Self-Leadership Change Project: An Ongoing Experiential Program

Authors

  • Jim Phillips Northeastern State University
  • David Kern Northeastern State University
  • Jitendra Tiwari Northeastern State University
  • Kenneth Jones Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow
  • Nicole Carden Northeastern State University-Tahlequah

Keywords:

Education, Leadership,

Abstract

Self-leadership Change Project (SLCP) is an ongoing program for senior level students at a regional university designed to provide hands-on experience in building self-management skills, which is considered a pre-requisite by many leaders and scholars (e.g., Drucker, 1996; Schaetti, Ramsey and Watanabe, 2008). A majority of students participating in the projects reported achieving change in targeted behavior, with intentions to continue to utilize the SLCP approach for future “projects”. Additionally, students who successfully completed a self-leadership change project reported that observers noted change in others as a result of the project. Students who received positive feedback from observers reported that they were likely to engage in a self-leadership project in the future. This is relevant to the current business environment, in that shared leadership, empowerment, and participative management require business graduates to attain some level of leadership ability to function effectively in organizations. Self-leadership is a beginning step in that process.

Author Biographies

Jim Phillips, Northeastern State University

Jim Phillips is an associate professor of management at Northeastern State University. He received his Ph.D. in management from New Mexico State University. He teaches selection and evaluation, compensation management, labor relations, strategic human resource management, and strategic management. He conducts research in personal & organizational transformation, strategic planning and self-leadership change and has been actively involved helping organizations conduct and implement strategic and tactical planning.

David Kern, Northeastern State University

Dave Kern is an associate professor of management at Northeastern State University. He received his Ph.D. in management from Oklahoma State University. His research interests include strategic decision-making, leadership and organizational change. He has published in Journal of Private Equity, Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, and others.

Jitendra Tiwari, Northeastern State University

Jitendra Tewari is an associate professor of marketing at Northeastern State University. He received his Ph.D. in marketing from Florida Atlantic University. His current research interests include international bidding practices,
pricing, and supply chain management.

Kenneth Jones, Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow

Kenneth Jones is an assistant professor of information systems and supply-chain management at Northeastern State University-Broken Arrow. He received his DBA Anderson University in Anderson, IN. His current research interests include logistic metrics for TL/LTL transportation, remote work performance, product-specific incentives, pre/post assessment in course-specific objectives, and change leadership. He has published in Advances in Business Research, Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching, and Learning for Christians in Higher Education.

Nicole Carden, Northeastern State University-Tahlequah

Nicole Carden is a student attending Northeastern State University-Tahlequah.

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Published

2012-12-05

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2012)

Section

ABR Journal Articles

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