Leadership and Attitude:Enable the Edges

Jennifer ChesneyAssociate Vice-President, University Digital StrategyTwitter: @JGChesney #UAlbertaEmail: jchesney@ualberta.ca

Framework of Challenge

Create a new business in an existing, established institution.

Drive innovation.

Implement organizational change,

and build new talent while you’re at it.

*Don’t forget to bring in significant new revenues.*

Session Outcomes

• Discover the opportunities women leaders have to blaze a new path in establishing teams that enable the edges of innovation, whatever your industry may be

• Recognize your edge – the “secret sauce”; your authentic leadership attitude that drives innovation

• Learn specific tactics on how to implement institutional change across a complex landscape

• Understand who your edges are or might be, how to embrace them, and how to help them thrive

Session Outcomes

• Discover the opportunities women leaders have to blaze a new path in establishing teams that enable the edges of innovation, whatever your industry may be

Reality Check

Women as Innovators

You see subtleties he does not

You use your networks of knowledge

You take risks in the face of ambiguities

Session Outcomes

• Recognize your edge – the “secret sauce”; your authentic leadership attitude that drives innovation

• Learn specific tactics on how to implement institutional change across a complex landscape

YOUR EDGE WHEN FACING THE WALL

• TENACITY• PERSISTENCE

YOUR EDGE IN THE OILSLICK• PERSPECTIVE• UNFLAPPABLE

YOUR EDGE ON THE SCAFFOLD• INSPIRATION• INTUITIVE

Session Outcomes

• Learn specific tactics on how to implement institutional change across a complex landscape

P. ARTICIPATEI. NFLUENCEE. NCOURAGE

DIRECT THE PLAY.PASS THE BALL.

(DON’T EXPECT EVERYONE TO CATCH IT)

TAKE OFF THE MASK

BE AUTHENTIC.BECAUSE.

ANALYZE WHATWORKS ANDELIMINATE WHATDOESN’T.

HOARDING INFORMATION IS DEAD.

IT’S NEVER DONE.DON’T LET THAT EXHAUST YOU.

Session Outcomes

• Understand who your edges are or might be, how to embrace them, and how to help them thrive

Who are your organization’s edges?

Tenacious

Persistent

Have perspective

Unflappable

Inspired

Inspiring

Intuitive

1. Hire them into your team or2. Create cross-functional team to focus on new solutions3. Give them innovation time4. Tear down the cubicle walls5. Empower them to form their own teams6. Support their professional development7. Encourage outside interests or consulting8. Family first

Help the Edges Thrive

8 Supports to Help the Edges Thrive

A final word (and challenge) to women: Are you helping each other?

“There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women”

- Madeleine Albright, Former US Secretary of State

From Keynote speech at “Celebrating Innovation” luncheon with the WNBA’s All-decade team, 2006

Questions?

Jennifer ChesneyAssociate Vice-President, University Digital StrategyTwitter: @JGChesney #UAlbertaEmail: jchesney@ualberta.ca

Thank you!

Jennifer ChesneyAssociate Vice-President, University Digital StrategyTwitter: @JGChesney #UAlbertaEmail: jchesney@ualberta.ca

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