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Daily Examen and Reflection: Gratitude in Leadership and Organizational Culture
Michael Chikeleze, Ph.D.
Mentor: Niamh J. O'Leary, Ph.D.
“Drawing on Xavier University’s Jesuit Catholic tradition, the [interdisciplinary] Leadership Studies Doctoral Program is designed to develop authentic leaders who use their expertise and skills to promote social justice and organizational change. The program emphasizes cultivating the whole person and his/her role in facilitating change and building leadership capacity within individuals, organizations, and communities.” The curriculum structure consists of core courses in leadership, research, and in a specialized area of application and practice. Course Information: Organizational Metaphors & Contexts (LEAD 860) and Organizational Culture & Change (LEAD 881) Since joining Xavier’s doctoral program in fall 2018, I have had the privilege of teaching both LEAD 860 and LEAD 881. LEAD 860 is one of two required specialization courses that students take in addition to other elective courses (such as in higher education, business, or K-12 education). This course takes “an interdisciplinary social sciences perspective on the nature of organizing in modern society and the variety of organizational forms that provide contexts in which leadership matters.” Students usually take this course early in the program as they start their
journeys to understanding organizational metaphors, contexts; and how individuals, organizations, and societies organize. LEAD 881 is a leadership core course and “focuses on the role of leaders in understanding and managing the reciprocal processes of organizational culture and change.”
Students typically take this course mid-way through the program, after they have acquired a better understanding of leadership theory and research methods.
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