tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post3155816192249983812..comments2023-07-14T07:07:50.801-07:00Comments on Nonprofit Leadership 601: Confessions of a Third-Year Doctoral Student: Interpersonal Skils Matter the MostProfessor Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046514590879003020noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-64234148768610621292010-09-02T07:05:11.090-07:002010-09-02T07:05:11.090-07:00I'm in my third year of a PhD program looking ...I'm in my third year of a PhD program looking for justifications to finish it.<br /><br />I actually have a different take: I felt that I learned much more about interpersonal skills working for a few years in industry than in my current program; a PhD for me has been a very solitary, lonely experience, where I feel my interpersonal skills have atrophied.SGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-22329951256338864262010-02-20T18:09:50.099-08:002010-02-20T18:09:50.099-08:00Thanks for all your comments on my post about inte...Thanks for all your comments on my post about interpersonal skills. :)Professor Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046514590879003020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-76037927675301453992010-02-20T15:39:49.504-08:002010-02-20T15:39:49.504-08:00You only have to look at your comprehensive site t...You only have to look at your comprehensive site to see what value your academic studies have already offered. Keep going, even with your husband away so much! You have a strong and clear voice, and it will be all worth it with "Dr" in front of your name.<br /><br />I agree about the "collective knowledge idea" - and since all nonprofits are about some form of collaboration or collective knowledge, your skills are needed. What a boon the Internet has been to the nonprofit world.<br /><br />Alexandra Peters<br />alexandra@boardseye.com<br />Boards Eye ViewAlexandra Petershttp://boardseye.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-89535641824380363602010-02-17T18:41:06.542-08:002010-02-17T18:41:06.542-08:00After working under people in the nonprofit sector...After working under people in the nonprofit sector who didn't have emotional intelligence skills for the past 3 years, I am glad to hear that you have figured this one out. <br /><br />Yes, the best managers are the ones that understand interpersonal skills. <br /><br />Be Silent, Be Heard is a great book. Listening. A lost art.<br /><br />http://wildwomanfundraising.comMazarinehttp://wildwomanfundraising.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-63270866944027718812010-02-05T18:47:36.764-08:002010-02-05T18:47:36.764-08:00Heather,
I enjoyed your post. As a person who wor...Heather,<br /><br />I enjoyed your post. As a person who works with a lot with leaders I am increasingly aware of how important interpersonal skills are to effective leadership. If you can't connect well with people your ability to teach, cast vision or execute a well-planned strategy will be significantly hindered.<br /><br />Joe Denner<br />www.alliantleadership.comJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388059025965736760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-70485596742918350682010-02-05T12:10:50.313-08:002010-02-05T12:10:50.313-08:00Good post, though I'm surprised that "......Good post, though I'm surprised that "...most of all I've developed my interpersonal skills" as a result of a Ph.D. program. I suspect this says more about you, than about an academic program (though it may also reflect well on Leadership Studies at USD).Peter Goliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15058514336819672617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7888282002059771790.post-11231173001475308132010-02-05T11:38:09.551-08:002010-02-05T11:38:09.551-08:00Great article Heather. Sounds like you're rea...Great article Heather. Sounds like you're ready to graduate and you really did earn your PhD. I agree that interpersonal skills are important and it is something that we have to always be working on. <br /><br />Marion<br />http://marionconwaynonprofitconsultant.blogspot.comMarion Conwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126302708922474701noreply@blogger.com