University Rounds - Kergin Lecture and Leadership Seminar Leadership is not encoded in the DNA, but is, rather, a skill that can be learned, and once learned, can always be improved.
Leadership involves a powerful psychological relationship between the leader and the led.
Its elements are shared values leading to identification, trust, and fulfilment of personal feelings of worth realized in the workplace. The story portrays an inexperienced but well trained young captain, trying to solve the problem of leading a seasoned crew during his first command. His clumsy efforts at ingratiating himself with the crew by taking the first midnight watch, and his dangerous attempt to prove himself by executing a mission that he keeps secret from the crew, compounds his problems. The group participated in a spirited analysis of this case during the first day of the seminar. The second day was devoted to successful organizations and managing change, based on 'Built to Last' by James C. Collins and Jerry I. Porras.