This past week, I had the opportunity to speak with Matthew Pearsall, who teaches at the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Dr. Pearsall was an officer in the U.S Navy for four years and now researchers leadership and team performance at UNC. I had a great interview and received lots of helpful new information. One main point I took away from the interview: “You can’t just have an approach, you have to tell your people the approach and use the tools necessary to share it.” This is something that I have heard a lot and I think is really important. I think your success is dependent on those around you, and leaders need to share with others what the goal is so they can help get there. After meeting with Mrs. Fulton, I started to think about my final project which is becoming closer and closer. I have made a date for the presentation and a list of people, including a number of teachers, as well as some students that I will invite to be in attendance. I am going to send an email out next week so people can get the date on their calendar and those attending can benefit from what I have to say. Moving forward, I aim to interview a couple more women, people of color, and some leaders within my community that are closer to my age. I am really looking forward to the next couple of weeks. The picture below is of Dr. Pearsall.
Apr 10
