Through humor and personal stories, Learn More than You Teach: Becoming a Leader In a Diverse World explores an approach to work and life that promotes dignity and respect for all. Through time and intentionally diverse experiences, veteran teacher Susan Smith grows from an ethnocentric, suburban, White introvert into a creative leader who fosters reflection and problem solving in students and colleagues from a myriad of cultures. Her life stories about teaching, traveling, and volunteering demonstrate ways to connect with people. Care and change are possible no matter how different people appear. Readers can recognize themselves in the text and/or learn a new approach to working with others that allows them ownership of their own lives and development. Listen and learn before teaching.