射 System. Our fellows also participate in a series of conversations with senior leaders here in Boulder. These seminars and conversations are rich with the sorts of insights you mention.听听

In my experience, while senior leaders take different paths to their roles, they do have a few things in common. When presented with opportunities for learning and growth, they follow their curiosity, embrace change, and accept risk and ambiguity. (A tall order to be sure!) Most of these leaders also speak about the importance of relationships with mentors and colleagues as essential to their growth and well-being. 听

I have especially enjoyed hearing leadership speak about the values and competencies they view as integral. Here are a few of the qualities that they value:听听

• fairness
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• 鈥媍辞耻谤补驳别
• 肠耻谤颈辞蝉颈迟测听
• 别尘辫补迟丑测听
• generosity
• humility
• positivity, even in the face of challenge听

And here are some of the abilities they identify as important:听听

• learning from mistakes听
• 鈥媠eparating criticism from reasoned critique听
• listening well听
• seeking and finding joy听听

As you walk your own path, you might pick a couple of these values and abilities on which to focus. You might also ask the leaders closest to you about their own journeys. Remember, leadership doesn鈥檛 look the same in every person and place. Take the time to find and walk your own path. And reach out if you鈥檙e interested in learning more about the ELP!听听

Written by Merinda McLure, Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Leadership Program (ELP), Office of Faculty Affairs; Professor, Health and Human Sciences Librarian, April 2024.