483: How to Start in Leadership, with Bonni Stachowiak

Bonni Stachowiak: Teaching in Higher Ed

Bonni Stachowiak is the host of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, a professor of business and management at Vanguard University, and my life partner. Prior to her academic career, Bonni was a human resources consultant and executive officer for a publicly traded company. She is the author of The Productive Online and Offline Professor: A Practical Guide*.

Listener Questions

• Kierstin asked for suggestions (books, individuals) for starting her leadership journey — and also how to navigate leading people who are older than her.
• Bridgette wondered if we had suggestions on funding priorities, vision, and bringing others into leadership roles.
• Michael asked our advice on handling confrontations between departments.

Resources Mentioned

• The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations* by James Kouzes and Barry Posner
• How to Win Friends and Influence People* by Dale Carnegie
• The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work* by Peter Block
• Personal History* by Katharine Graham
• The Post

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• How to Deal with Opponents and Adversaries, with Peter Block (episode 328)
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