Leadership Forum
Maryvale's Patricia J. Mitchell '65 Leadership Institute hosted Dr. Linda Ginzel as the culmination of the 10-year anniversary events.
Dr. Ginzel led three workshops throughout the school day, with our Middle School students, Upper School students, as well as our faculty and staff. In the evening, she addressed parents, alumnae, and the broader community in the McCarthy Theater.
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Student Feedback
The key message I took from Dr. Ginzel is that anyone can be a leader. There is no clear-cut definition of the word 'leadership,' it allows you to interpret it however want. A leader is not someone who is a CEO at a big company, they are someone who inspires others and doesn't back down from a challenge. Even if you don't believe you have led, there are moments in everyone's lives where they have portrayed leadership qualities.
-Sloane W. '25
After listening to the leadership forum, my view on leadership changed. Dr. Ginzel did an amazing job of demonstrating great leadership qualities as she mentioned that leadership is not only about leading others, but also about having confidence in yourself and looking at the bigger picture.
-Lauren T. '26
The Forum greatly impacted me and the way I view leadership in my life. Even though I had to leave early due to athletics, I still picked up many important lessons such as the importance of writing down your thoughts, listening to others, to never stop learning, and to always stand up for what you believe in. It enhanced my view of leadership from something that was difficult and I could only do or be in specific situations to something that I can use in my day-to-day life.
-Bettina M. '27
I took away that you should always write down your ideas and never forget them. This enhances my view of leadership because I can understand that my ideas could be the start of something amazing.
-Emma M. '27
Dr. Linda E. Ginzel is a Clinical Professor of Managerial Psychology at the prestigious University of Chicago Booth School of Business, currently ranked as the #3 business school in the country. She specializes in negotiation skills, managerial psychology, leadership and executive development. The new edition of her best-selling book, Choosing Leadership, includes Leadership Modules that demonstrate how to use the book to teach and learn with a group while developing what she terms Leadership Capital: the courage, wisdom and capacity to decide when to manage and when to lead.
Ginzel has taught at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. She is a charter member of the Association for Psychological Science, as well as a member of the Academy of Management. She has won numerous teaching awards across all the programs at Booth. Ginzel received the 2011 Faculty Excellence Award, and the Inaugural Global Hillel J. Einhorn Excellence in Teaching Award in 2013. She was named an Impact Professor by the class of 2014, and received the Hillel J. Einhorn Excellence in Teaching Award in 2019 and 2021. By popular vote, Ginzel received the Phoenix Award from the class of 2020. In 2022, she was recognized as the faculty member who best demonstrates excellence in teaching at Booth with the Emory Williams Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Ginzel received her bachelor's degree with distinction and Summa Cum Laude in psychology from the University of Colorado in 1984. She studied experimental social psychology at Princeton University where she earned a Master's degree in 1986 and a PhD in 1989. During her PhD studies, she worked as senior consultant in training and development for Mutual of New York's Group Pensions and Operations Center.
In 2000 President Clinton awarded her a President's Service Award, the nation's highest honor for volunteer service directed at solving critical social problems. Ginzel is the co-founder of Kids In Danger, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting children by improving children's product safety. She also served as director of the Consumer's Union, the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports.