Episode Description
Jacob Rooksby was the youngest law dean in the U.S. when he was appointed in 2018 to lead the Gonzaga University School of Law. Eight years later, his leadership journey is taking him to a new role, as dean of the University of Richmond School of Law.
Our conversation with Jacob covered many of the ways in which higher education offers distinctive leadership challenges and opportunities. Jacob also talked about what he learned about leading and what he learned about himself during his tenure at Gonzaga, including a shift in focus from "leading as decision-making" to "leading people to their own source of power."
He reflected on many of the human elements of leadership, including the importance of modeling the behavior that a leader hopes to see in others, the roles of keeping an open heart as well as an open mind, and the challenges of loneliness in the leader's seat.
In all, this episode again confirms the core message of Your Leadership Podcast: context makes all the difference.
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The University of Richmond School of Law
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