HomePublicationsLearning to Lead, Leading to LearnPart 1 Chapter 1: A Case Study in Presidential Leadership in Perilous Times: Rhetoric, Theater Training, and Life Experience Book MenuLearning to Lead, Leading to Learn SectionsPart 1Part 2ChaptersPrefaceCourse Overview Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Book Resources Contributors Playbook Open access PDFdoi.org/10.36284/celelon.oa11Metrics: 72 views Elaine Maimon As a former college president, provost, and senior leader, Elaine Maimon brings a wealth of experience to multiple leadership roles. But she credits what she learned as an adjunct instructor and then assistant professor who built the nation’s first writing across the curriculum program for foundational skills. In this chapter, Maimon reflects on how she built on what she learned from collaborating with colleagues about rhetorical strategies, collaboration, and consensus to high-stakes interactions, like those with the Illinois State Legislature, as she developed into an exceptional leader. Discussion QuestionsIn this chapter, Maimon describes a moment testifying before the Illinois State Legislature when she felt she effectively employed all that she had learned from her experience in rhetoric, theater, program building, and communication. When have you felt that you’ve drawn together what you’ve learned to effectively communicate something you care about as a leader? Deconstructing that moment, how did you learn to do what you did at that time? Share:
