'I think the principle of recognizing talent and potential that’s not necessarily in the expected place is absolutely crucial for dynamic institutions,' says Dr. Elizabeth Alexander (ProfessorEA)
You’ve been a professor, you’ve been a writer. You’ve been a poet. And now you’re essentially a CEO. Should more poets be CEOs?
I think more CEOs need to come out of the spaces of African American studies of intersectionalities, and of feminism. There are many lessons and principles there that are a very useful to run things. I am a more-than-middle-aged professional. I’ve had a lot of experience in a lot of things in a lot of places, including very poorly run places.
I think a lot of leaders struggle with how to find those people who are very talented but are not on the classic path. Do you have a method? What do you think of the work of MacKenzie Scott, another female writer who has a big chunk of money to spend and wants to use it effectively, and wisely?
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