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Today we have former Australian of the Year and Australian Living Treasure, Professor Fiona Stanley on the show!  Fiona is patron of the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Western Australia, a Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Western Australia and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne. She is here to talk about her passion for leadership and science in this, the first of 2 episodes.

She’s sharing her bedrock principles for great leadership. If you want to understand how to become a great leader in academia then this episode is for you.

Here’s what we talk about. 

1. Be passionate and good at what you do
2. Read widely to be interesting and interested 
3. Be generous and support others around you
4. Look after yourself and your physical well being
5. Lead in every aspect of what you do

We also get into balancing passion for your research with advocating for changes in public policy. 

The Lead Candidate Toolkit 

• https://www.telethonkids.org.au/contact-us/our-people/s/fiona-stanley/
• https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/391440-fiona-stanley
• https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-23/fiona-stanley-woman-behind-folate-to-stop-spina-bifida/12276118
• https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-fiona-stanley
• https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)31545-2/fulltext 

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