Janet Sisler (MUND ‘74, ‘82), director of the Ann Ida Gannon Center for Women and Leadership
on the cardinal’s cabinet, and almost half of the positions on that cabinet are filled by women. The best way to move forward in leadership is to do the very best job in whatever position you’re in, so that people can see your value. When you work within an organization and you know how to collaborate and be productive, when you know not only how to read the trends but how to create them, then you have an opportunity for growth. I think the same is true in the church. We look for ways in which we can be of service and ways in which we can continue to ensure that the ministries that people crave and hunger for are what we are providing.
How do you navigate the idea that a person who does good work will be valued at her organization, when the numbers don’t necessarily show that to be true? • We’re in a horrible point in our economy. Five years ago we were in a different place. In business circles, people were, at that point, looking at
their employees as associates, as assets to their success. Now, unfortunately, we’re in an economy in which people are looked at as liabilities. Turnover wizards are eliminating positions in companies to where organizational development is no longer crucial. I am concerned about our graduates that are newly out of school
in this economy. We need to create volunteer opportunities for them so that their skills don’t get rusty—so that their enthusiasm for social change doesn’t get tired in the day-to-day grind in which they must participate just to make a living. It’s hard for these young people, because many are in low-wage positions, and they have to pay their rent. The career development folks are working hard on this. We’re concerned about what happens to our grads once they leave us. We want to provide the infrastructure to support them in finding oc- cupations in which their skills are best put to use.
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