Tag Archives: Northwestern Coursework

Analysis and Application of Conflict Resolution Techniques in Media – The West Wing

Analysis and Application of Conflict Resolution Techniques in Media – The West Wing

A Reflection on “Everyday Leadership” Tedx Toronto with Drew Dudley

To me, a leader is someone who uses small acts in everyday life to make better the world of people around them. When it becomes a practice that informs every decision you make, you don’t always remember the act that affected someone else’s life, like the lollipop example that Drew shared.

Are Introverts Smarter than Social Psychologists? Critical Thinking

I’m quite disappointed to say that I don’t hold water with the claim made by the study and trumpeted by the Inc. article that my introversion makes me better at predicting social psychology behavior or at understanding behavior in group settings. In large part because both sides are playing fast and loose with terminology.

A Reflection on My Leadership Styles

Photo by Alexander Grey on Unsplash Of the six styles featured in Leadership That Gets Results, what is your primary default leadership style? Coaching is my strongest. Weirdly this comes from all of the reading I did as a kid. I feel like I’ve read all of the wrong ways to do things and what hasContinue reading “A Reflection on My Leadership Styles”

Looking Fear in the Eyes: Going Back to School

Photo by Tonik on Unsplash Statistics. Oh Statistics, how I fear you. Starting in 5th grade I suddenly went from categorized as “good at math” to “struggles with basic concepts”. I’ve often wondered how this came to be. Was it the chicken in that my teacher wasn’t very good at explaining the ideas of pre-algebraContinue reading “Looking Fear in the Eyes: Going Back to School”

A Lack of Proactive IT Strategy Holds Everyone Back

For someone at their first corporate position, I was quite nervous about how to successfully write about the role of IT in a corporate organization structure. Rather than set myself up for failure, I’d like to discuss the role IT has taken in jobs past, my current position, what an ideal future would look like.Continue reading “A Lack of Proactive IT Strategy Holds Everyone Back”

Bryan Bennet – Leadership as Northwestern Faculty

It’s fascinating to me how often something going on in the course perfectly matches something going on in my work or personal life. Recently, I was tasked with bringing on the data visualization software Tableau. While I love data, the visualization element of it was completely new to me. Each day I was teaching myselfContinue reading “Bryan Bennet – Leadership as Northwestern Faculty”

The Elevator Pitch

Photo by Sung Jin Cho on Unsplash Hi, I’m Michelle Higgins. I’m a marketing Jill of all trades with a specialty in social media, video, and special events. I’ve marketed in industries as diverse as film, circus, musical theatre, and now mechanical seals. I grew up with marketing in the air around me since myContinue reading “The Elevator Pitch”

Jen Henderson and Being a Change Agent

The change that I will be discussing today is a bit unusual, which is part of the reason I picked it. As part of the LGBTQIA+ community this change feels very timely and one we will see more of. Also, as someone without a background in Human Resources, it was exciting for me to examineContinue reading “Jen Henderson and Being a Change Agent”