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The Impact Of College Leadership Experiences On Long Term Well-Being, Kevin Meaney

Dissertations, 2014-2019

In an era when the debate surrounding the value of a college education seems solely focused on the earning power of graduates, colleges and universities must make a concerted effort to include additional outcomes in the discussion. One area of promise is the examination of the impact of various college experiences on long term well-being. Using a multiple analysis of variance, this study explored the influence of collegiate leadership experiences on long term well-being and meaningful work. Results revealed that students engaged in activities with focused leadership development reported higher levels of positive meaning in their work and higher levels …

How To Cultivate Compassion As A Tool For Everyday Leadership, Paula Webster

Mindfulness Studies Theses

In this two-party thesis study, the need for compassion in our world is presented up front. Upon this foundation of the need for compassion, the building blocks that together comprise compassionate everyday leader are placed: leaders and leadership, mindful leadership, defining the everyday leader, mindfulness, compassion, and how to cultivate compassion. The evolution of broad concepts of leadership are reviewed, from a control-based approach to a more mindful leadership, social-intelligence based approach. In a mindful leadership approach, qualities of self-awareness are cultivated within and then manifest in relation to the leadership process. Everyday leadership is a more expansive and inclusive …

Improving The Patient Experience By Implementing Patient-Centered Care In A Community Hospital, Richard A. Billingsley Dnp, Mha, Rn

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Health care is a complex business currently undergoing extensive reform. These changes require new methods of care deliver and ways in which health care organizations are operating. At the forefront of this change effort is the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which is transforming health care from a volume-based, fee-for-service process to the delivery of services that have value, improve quality outcomes, increase satisfaction, elicit greater efficiency, demonstrate improved safety outcomes, show cost-effectiveness, promote better access to services, and result in high reliability between providers and organizations. The goal of providing a more positive health care experience is …

Ua3/9/7 Navitas Separation, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding international students.

Transformational Leadership And Its Attributes: Factors That Could Increase Security At The Miami International Airport, Norbert Oliver Pinto

Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios

This study was to examine the factors that are critical transformational leadership values and attributes, which could improve organizational performance. More specifically, the purpose was to find possible recommendations to provide more effective leadership qualities to efficiently enhance security strategies, within the airline industry. This paper examined three major attributes of transformational leadership; communication, cooperation, and education. An examination of theoretical and empirical literature concerning transformational leadership attributes and the relationship with organizational effectiveness was conducted. Findings indicate that these attributes of transformational leaders are essential for motivating followers to surpass self-interest and work towards a collective purpose, vision, and …

Ua3/9/7 Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell, Wku Philosophy & Religion

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding anti-Muslim sentiments. Includes messages from Eric Bain-Selbo and Lhousseine Guerwane.

Ua3/9/7 Commencement Weekend & Holidays, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding commencement.

Tan Cheng Bock [Singapore, Member Of Parliament], Cheng Bock Tan

Digital Narratives of Asia

Former veteran People's Action Party Member of Parliament, presidential candidate Dr Tan Cheng Bock speaks his mind with DNA on his struggles during his school days, National Service, and what had motivated him to enter politics. He reveals his take on Foreign Talent, the Feedback Unit, and shares on the kind of society he hopes Singapore will become.

Ua3/9/7 Leadership In Student Affairs, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding Student Affairs.

The Experience Of Influence Among Youth Leaders, Kelly Moguel

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Scholarship

While the term “leadership” can be difficult to define, one term that is commonly seen in its association is “influence”. While the field of leadership has empirically identified several outcomes associated with adult influence (i.e., greater organizational performance, higher subordinate satisfaction, higher subordinate engagement), little is known about influence in youth leaders. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain a better understanding of how youth leaders experience influence. Twenty-nine in-depth, semi-structured interviews from fifth- 12^th-grade students in a leadership mentoring program called Nebraska Human Resources Institute (NHRI) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln were conducted to ascertain …

Harry Susilo [Indonesia, Founder Sekar Group], Harry Susilo

Digital Narratives of Asia

Harry Susilo, founder and chairman of Sekar Group, shares with DNA how he had started as the first entreprenuer in Indonesia to export prawns and seafood products. He talks about the values of "Susilo Institute of Ethics in the Global Economy", qualities of a good leader, and business succession. Interview in English and Mandarin. Transcript in English.

La Gouvernance Des Mémoires Au Rwanda Au Travers Du Dispositif « Ingando »: Une Analyse Critique Des Représentations Sociales, Eric Ndushabandi

Journal of African Conflicts and Peace Studies

The objective of this paper is to understand the place of memory in the post conflict society reconstruction. The main objective of this paper is to understand how Rwanda is managing the past and the genocide memory through “Ingando”, this kind of solidarity camps organized for all social categories. This paper builds its argument from findings of a doctoral research conducted on “Ingando”. The Ingando framework constitutes one of major mechanisms through which the post genocide Rwandan government has attempted to create one “common interpretation of the past” or a “national collective memory” as part of the nation building agenda. …

Experiences Of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses Who Stay In Their First Jobs, Lisa D. Kirkland

Doctoral Dissertations

Most newly licensed registered nurses go to work in acute care hospitals, which means they enter an increasingly complex healthcare environment where they experience staffing shortages, high nurse-patient ratios, and workplace violence. The purpose of this study is to attempt to understand the experiences of newly licensed registered nurses who have endured the early years of bedside hospital nursing and continue to work in their first nursing job. The existential phenomenological philosophy of Merleau-Ponty serves as the guiding framework for this qualitative research study. Following IRB approval, criterion and snowball sampling were used to recruit newly licensed registered nurses who …

Societal Leadership In Southeast Asia: National Landscapes, Challenges And Opportunities To Enhance Societal Impact, Institute For Societal Leadership

Institute of Societal Leadership Research Collection

This study draws its contents from the findings and insights that colleagues from the Institute for Societal Leadership have put together in the form of eleven Southeast Asian Country Insights Labs reports. The Country Insights Labs were undertaken to uncover the critical social issues facing leaders from business, government and civil society in each Southeast Asian country. During the visits to each country, ISL staff also investigated the challenges faced by civil society organisations (CSOs) such as philanthropic organisations, corporate foundations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), activist groups, social enterprises and impact investment funders. This paper aggregates the background research and key …

Applying The Philosophies Of The Beacon Model, Michael P. Raisch

Creativity and Change Leadership Graduate Student Master's Projects

The purpose of this project is to apply all the knowledge and skills learned from a master’s degree in Creative Studies at Buffalo State college combined with personal experience in order to share perspective on what a “Beacon” is and how its core values are the foundation for enriching your life as well as the lives of those around you and how it all relates to Creativity. Furthermore, this project applies the concepts from the Beacon model more deeply through supporting philosophies and how the Halloween holiday naturally serves as a Beacon. There is a relationship due to the fact …

Kishore Mahbubani [Singapore, Diplomat, Dean Of Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy], Kishore Mahbubani

Digital Narratives of Asia

Dean of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Kishore Mahbubhani is a retired diplomat and respected author. He shares with DNA his 5C theory of leadership, as well as his thoughts on working with Singapore’s founding leaders.

Ua3/9/7 Recent Events, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff regarding death of student and the Charlie Hebdo Attack in Paris.

Implementing Universal Social And Emotional Learning Programs: The Development, Validation, And Inferential Findings From The Schoolwide Sel Capacity Assessment, Cheyne A. Levesseur

Doctoral Dissertations

In order to effectively transport universal social and emotional learning (SEL) programs into natural settings, it is important to understand implementation barriers that may hinder the likelihood of successful outcomes (Fixsen, Naoom, Blasé, Friedman, & Wallace, 2005). The current study is primarily based on the notion that within the planning phase of implementation, few technically adequate assessment measures targeting both organizational capacity (OC) and provider characteristics (PC) for SEL programming actually exist. The purpose is to extend the SEL implementation assessment literature by developing a new rating scale designed to measure SEL implementation barriers (School SEL Capacity Assessment [SSCA]) and …

Surakiart Sathirathai [Thailand, Deputy Prime Minister], Surakiart Sathirathai

Digital Narratives of Asia

A former Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand, Surakiart Sathirathai is a long-time academic and who has also sat on many boards of companies. He shares with DNA his thoughts on the qualities that make a good leader, as well as what is lacking in leaders today – the ability to communicate to their followers.

Personality Profiles Of 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates, Aubrey Immelman

Forum Lectures

Aubrey Immelman and his summer research assistant Joe Trenzeluk present summaries of the psychological profiles of Republican contenders in the 2016 U.S. presidential election (including Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, John Kasich, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, and Scott Walker) and outline the leadership implications of those profiles. In addition, the presenters discuss the personality profile of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and compare the candidates’ scores on the locally developed Personal [Presidential] Electability Index (PEI). The PEI, which has accurately predicted the outcome of every presidential election since 1996, projects that Trump will win the election.

Ua3/9/7 Enrollment Information, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.

Leadership Department Newsletter: October-November 2015, Andrews University

Leadership Department Newsletter 2015

No abstract provided.

Tall Order: Are Ceos Born With Leadership Traits?, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

New research reveals which men are likely to become the boss

Understanding Societal Leadership: Strategy And Impact, Institute For Societal Leadership, Lai Cheng Lim, Molly Delaney

Institute of Societal Leadership Research Collection

This study focuses on the construct and discusses the characteristics and factors affecting the phenomenon of societal leadership. Reference is made to many worthy examples of social catalysts, innovators and leaders that the Institute for Societal Leadership (ISL) has encountered in each of the Southeast Asian countries and efforts are made to delineate the strategies that are used by societal leaders to create social impact. The study also discusses the various forms of societal leadership and ways in which effective societal leaders or social impact organisations collaborate across sectors to achieve their goals.

Societal Influence, Leadership And Impact: Defining Traits Of Twenty Pioneer Southeast Asian Leaders, Institute For Societal Leadership, Lai Cheng Lim

Institute of Societal Leadership Research Collection

This study focuses on twenty Southeast Asian leaders who have been key players during critical transitions in the social, economic and political development of their country. In asking each of the societal leaders questions concerning their motivation, the cause they were championing and the factors that have led to their success as leaders, the study attempts to draw out common traits they possess and investigates whether the traits that make people effective societal leaders differ across socio-cultural and historical contexts. A grounded theory approach is used in the analysis of the attributes and traits that emerge from the transcripts of …

Mahathir Bin Mohamad [Malaysia, Prime Minister], Mahathir Bin Mohamad

Digital Narratives of Asia

Malaysia's longest-serving Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad, who was a practising medical doctor, believes in confronting problems in order to overcome them. He enjoys job satisfaction first as a doctor, later as a politician. He shares with DNA about managing the Financial Crisis, party betrayal, and the origin of ASEAN and its challenges. He also reveals his take on a good leader, and his outspoken daughter.

Humility And Compassion: The Pre-Requisites Of Moral Leadership, José Ramos-Horta, Havovi Joshi

Asian Management Insights

The Nobel Peace Laureate and former President of Timor-Leste, Dr. José Ramos-Horta talks about ethical leadership and Timor-Leste’s post-independence development in this interview with Havovi Joshi.

Fearless Friday: Fergan Imbert, Christina L. Bassler

SURGE

This week, SURGE is showcasing the fabulous Fergan Imbert ‘16 for Fearless Friday!

Fergan is a senior at Gettysburg studying Biology with a pre-med concentration.

Fergan and his bright smile can be found all over campus. He’s currently the residence coordinator for Patrick Hall and the new senior admissions intern for the admissions office. He also works in the campus bookstore, is part of the senior class gift committee, and shows off his dance skills through B.O.M.B. squad. [excerpt]

A Systemic Approach For Simulation-Based Team Training In Maritime Safety, Michael Baldauf, Birgit Nolte-Schuster, Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs

Michael Baldauf

No abstract provided.

Ua3/9/7 Fall 2015 Semester Message, Wku President's Office - Ransdell

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Email from WKU president Gary Ransdell to faculty & staff.