Learning to Lead by Saying Yes

Abstract

There is always great interest in leadership – What are key qualities? What makes a great leader? Can leadership be learned? This piece will not answer these questions because I don't believe leadership can be boiled down to a list of characteristics or steps. And even when it can, as in the ample literature on leadership, without context and story – what happened and how – the lists are not instructive. So, this piece is simply anecdotes, framed by some lived experiences, reflections about be(com)ing a leader. It's personal and idiosyncratic, but it is one illustration of leadership, one story from one woman.

Citation

Goodwin, A.L. (2021), "Learning to Lead by Saying Yes", Mahat, M. (Ed.) Women Thriving in Academia (Surviving and Thriving in Academia), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 71-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-226-120211005