Las week I completed my third interview with David Gray, Senior Vice President for Finance & Business.  David stressed the importance of teamwork and collaboration – using everyone’s input to shape your vision.  This hit home for me since this was a key element of my leadership philosophy statement.  If you get buy-in from your entire team by involving them in the decision-making process, you should have no issues motivating them to work towards goals.

David also noted that one of the most important skills to have as a leader is effective communication.  You need to be able to clearly articulate your vision, or you won’t be able to build trust with your team.  I also believe this to be critical aspect of leadership because sometimes you only have one chance to make an impression on people, so it needs to be a good one!