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The Impact Life Experience Has On Leadership Development, Tawyna G. Daniels Jan 2019

The Impact Life Experience Has On Leadership Development, Tawyna G. Daniels

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The purpose of this qualitative study was to address the problem of ineffective leadership by focusing on the impact life experiences have on leadership development. Participants in this qualitative study were educational leaders (principals) located in a central North Carolina school district. The researcher sought to study how select leaders’ life experiences impacted their leadership development, identify common themes that influenced select leaders, use the results to address the need for effective leadership in educational environments, and use the results to bring awareness of the importance of leadership development through experiential learning. Qualitative data in this study revealed that that …


Utilization Of The Star Model™ As An Onboarding And Leadership Development Tool, Jacqueline L. Brown Jan 2019

Utilization Of The Star Model™ As An Onboarding And Leadership Development Tool, Jacqueline L. Brown

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The purpose of the project was to utilize The Star Model™ as a tool to address onboarding and leadership development. Training and development are important to the success of any organization. Specifically, onboarding of new staff and board members, as well as continuous leadership development of all staff, plays a critical part in the success of a nonprofit organization. To address this need, StepUp Ministry took a proactive approach and implemented a consultancy project to address this issue. The ultimate goal of the project was to ensure that staff and new board members received meaningful retreat and training opportunities that …