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Community College Presidents And The Role Of Conversational Leadership, Jennifer Labounty Apr 2018

Community College Presidents And The Role Of Conversational Leadership, Jennifer Labounty

Jennifer LaBounty

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Community College Presidents and the Role of Conversational Leadership
by Jennifer Kay LaBounty
Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological research study was to describe the behaviors that exemplary community college presidents practice to lead their organizations through conversation as depicted by Groysberg and Slind’s (2012) four elements of conversational leadership: intimacy, interactivity, inclusion, and intentionality.
Methodology: This qualitative, phenomenological study described the lived experiences of exemplary community college presidents as they lead their organizations through the use of conversational leadership.  The sample population for this study was community college presidents who met the criteria of exemplary from singl …