Today we have our LExA jury member Dr. Markus Hammer, who is the Director of Learning, Functions Leader and Operations at McKinsey & Company and a lecturer at TU Graz, Institute for Innovation and Industrial Management.

His full statement on the importance of leadership in academia:

In academia, inspiring leaders are vital. They can be powerful catalysts for change and positive role models in several ways.

First, their human factor (“the how”): how they build relationships; how they interact with diverse teams of faculty, staff, students, and 3rd parties; how they build and develop the strengths of others; how they make others feel; and how they solve complex problems together in diverse teams.

Second, their work (“the what”): their capacity to  inspire others through their vision in research, their excellence in teaching, and their ability to transfer ideas into real-life in partnerships with industry, government, and society at large.

Finally, excellent leaders have a purpose (“the why”): they want to contribute and make a difference in a fast-changing world; they aim to serve as well as to inspire; and they continue to be humble learners themselves.”

Nominations are open until June 30, 2023.

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