Women & Leadership: Evolving Industry Opportunities and Challenges with Texas’ Chris Plonsky

Guest Chris Plonsky, Texas

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Summary

Texas Chief of Staff & Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director Chris Plonsky joins ADU’s Steph Garcia Cichosz to discuss how she navigated her career, building resilience and confidence, pushing for needed change and much more.

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

- Did you ever imagine you would be in this kind of role?
- How would you define your leadership style?
- Have you seen any traits in women leaders that can sometimes derail their career?
- Do you believe this is such a high stakes game for women to not be too nurturing or too cold?
- How did you navigate power structures at different points in your career?
- Did you ever feel any imposter's syndrome at any point?
- How have you built resilience and confidence throughout your career trajectory?
- How have you pushed for change that may have not been welcome at the time, but was necessary?
- What advice do you have for young, aspiring administrators?

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