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WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED ABOUT LEADERSHIP IN YOUR CAREER?

Being the leader of a small group, being the leader of a large company, or being part of a leadership team of an institution—those are three different skill sets. Getting promoted to general came with a significant sense of responsibility for this institution. The best advice my cohorts and I received was when our senior general told us, “Remember, the team you lead is much smaller than the team you’re on.” That’s panned out to be fantastic advice for the last three years.

Rev. Michael Carter, SSE ’12, poses with a picture of his mentor, Rev. Michael Cronogue, SSE. Carter said Cronogue modeled for him a different style of priesthood than he had encountered before, and showed him the power in trying to make direct connections with people.