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Cultivating Influence & Impact With Army West Point’s Tricia Brandenburg & Minnesota’s Julie Manning

Guest Tricia Brandenburg, Army West Point; Julie Manning, Minnesota
30:13 min watch

Summary

Army West Point Deputy AD, Chief Leadership Officer and SWA Tricia Brandenburg and Minnesota Deputy AD/SWA Julie Manning join ADU’s Tai M. Brown at the 2024 Women Leaders Convention for a discussion about establishing influence and creating impact throughout a career trajectory and strategic thinking as an executive leader. Manning and Brandenburg discuss talent development and building a staff; offer advice for aspiring leaders, including being present, trusting the process, and finding ways to say yes; and reflect on the transition from being a “doer” to a decision-maker. Brandenburg on learning how to delegate: “How can i delegate in a way that provides opportunity to the people around me, so that it’s a growth opportunity for them, not a burden.”

The conversation is indexed below for efficient viewing (click the time stamp to jump to a specific question/topic).

  • - Julie, you said something offline - when you're in your career and you're young and up and coming, you're trying to find credibility. Then you gain that and get to a point where you're trying to influence people. Talk about what that means to you.
  • - In this process, do you reach back to people from your past stops or are you just looking at people in your immediate circle?
  • - Do you have an example?
  • - Tricia, you were at Towson for 10 years and got to know people in the context of that institution; I wonder about your experience of striving for credibility and then influence.
  • - In this example, you're helping that former student-worker get to know everybody as you yourself were getting to know everybody.
  • - You are the Chief Leadership Officer; that can go in a number of different directions.
  • - These are formal, scheduled meetings each month?
  • - In your two years at Army, have you always been Chief Leadership Officer?
  • - Is there a way to measure the outcomes of the programming you do for the staff?
  • - So you want to use that deeply-embedded, analytic process you use for student-athletes to analyze staff?
  • - Julie, you're a Deputy AD over Internal Operations - what units and areas of oversight does that entail?
  • - In your position, how much do you actually get to interact with student-athletes?
  • - Are the student-athletes aware of who the leaders in the department actually are?
  • - How about you Tricia?
  • - Was there a certain point in your career when you realized that rather than being a doer, you needed to think strategically?
  • - Tell me about the transition that occurred when you realized you didn't have to be the "doer" and instead could focus on decision-making.
  • - Can you think of a time that illustrates your own direct impact on your department?
  • - You're in a room full of aspiring leaders - what are three things you'd tell them regarding leadership?

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