Here is another article about leadership, specifically women in the boardroom.
In reflecting on my semester, I think my biggest take-away is the importance of considering bias and recognizing that thoughts and theory are the products of their times and their creators, not inherent facts. It's important to think about where the dominant narratives come from and why they persist.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Reading period
It's reading period here at Wellesley. Reading period for me is just an extension of exam week. I have papers to write for three of my four classes. For the other class I have a cumulative exam. Since my final assignments are writing intensive I just use reading period as a time to work on the papers. If I were to leave them for exam week I wouldn't be able to complete them.
I dread finals and yet I find something appealing about them. Because I spend a lot of time procrastinating on the internet, I am suddenly immersed in the internet culture for which I am usually oblivious. I find, listen and love music I have never heard before. I view images and read articles that inspire (one of which I will talk about below). But best of all, I become introspective. I have numerous personal epiphanies and gain a much stronger sense of self. It would be great if those moments occurred during the day and not at 3:30 AM, but you cannot plan creativity.
My first find of finals period is this article about leadership. Leadership is, and has been for many years, of great interest to me. I like the ideas this article brings to the table: “If you’re going to engage people in change, there’s a whole language of narrative that goes with it,” said Ganz.
I dread finals and yet I find something appealing about them. Because I spend a lot of time procrastinating on the internet, I am suddenly immersed in the internet culture for which I am usually oblivious. I find, listen and love music I have never heard before. I view images and read articles that inspire (one of which I will talk about below). But best of all, I become introspective. I have numerous personal epiphanies and gain a much stronger sense of self. It would be great if those moments occurred during the day and not at 3:30 AM, but you cannot plan creativity.
My first find of finals period is this article about leadership. Leadership is, and has been for many years, of great interest to me. I like the ideas this article brings to the table: “If you’re going to engage people in change, there’s a whole language of narrative that goes with it,” said Ganz.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)