Visionary Leadership
Throughout Dr. Janel Curry’s professional and academic career there have been three constant themes that have captured her attention and characterized her vision and leadership…
Consulting, research and work experience have taken Dr. Janel Curry to Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Pakistan.
Informed by Global Experience
Inter-cultural competence is essential for today’s world. The trajectory of my life was changed because of an early deep cross-cultural experience. My older daughter’s name, Marie, embodies my own journey. Marie is my middle name, but my daughter is named after Marie Dupre, a Houma tribe member, who welcomed me, cared for me, and served as my cultural translator when I had the privilege of working for the tribe right after my undergraduate degree. She was my bridge as I moved through my world to the Houma Tribe’s world. She was my guide in my journey in uncovering the cultural layers below the surface. I have continued to work in settings and seek experiences that build understanding and relationships across cultures and places.
Leadership Executive Dr. Janel Curry works to develop and facilitate programs with individuals and organizations.
Assessing Effectiveness
Often institutions are fearful of asking the question—how do we know we are being effective? Yet a culture that nurtures this posture of humility and transparency is one that continues to grow and learn. Good stewardship of resources and effort arises out of this openness to assessment. As an administrator and social scientist, Dr. Janel Curry approaches the development of any new initiative or the evaluation of programs through the lenses of: How do we know we are and will be effective? How are we going to measure success? We must not be afraid of asking the hard questions of ourselves from the very beginning.
Dr. Janel Curry coaches individuals and assists and assesses organizational change strategies. Her experience, research, and consulting has taken her across the globe.
Growing Leadership
The development of leadership capacity comes through the intentional efforts of leadership in organizations. Women in particular face unique challenges in terms of internal and external barriers to their growth as leaders. Rather than focus on the barriers faced by women, however, I have chosen to focus on identifying the successful strategies for developing a culture that incorporates the gifts that women bring to an organization. This approach is similar to the Harvard Kennedy School Women and Power seminar that I attended where we focused on successful strategies and multiple approaches rather than barriers. For missional effectiveness, women and men need to recognize the need to each person to be able to exercise their gifts.