Leadership: Compassion for Community
Toni Thorpe reflects on the compassion of NC State Students and why they consistently make good leaders.
Interview on 2012-05-25 00:00:00 -0400
Transcript
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I think that the main thread is compassion for community. The students that I-.
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I value all of them, but the students that are able to accomplish a lot number one understand that being a leader means that you empower the masses.
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It doesn't mean that you get to promote your own agenda; it means that you have to listen a lot.
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So they're excellent listeners and they have a compassion for making the world better.
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They see the world beyond NC State, or beyond Raleigh, or beyond socioeconomic groups,
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beyond ethnic lines, so those students who are not afraid to get out there, even if they're shy.
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You know they don't have to be these gregarious extroverts all the time, but they have an understanding too of their power,
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that they know that kindness is always more powerful than war, so they get that and they work for that.
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So compassion and integrity, and the students who have a sense of community to me are consistently good leaders.
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