Leadership Lessons: Leading with Your Authentic Self

Portrait of Dr. Tania Markanian

 “I thought a leader was somebody who was authoritative and confident; someone who takes charge and makes the tough decisions.”

In the past, Dr. Tania Markanian relied on this common image of what a leader should look like as a model for her own leadership style, even though it never felt like a natural fit to her.

That was before participating in  (LDD): a premier, cohort-based leadership development program offered exclusively by Weatherhead Executive Education.

Already an established leader and successful in her career, Tania believed that improving her leadership skills demanded that she establish more of a commanding presence. However, with the help of LDD’s instructors, Tania was able