From: Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 5:09 PM To: Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Thank you so so much sneakym On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 12:42 P=, jeffrey E. <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]= target=» wrote: Never before seen =C2 world developments have created unique challenges for leaders. The ra=e of change and its increased complexity is depleting the power of leaders=to adapt. The key challenge seems to be emotional rather than an intellect=al. Therefore, I believe that true leadership requires more than only a go=d education and competencies. The diversity and experience of adversity ca= be better indicators of leadership success . These types of life challeng=s has helped me to both improve and grow. My history of leader=hip may not be reflected in my academic records, but through m= acquisition, divestiture, and change of direction. The hard lessons I have learned has given me the experien=e of how not to lead and how not to treat others. I learnt to stay r=tional even under svere emotional pressures. =span style="font-size:l6px;font-family:"times new roman";color=rgb(34,34,34);background- color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style=normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical- align:baseline">M= experience of "life leadership" began in 2007, when I mov=d from my small Russian town Ulan- Ude to a big city, Saint Petersburg.=Burdened with years of provincial thinking I had to overcome and succeed b= building consensus not only of people of my own age but=of people with various languages, cultural historys and diverse goal=. If someone asked me today what the most pr=vailing problems in Russia are, I would certainly say discrimination=against minorities and the LGBT community would rank near the top.<=p> Racist and neo-Nazi violence are issues that still =C2 remain. Saint- Petersburg and Moscow are major cities where racism ha= a strong presence. For example, In 2008 when I was in my second year at c=llege