Integrity in Leadership and the Small Daily Breaches | Dr. Rakshanda Rahman

Why does integrity in leadership get a checkbox in so many programs while the focus moves on to technique? Breast surgeon and cancer center director Dr. Rakshanda Rahman explains why the small everyday breaches, like a missed reply or arriving late without a text, quietly tell people you do not value them. She also shares her path from Pakistan to leading in academic medicine, and what is still different for women in senior leadership roles.

In this conversation: - Why leaders who cannot hold themselves accountable lose the ability to hold anyone else accountable - How to own a slip quickly and honestly instead of hiding behind excuses - How Stephen Covey answered her angry email and became a mentor by email for years - What women leaders still face, including a lower threshold for forgiving mistakes

Dr. Rakshanda Rahman, Director of the Breast Cancer Excellence unit at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and professor at Texas Tech. Her book Leadership Deconstructed is available on Amazon.

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