To paraphrase Lynn: Leadership isn’t a role—it’s a thing you do when the challenge is too big to face alone.

What happens when a former ballet dancer, West Point professor, and nonbinary academic challenges the way we think about leadership? In this episode, Lynn Vidler discusses the failures of higher education’s leadership pipeline, the transformative power of authenticity, and what it means to lead with empathy in a world shaped by systemic expectations. With humor and insight, Lynn reflects on the harm of abusive leadership, the healing found in self-awareness, and their mission to reshape leadership culture in academia.

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Photography website is https://lynnvidler.photography/

Lynn is on Instagram handle at @profefotog

They can be reached at  lynn@bloomingbranchgroup.com for executive leadership/performance coaching.To schedule a 30-min exploratory coaching session with them: https://scheduler.zoom.us/lynn-vidler/hello-i-am-an-event-card-ifkpb2he