Made a quick stop at Harvard University yesterday to guest lecture at my friend John Paul Rollert’s leadership class for 80+ graduate students from 30 countries. We discussed tri-sector leadership across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and some of my key learnings from government service to running a startup to working in higher education with my role at the Polsky Center at the University of Chicago. A few themes emerged in our discussion, including the importance of: - Network expansion and relationship maintenance - Recruiting and retaining world class talent on your team - Setting and managing to a focused strategy that aligns with an organization’s mission - Developing personal development plans and a personal board of directors - Honing emotional resilience (especially for startup leaders) Always nice to be back in the classroom engaging with the next generation of leaders across business, government and nonprofits.
Thank you so much for your time yesterday, it was a really inspiring talk!
Looks like you are having way too much fun there!
Samir Mayekar, oh how I wish I was there!!! John Paul Rollert is one of my absolute FAVORITE Professors!
Thank you for your contributions to our class yesterday, Samir. I found true value and wisdom in your shared stories and experiences. Your time and presence was much appreciated!
Great themes and so important. I couldn’t agree more. Thanks for imparting your wisdom there, Samir Mayekar.
Always fun to be on campus!
Incredible message! That selfie is also very impressive
Best class!! 🤩 sounds like a great lecture
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2wSounds like a great lecture! I'd love to know what you have found effective for network expansion and relationship maintenance.