Going into the last two weeks of my independent study, I know I had to really put some work in and make sure I can give an effective presentation. I was really busy last week. I spoke with Mrs. Fulton and we both agreed that I should do a couple more interviews to get a lot of different backgrounds. I had two interviews, one with Mandy Murphy who started the program “Girls on the Run” in this area and an interview with Matthew Good who is a pediatric specialist. Dr. Good is the first doctor I interviewed and we had a fascinating conversation. I asked Dr. Good, “How do you measure success as a leader?” He replied saying that when everyone is collaborating and does their part, the job becomes more successful. A lot of his job is teamwork and he emphasized how important it is for everyone to be valued – sharing that he as a leader needs to listen to other perspectives. Both Mrs. Murphy and Dr. Good mentioned that hard conversations are weaknesses of theirs. You can’t avoid conflict – you need to have the courage to show up, which is a real skill. I have already made a rough draft of my presentation and going into this final week, I plan to finalize my presentation and practice presenting. The picture below is of Mandy Murphy, founder of Girls on the Run, and an entrepreneur.
