Leadership Blueprint

DEMONSTRATE RESPECT

• Recognize each member of the Newhouse School community is equally valuable to our success.
• Create a community where everyone feels heard, valued, and appreciated.
• Be kind, empathetic, patient, inclusive, and equitable.
• Build trust with colleagues and show trust in their actions, abilities, and decisions in an environment that welcomes new ideas.

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION

• Set and communicate clear expectations to students, faculty, and staff, and be willing to answer questions.
• Provide information to allow others to be successful in their jobs while owning your own responsibilities.
• Be accessible and transparent by creating a framework for open dialogue to hear concerns and provide feedback.
• Seek diverse ideas and perspectives from within and outside of Newhouse.

EMPOWERMENT

• Encourage, support, and step in when we observe an opportunity for learning.
• Follow a strategic vision, ensuring decisions are not our own, but reflective of the shared vision we seek to achieve.
• Act when we observe or recognize inequities or perceive bias.
• Be committed to addressing challenges as they arise.
• Understand mistakes are the result of being empowered to succeed.

INFORMED DECISION-MAKING

• Establish strategic goals and hold all individuals involved accountable.
• Be an inclusive listener and value the experience of others to develop ideas and drive innovation.
• Foster two-way communication around our decision-making process.

MODEL EXCELLENCE

• Value and demonstrate teamwork, including an environment that welcomes new ideas.
• Encourage faculty, staff, and students to be bold: innovate, be agile, develop new skills and take initiative.
• Foster a supportive community that celebrates success.
• Collaborate across groups, emphasizing inclusion.
• Create partnerships with external organizations and the community, as well as across the globe.