Cultivating Influence & Impact With Army West Point’s Tricia Brandenburg & Minnesota’s Julie Manning

Guest Tricia Brandenburg, Army West Point; Julie Manning, Minnesota

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Army West Point Deputy AD, Chief Leadership Officer and SWA Tricia Brandenburg and Minnesota Deputy AD/SWA Julie Manning join ADU’s Tai M. Brown at the 2024 Women Leaders Convention for a discussion about establishing influence and creating impact throughout a career trajectory and strategic thinking as an executive leader. Manning and Brandenburg discuss talent development and building a staff; offer advice for aspiring leaders, including being present, trusting the process, and finding ways to say yes; and reflect on the transition from being a “doer” to a decision-maker. Brandenburg on learning how to delegate: “How can I delegate in a way that provides opportunity to the people around me, so that it’s a growth opportunity for them, not a burden.”

The conversation is indexed below for efficient viewing (click the time stamp to jump to a specific question/topic).

• 0:57
  Julie, you said something offline - when you're in your career and you're young and up and coming, you're trying to find credibility. Then you gain that and get to a point where you're trying to influence people. Talk about what that means to you.
• 2:06
  In this process, do you reach back to people from your past stops or are you just looking at people in your immediate circle?
• 2:47
  Do you have an example?
• 3:44
  Tricia, you were at Towson for 10 years and got to know people in the context of that institution; I wonder about your experience of striving for credibility and then influence.
• 4:51
  In this example, you're helping that former student-worker get to know everybody as you yourself were getting to know everybody.
• 5:51
  You are the Chief Leadership Officer; that can go in a number of different directions.
• 7:43
  These are formal, scheduled meetings each month?
• 8:37
  In your two years at Army, have you always been Chief Leadership Officer?
• 9:29
  Is there a way to measure the outcomes of the programming you do for the staff?
• 10:49
  So you want to use that deeply-embedded, analytic process you use for student-athletes to analyze staff?
• 11:17
  Julie, you're a Deputy AD over Internal Operations - what units and areas of oversight does that entail?
• 12:39
  In your position, how much do you actually get to interact with student-athletes?
• 14:15
  Are the student-athletes aware of who the leaders in the department actually are?
• 15:27
  How about you Tricia?
• 17:13
  Was there a certain point in your career when you realized that rather than being a doer, you needed to think strategically?
• 20:02
  Tell me about the transition that occurred when you realized you didn't have to be the "doer" and instead could focus on decision-making.
• 22:04
  Can you think of a time that illustrates your own direct impact on your department?
• 26:13
  You're in a room full of aspiring leaders - what are three things you'd tell them regarding leadership?