Resources / Ripples & Wipeouts

I want leaders to guide me.  I want the leader of my organization to give me a vision.  To paint a picture of where we are going.  To not micromanage me and to trust my decision making.  To question me if necessary.  To listen if I’m questioning or if I have something to say.

Great leaders of organizations have qualities that I respect.  They are calm.  Listeners.  They speak clearly about what they want.  Don’t jump to conclusions.  They listen more than they speak.  They don’t presume to know all of the answers.  They make decisions.  They ask for input.  They trust and are trustworthy.  They project an image of control and are pulled together.  I don’t need to see them often but I like to know that they are there.  They make me feel confident, motivated, inspired.

Leaders respect management and stay out of it most of the time.  But they do take time to understand it when necessary.

--Tiffany Dugan is a higher education professional who recently received her MS in Organizational Change Management at Milano, The New School for Management and Policy.

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