Marianna Touloumes Business Blog

Stay Current: Leadership The podcast 592: Why Everyone Should See Themselves as a Leader is very intuitive to leaders in the workforce and in life in general. Sue Ashford is a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and she talks about her research on leadership. Sue explains how everyone can be a leader and has leadership qualities within themselves. By expanding on the personality traits of a leader, she shows that there are not just certain people that are leaders but everyone is able to be a leader with the actions they choose. Sue explains the qualities associated with a leader such as being sensitive,  intelligent, dedicated, and dynamic. A lot of times people actually have those qualities but still do not see themselves as leaders. Many people are not comfortable with associating themselves as leaders. One big take away from this podcast is when Sue says, "The more you have a leader identity the less risk you see in leading. And the less...

Throughout the fall semester I will be completing five assignments. As I complete these assignments I will post each one as a separate post to better organize my thoughts on my blog. I will finish each one before the deadlines by working on one at a time each week until they are all edited and completed. I will try to complete my assignments the Thursday before each assignment so that I can make last minute touches and edits on Friday before the actual deadline. IA1: I will read the article or listen to the podcast that I choose first and then the weeks following I will write about it little by little until I complete it the week that it's due. If I finish earlier than the required time, then that works as well but as long as it is done by the Thursday before the due date then I know I am in the clear. IA2: I will start with picking someone inspiring to interview. Then I will come up with questions for them and set up the planning to meet them. Once I have completed the intervi...

My name is Marianna and I am a political science major, with a communications and marketing minor, currently attending Chatham University. I am interested in politics, law, as well as Public Relations; Communications and Marketing. My LinkedIn Page:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/marianna-t-393736124/