Summary: Who is Susan Komives? Dr. Susan Komives is a leading scholar on student leadership and co-author of the book Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference. She served as a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education at the University of Maryland. She's received numerous academic awards, contributed to defining influential models of leadership, and is just an all-round delight! Episode Highlights Susan's time in Japan (1:46) Entry into student government (3:22) Key research insights (8:55) Everybody's effective leadership capacity is enhanced when they just do THIS (10:44) Self-perception gaps between genders (14:30) Why leadership models matter (16:20) How we get the job done matters greatly (20:53) Terrible leadership books (22:22) The Exploring Leadership book (26:11) The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (32:19) Common leadership mistakes (34:30) A powerful little story (37:40) Items mentioned in the show Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference National Clearinghouse for Leadership Programs Myers-Briggs Type Indicator StrengthsQuest Subscribe to podcast in iTunes Download complete transcript
