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Dr. Blake Thompson is the 20th president of Mississippi College. Before becoming president, he served as a leader in higher education, in research circles, and in government. This includes educational leadership roles at Ohio State University; as a vice president with Battelle, which is the world\u2019s leading non-profit research and development organization; and as a senior staff member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee in Washington, D.C. He has a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Mississippi and an executive master\u2019s from Georgetown University. He brings his vast and varied leadership experiences to his current presidential role and is well-respected and loved by the community at Mississippi College.\n\nLEADERSHIP INSIGHTS\n\n- Look at the most compelling opportunity in front of you and pursue it.\n- Leadership is universal, but leaders must be adaptive\n- Stop, listen, and learn before you try to act - especially at first.\n- You can win a national championship ring without being on the football team!\n- Humility is the most important characteristic to have as a leader\n- Character is greater than Competence, which is greater than Charisma.\n\nQUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION\n\n\u2013 What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? If you see a turtle on top of a fencepost, it didn't get there itself!\n\u2013 Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: \u201cA leader is\u2026\u201d Humble, more worried about others and about the organization, and enjoying what he or she is doing.\n\u2013 What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? "I don't know the particular question, but the idea of curiosity is essential."\n\u2013 What book would you recommend to leaders? main job of a leader is to set culture. This books talks about how Jesus did this through meals.\n\u2013 If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Focus and live in the "now" - love what you're doing and go pursue it.\n\u2013 As a general life principle, is it better to ask \u201cwhy?\u201d or \u201cwhy not?\u201d Both - just be curious and keep asking those questions over and over again.\n\nWebsite:\nhttps://www.mc.edu/\n\nFind Dr. Thompson and MC on social media:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drblakethompson/ (@drblakethompson), https://www.instagram.com/misscollege/ (@misscollege)\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/drblakethompson?lang=en (@drblakethompson), https://twitter.com/MissCollege?lang=en (@misscollege)\n\nMusic credits:DJ Quads | Cruise Around | Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/cruise-aroundDJ Quads | Smile | https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/smileDJ Quads | It Just Makes Me Happy | Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aka-dj-quads/it-just-makes-me-happy