Enabling An Environment For Innovation: Dr. James Trotter, Dean And Academic President of Murdoch University Dubai – Entrepreneur

Enabling An Environment For Innovation: Dr. James Trotter, Dean And Academic President of Murdoch University Dubai – Entrepreneur

October

4, 2020



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“Innovation is not usually the product of a genius individual working in isolation, but most often results from the collective work of a talented team working in a collaborative environment.” This, says Dr. James Trotter, is how he sees leadership, which was influenced by Harvard Business School's Professor Linda Hill and her book, Collective Genius. Dr. Trotter is the Dean and Academic President of Murdoch University Dubai, a role that he's held since 2017, and he believes that the responsibility of a leader is not only enabling an environment that fosters collaboration and innovation, but also knowing when it is appropriate to do so.“Leadership requires the ability to adapt appropriately to