Essays in Leadership Communication

This work centers around leadership communication: how our (dis)information-rich and uncertain global environment has posed challenges to and offered opportunities for this key leadership behavior, and how leaders engage in difficult communications with their stakeholders. I focus on leader-stakeholder two-way dynamics to investigate leader communication in critical moments when they deliver undesirable information to their stakeholders and respond to tough questions from their stakeholders. Essay I reviews research on leader communication and discusses those challenges and opportunities. Essay II uses 107 million Twitter posts to examine stakeholder responses to political leaders’ COVID-19 communications and illustrates the evolving leader-stakeholder relationship throughout different phases of the global pandemic. Essay III explores organizational leaders’ response strategies when facing difficult questions from stakeholders in high-stakes corporate environments. In conclusion, I aim to highlight leaders’ indispensable responsibilities to communicate effectively, benevolently, and responsibly, enhancing the field’s current understanding of crisis leadership, followership, and strategic leadership

Leadership development in the local church

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Portuguese practices: Perspective on leadership, marketing and corporate social responsibility

The present thesis sought to investigate the Portuguese perspectives on Leadership, Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The purpose was to contribute to the advancement of knowledge and theory and to contribute to the literature advancement in the fields of Leadership, Marketing and CSR by presenting a study that identifies the tendencies of the Portuguese managers perspectives on leadership effectiveness, leadership styles, softskills, emotion intelligence, online marketing and CSR concept and its impact on brand image, brand insurance and purchase intent. The objectives of this thesis were: to name the leadership effectiveness skills; to verify what leadership styles are possible to identify, when should each one be used and the effect each can have on employees; to establish the mostwanted soft-skills by recruiters and the specific competences coming from emotional intelligence; to establish the importance of online marketing within the company´s strategy to engage consumers; and to identify the Portuguese idea of CSR and the impact CSR can have on brand image, brand insurance and purchase intent. This investigation was based on a primary source, from the application of interviews to a sample of fifteen Portuguese managers, and secondary sources, consisting of bibliographic research and information processing, included the systematized study based on books, journals, scientific articles and electronic networks. As for the possibility of generalizing the results found in this thesis to other contexts or samples, although this study complements the authors' perspectives on the topics addressed, this was only an exploratory study that cannot be generalized or representative.A presente tese procurou identificar a perspetiva dos gestores Portugueses sobre Liderança, Marketing e Responsabilidade Social Corporativa (RSC). O objetivo foi contribuir para o avanço do conhecimento e para o avanço da literatura nas áreas de Liderança, Marketing e RSC, através da apresentação de um estudo que identificasse as tendências da perspetiva dos gestores portugueses sobre as competências necessárias a uma liderança eficaz, estilos de liderança, soft-skills, inteligência emocional, marketing online e conceito de RSC e o seu impacto na imagem e segurança das marcas e na intenção de compra dos consumidores. A presente investigação teve como objetivos: identificar as competências necessárias a uma liderança eficaz; perceber quais os estilos de liderança possíveis de identificar, quando cada um deve ser usado e o efeito que cada um pode ter nos colaboradores; identificar as softskills mais procuradas pelos recrutadores e as competências específicas que advêm da inteligência emocional; entender como o marketing online pode facilitar a angariação de novos clientes e a retenção daqueles que já o eram; e entender a ideia que os portugueses têm de RSC e o impacto que consideram ter na imagem e segurança das marcas e na intenção de compra dos consumidores. Esta investigação baseou-se numa fonte primária, através da aplicação de entrevistas a uma amostra de quinze gestores portugueses, e fontes secundárias, constituídas por pesquisa bibliográfica e processamento de informação baseado em livros, revistas e artigos científicos e websites. Este é apenas um estudo exploratório e os resultados não devem ser generalizados ou considerados representativos

Head to head, heart to heart, hand to hand: together, we can make a difference! : a ten week training experience for becoming leaders of racial reconciliation

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A Case Study: The Servant Called to Lead as Head of School of a PK-12 Private Faith-Based School in North Central Florida

The purpose of this single, holistic, instrumental case study was to understand the servant leadership characteristics of a PK–12 leader from a private, faith-based school in North Central Florida, influencing employee job satisfaction. For this study, servant leaders were defined as those who serve with a focus on the followers, whereby followers are the primary concern and the organizational matters are peripheral. Servant leadership theory guided this study and began with the writings of Greenleaf, who desired leaders to serve their followers first and then lead. The central research question guiding this study asked, What is the qualitative influence of servant leadership on stakeholders? The study took place at Chapel Academy (pseudonym). In this PK–12 private, faith-based school, a criterion-based sampling was selected from Chapel Academy stakeholders for both interviews and a focus group. Data collection included interviews, a focus group, and documentation analysis. All data were member-checked, analyzed, and coded for themes. Research revealed five key central themes of 1) Sensitive Servant, 2) Future-Focused, 3) Followers First, 4) Thorough Thinker, and 5) Christ-Centered. Results align with current research affirming servant leadership\u27s influence on school climate

An Examination of Preaching and Church Leadership within Royal Baptist Church

Throughout this qualitative investigation, the researcher will examine prevalent preaching and leadership styles to promote congregational growth and development. Additionally, a proposed organized dossier for Royal Baptist Church will be implemented, delineating a biblical, practical, compelling leadership style. To explore for analysis, the researcher will assess their contemporary church leadership style juxtaposing favored leadership styles found in the literature. After creating a baseline, the researcher will interview seven ministers via face–to–face, telephone, video messaging, and email, assessing their church preferred leadership style, comparing their preferred preaching and leadership style against techniques found in the literature. Lastly, the researcher will provide a training course to the Royal Baptist Church leadership on the diverse leadership styles; upon successful completion of the training course, the researcher will reassess Royal Baptist Church leadership to determine if the organized dossier had any effect

Flyer News, Vol. 56, No. 31

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

Leading Character: An Investigation Into the Characteristics and Effective Practices of Character Education Leaders

In this collaborative Dissertation of Practice we examined the leadership frameworks, leader characteristics, and effective character education practices that can help foster students’ intellectual, moral, performance, and civic character development. The project used a mixed-methods approach to study the relationships among: (a) three frameworks of character education leadership, (b) effective character education practices, and (c) school and student outcomes. Three members of the team focused on a specific set of leadership characteristics: (a) a newly created framework called Vulnerable Leadership, (b) the existing model of Transformational Leadership, and (c) a newly created framework called Professional Growth Leadership. The fourth member examined effective character education practices using a new measure called the Effective Character Education Score (ECES). The team measured outcomes to include performance data (academic, behavior, attendance), climate data (parent, student, staff), and character education recognitions or awards. Significant correlations were found between each of the leadership frameworks and the ECES, among the three leadership frameworks, and between ECES and the outcomes. Ultimately, this work proposes a taxonomy of effective character education practices and a paradigm shift for effective school leadership; the suggested new model is called The Connected Leader. The Connected Leader includes three components: personal growth, positive school culture, and caring relationships. This new model stresses that an effective character education leader should connect with self, staff, students, and stakeholders of a school community

Overcoming suffering for Korean college students in America through the word of God, prayer, and sacrificial service

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A Case Study of E-Leadership Constructs: An Assessment of Leadership in a Healthcare Organization

The purpose of this research is to identify the components of e-leadership theory and how it can be used to teach healthcare leaders to develop virtual teams in a healthcare organization. This study will define a way in which leaders can use e-leadership components to increase the efficacy of virtual teams. In particular, this study will examine the perceptions executive leaders have of e-leadership constructs. This study used a mixed method concurrent triangulation design to examine perceptions of e-leadership theory which may be used to improve the efficacy of virtual teams. The e-leadership theory as a construct was first measured using two leadership survey instruments that evaluate e-leadership characteristics. The first instrument to measure servant leadership is the servant leadership profile – revised (RSLP) which measures the servant leadership characteristics from the leader’s perspective. Next, the use of the multifactor leadership questionnaire was used to measure transformational leadership characteristics. Finally, the use of an open-ended survey was used to gather qualitative data in order to provide a narrative to e-leadership theory. Results of this study show multiple positive and negative correlations that build upon the current research presented in eleadership theory. The sample participants in this study provide narrative that parallel the quantitative data analysis and promote the development of e-leadership in a healthcare organization