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Embracing The Tension: A New/Ancient Approach To Problem Solving, Rick Olsen
Embracing The Tension: A New/Ancient Approach To Problem Solving, Rick Olsen
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
This workshop will illuminate four important concepts and approaches to problem solving and problem navigation. Participants will then work individually and collectively around problems of shared interest to deepen their understanding of these concepts. The running example by the facilitator will be faculty retirements.
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Not Your Typical Administrator, Shaunda French-Collins, James F. Koehn, Wendy Waugh
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Presenters will examine the trend of “wearing many hats” in higher education leadership. For example, being both a department chair and faculty member. In addition, the notion of successfully managing up, the importance of understanding each role you have, and understanding your situational role and the communication we use will be discussed. Lastly, participants will engage in case study scenarios challenging participants to consider various administrative situations and identifying reasonable approaches based on which “hat” you are wearing.
Women In Student Leadership: How Group Makeup Changes Communication Style, Katie A. Kuckelheim
Women In Student Leadership: How Group Makeup Changes Communication Style, Katie A. Kuckelheim
Student Symposium
Genderlect theory (Tannen, 1990) examines the differences in communication style of men and women and suggests motivations for those differences (Tannen, 1990). In addition to internal motivation, research has examined other ways in which communication style may change depending upon the gender makeup of the audience. This study sought to determine if there are differences in preferred communication and leadership styles of female student-group leaders based on gender makeup of those groups. Method: 31 undergraduate leaders from student organizations across Ohio Wesleyan’s Campus were surveyed about their leadership and communication styles as well as information about the gender makeup of …
Traits And Trends Of Social Entrepreneurship/ Innovation Leaders, Heet Ghodasara, Juanie Walker
Traits And Trends Of Social Entrepreneurship/ Innovation Leaders, Heet Ghodasara, Juanie Walker
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
The purpose of this study was to examine qualifications, characteristics, successes and motivations among leading social entrepreneurs in not-for-profit or for-profit organizations. Based on an interview guide developed by Dr. Juanie Walker and Heet Ghodasara, Ghodasara conducted interviews with 20 leaders of social entrepreneurship/innovation strategically located in Washington, D.C. Thematic analysis of interview transcripts revealed traits of successful organizations and individuals supported by provocative quotes. Themes of successful organizations include system disruptions, mutual investment, broad network and founder obsolescence. Individual themes include traits such as self efficacy, humility, grit and perseverance as well as imperatives to Get Dirty but Clean …
From Wicked People To Wicked Problems: Building Local Capacity For Deliberative Engagement In The Era Of Hyper-Partisanship, Martín Carcasson
From Wicked People To Wicked Problems: Building Local Capacity For Deliberative Engagement In The Era Of Hyper-Partisanship, Martín Carcasson
Center for Engagement and Community Development
Opening comments from Dr. David Procter, Director of the Center for Engagement and Community Development (CECD) and Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy (ICDD) highlighted the public need for dialogue, the diversity of presentations in the symposium, and the contributions of ICDD to promoting civic discourse at Kansas State University. Provost April Mason underscored the need to address polarization and the constructive contributions of K-State. Dr. Carcasson, Director of the Center for Public Deliberation at Colorado State University, presented a framework for addressing polarization through Deliberative Engagement. This framework invokes the “wicked problems” presumption, requires dealing with uncertainty, a focus …
Workshop: Depolarization Using The Intercultural Development Continuum, Aliah Mestrovich Seay
Workshop: Depolarization Using The Intercultural Development Continuum, Aliah Mestrovich Seay
Center for Engagement and Community Development
This workshop features an introduction to core concepts of intercultural learning, the Intercultural Development Curriculum and Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Participants develop a basic understanding of the IDI and demonstrate their own cultural self-awareness, “other” awareness, and intercultural communication skills through exercises using narrative styles of “turn-taking,” “pausing,” and “overlapping.”
Vocational Narratives Of Senior Executive Retirees In A Technical Agency And Their Sense Of Safety In The Workplace, Sarah Bender
Vocational Narratives Of Senior Executive Retirees In A Technical Agency And Their Sense Of Safety In The Workplace, Sarah Bender
Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium
While research has been conducted on safety and risk management in technical agencies as well as vocational histories of senior executives, little research has been done to determine how a senior executive's vocational narrative helps him or her develop a safety mindset. The goal of this study is guided by the following research question: How does the vocational history of a senior government executive in a technical agency help contribute to his or her sense of safety and risk management? Through the use of in-depth, vocational narrative interviews with retired nuclear executives and thematic analysis, this study found reoccurring themes …