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Yost’s Book Published
Ask any group of leaders how they learned to lead and they will tell you that it wasn’t in a classroom—it was on-the-job in trial-by-fire experiences that pushed them to the edge of their comfort zones. Real Time Leadership Development takes this as our starting point, providing practical and research-based guidance, tools, and checklists that leaders can use to capture the lessons that may be passing them by every day. We also provide the simple steps that any organization can take to ensure they are building a strong and sustainable leadership pipeline.
Some of the key topics discussed are how you can identify the critical experiences, leadership competencies and relationships that are most critical in your development, how to craft and get the most out of a stretch assignment, how to build a personal board of advisors, and, most importantly, how you can move beyond yourself to build a team and organization where development isn’t something extra but is a natural part of the way you do business.
McKenna to read from his book
Dying to Lead on February 12th, 2009
Rob McKenna, associate professor of industrial/organizational psychology, shares principles of sacrificial leadership from his book, Dying to Lead. Click here for more information.
McKenna's Book Published
Associate Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Rob McKenna published his new book, Dying to Lead: Sacrificial Leadership in a Self-Centered World, in September 2008.
Professor McKenna wrote the book as a reflective guide into the pressures and realities that leaders face every day on the job. It’s an ideal book for leaders in businesses, churches, and beyond. 10/6/2008
Listen to “Leading Beautifully”
on iTunes U
As part of SPU's 2008 Day of Common Learning held October 15, Industrial/Organizational Psychology faculty members Joey Collins, Margaret Diddams, Rob McKenna, and Paul Yost led a workshop in which they discussed qualities great leaders possess and ways they co-create the future with the people they lead. The workshop, “Leading Beautifully: Practicing the Art of Leadership,” is now available on SPU’s iTunes U.
Listen and find out how great leaders draw on the gifts and potentials of others as the skills they use to lead beautifully. 10/15/08
McKenna, Yost Publish Article on Pastoral Learning Agility
Associate Professors of Industrial/Organizational Psychology Rob McKenna and Paul Yost, along with doctoral student Tanya Boyd, published an article in the Fall 2007 issue of the Journal of Psychology and Theology titled "Learning Agility in Clergy: Understanding the Personal Strategies and Situational Factors That Enable Pastors to Learn From Experience."
The article is the second publication that highlights their ongoing research on the development journey of more than 100 senior pastoral leaders across the United States. 11/12/2007
Diddams Co-Publishes Article With Former Doctoral Student
Margaret Diddams, professor of organizational psychology, had the privilege of co-authoring a journal article with her former student, Dr. Joan Kimball. The article, "Affect Regulation as a Mediator of Attachment and Deliberate Self-Harm," was published in the Spring 2007 edition of Journal of College Counseling. 3/5/2007
Diddams Lectures in India
Margaret Diddams, professor of organizational psychology, gave a series of three lectures on the topic of globalization in India and its implication for Christian ministry to master of divinity students at the Asian Collage of Cultural Studies in Secunderabad, India.
She also led two workshops on thesis development and writing to the graduate ministry leadership students. The college is affiliated with Youth With a Mission (YWAM) and Operation Mobilization India. 2/12/2007
McKenna Publishes Article
Rob McKenna, associate professor of industrial/organizational psychology and chair of the industrial/organizational psychology program, published an article in the June 2006 issue of the Christian Management Report titled "Managing in the Midst of Chaos: A Leader's Reality."
The article highlights McKenna's research on the personal challenge of leading in times of adversity and challenge. 8/21/2006
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Dr. Rob McKenna published Dying to Lead: Sacrificial Leadership in a Self-Centered World.
Dr. Paul Yost published his book: Real Time Leadership Development.
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