LEADERSHIP –
A life-long Development Process
As I reflect on my leadership experiences as
President of College of Science, Technology, and Applied Arts of Trinidad and
Tobago (COSTAATT), and my various leadership roles at Medgar Evers College and
Bethune Cookman-University, I believe that the record would show that I am a goal oriented and results-driven
leader with a proven track record of 25 - plus years’ experience in the
leadership and management of complex higher education institutions, who is
adept at leading organizational transformation and change, identifying and
developing talent, and maximizing resource utilization, for achieving the
organizations’ mission, goals and objectives.
In addition, I believe that I possess all of the aforementioned attributes of
the twenty-first leader; and that the wisdom born from all of these combined
experiences would allow me to work with the requisite stakeholders to
successfully accomplish the next steps along my leadership journey.
Despite this strongly held belief, I fully
understand, appreciate, and acknowledge that I am still developing as a leader;
and that the process of leadership is a life-long activity. In addition, I recognize
that I must continue to be sensitive to the relational process of leadership,
and for me to continue to be an effective leader I must be always mindful that:
everyone is a leader in his/her own right; that everyone is also a follower;
and that leadership is about people working together to bring about change for
the common good. In the higher education environment the common good is
transforming the lives of each and every student who entrust their future to us
to help them achieve their career goals and aspirations; and lead them to
self-actualization. This is indeed an awesome responsibility that can only be
achieved through teamwork, collaboration, respect for other, and shared
governance, with all of the stakeholders playing their parts to the best of
their abilities.
