Deaf Leaders…On Leadership
Emily Broadbent, a Utah native who graduated from Utah State University
last year and who plans to enter the master’s program in social work
at Gallaudet University, and World Around You sent out a request
to deaf leaders last spring, hoping to get their thoughts on leadership.
Several leaders responded and their comments were listed on the Web site
for the Connections Conference. Some of their comments are printed below.
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Jane Fernandes, Provost, Gallaudet University
Good leaders…
Good leaders know where they are going…They have important
goals.
Good leaders know how to communicate…They can explain the goal
to others.
Good leaders know how to get others excited…They can motivate
other people.
Good leaders give other people work, but don’t tell them how
to do it…
They give other people a chance to grow and develop their skills.
Good leaders encourage and praise others…
They recognize and appreciate the work of other people.
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Larry Taube, Superintendent, Maine School for the Deaf
There are many ingredients that go into making a good leader, but,
most importantly, people have to want to be led by the person put
in charge.
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Claudia Gordon, Attorney,
National Association of the Deaf
Disability is not an obstacle…
The only real obstacle is a negative attitude about one’s ability
to achieve. Your life is what you make of it. One can accomplish
great things regardless of limitation.
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Claude Stout, Executive Director, Telecommunications for the
Deaf, Inc.
There are various ways to become a leader. The challenge is to maintain
the trust and confidence of the group that you lead. To paraphrase
a well-known quote, some people see things as they are and ask,
“Why?” A good leader dreams of things that never were
and says, “Why not?”
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