People have the impression of McGill that it takes a long time for change to happen. When you become part of the administration, you realize why that is. The pro-cesses themselves are largely there to safeguard the stability of the institution. You have to train yourself to really listen to other people's ideas. You argue to understand instead of arguing to win.
Leaders also learn when to back off.
You have to delegate you simply can't do everything yourself. That's a big challenge for an academic who is used to being in charge of everything going on in his lab. I'm much more of a team player now than I ever was as a professor. The circle becomes ever narrower. I believe it's more prudent, and more appropriate to what we do here, to cast a wider net.