Laidlaw 2021 Cohort Summer Leadership Sessions
To make the best out of the current global situation, for your first week of leadership training, we offered a joint leadership experience between Tufts University in Massachusetts and the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Below you will find the videos and documents for each of the sessions. Please remember you can contact us via laidlaw@st-andrews.ac.uk or Laidlaw.Scholars@tufts.edu – or via direct message at any time if you have any concerns or questions
Tufts and St. Andrews Laidlaw Leadership Retreat
May 24th
May 25th
May 26th
May 27th
May 28th
3pm UK / 10am Boston
- Leadership sessions with home university
- Tufts-Laidlaw Video [Tufts-Box Login Required]
- Slides from Session [Tufts-Box Login Required]
- A New Patch of Green in Brazil
3pm UK / 10am Boston
- Video of Session
- Slides from Session
- Understanding Leadership - Values and limiting beliefs handout
- Laidlaw Leadership Attributes Video
3pm UK / 10am Boston
- Video of Session
- Slides from Session
- Building Your Digital Presence Session
- Introduction to mentoring and coaching
- What’s the Right Way to Find a Mentor?
- How to Build a Great Relationship with a Mentor
- Introduction to Mentoring: A Guide for Mentors and Mentees
12PM Boston
3pm UK / 10am Boston - Project Management
- Video of Session
- Slides from Session
- Excel Tasks, GANTT, & RACI Worksheet
- Google Spreadsheets Tasks, GANTT, & RACI Worksheet
4pm UK / 11am Boston
- Small Group Sessions with Researchers
3pm UK / 10am Boston
- Live mini project
- Horizon Scanning - Future Leadership
Tufts Laidlaw Summer Lecture Series
June 1st
June 8th
June 15th
June 22nd
June 29th
June 1st, 2021 7-9PM Personal Development, Goals, and Self-Focused SWOT
June 8th, 2021 7-9PM Leadership Lessons from Two Missions to Mars:
June 15th, 2021 7-9PM Ethics in Leadership
- Session Video [Tufts Box Login Required]
- Watch [2 Minutes]: The Trolley Problem
- Theranos Case Study
- Read [5-10 minutes] A Framework for Ethical Decision Making
- Watch [23 minutes] In His Own Words: The Theranos Whistleblower
- (Optional) Watch [20 minutes - recommend 1.5X speed]: Elizabeth Holmes Mission | Full Interview Fortune MPW
- (Optional) Read [5-10 minutes]: Whistleblower Shook Theranos And His Family [Tufts Box Login Required]
- DeNino-Poehlman "An Unwelcome Discovery" Case Study
- Read [10 minutes] Part 1
- Read [10 minutes] Part 2
- Read [10 minutes] Part 3
- (Optional) Read [15-20 minutes] An Unwelcome Discovery - The New York Times [Tufts Box Login Required]
- Values Word Cloud
June 22nd, 2021 7-9PM Hero, Mentor, Coach, Stir: A Recipe for Leader Development
June 29nd, 2021 7-9PM Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Reflection and Inquiry