Kristi Kremers is the founder of the Change Agency. Previously, she was the Director of Faculty and Graduate Leadership Programs including the Boreas Environmental Leadership Program, the IonE Associates Program, and the ANGLES Network. Her passion is focused on training the next generation of leaders and change agents. To do this, she believes that the landscape of graduate education must be transformed to break down academic silos and provide students with the capacity and connections to work across disciplines.
Kristi has lived multiple lives: a rock journalist at the young age of 16 interviewing musicians on tour buses, as an undergrad living with aboriginal tribes in Australia, two-time student body president at the U representing the largest graduate governance structure in the country, co-founder of a non-profit, co-founder of a national lobbying organization, author of 6 books in addition to being a university researcher, administrator and teacher for the past decade. Kristi has been teaching at colleges and universities for the past decade. Her primary research interests include: emotional intelligence, ethics, neuroleadership, applied mindfulness in leadership, and how organizations can adapt an anthropological approach to creating culture and community.
Join me as I talk to Kristi about a broad range of topics including the role and importance of emotional intelligence in our daily lives, becoming mindful leaders, and tips for dealing with imposter syndrome. I hope that you will enjoy listening to this episode! Do rate this episode, and share it with your friends, and let me know your thoughts in the comments!
Sources:
Kristi’s Bio from UMN DSMMA website and Lead to Love (http://leadtolove.com/about-the-author/)
Music credits: Epidemic Sound
