Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Organization Development Network Conference 2009

Session:

  • Social Technologies for Communicating, Collaborating, and Connecting

Date: October 18-12, 2009
Place: Sheraton Seattle, 1400 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101
Website: www.odnetwork.org


Human Capital Institute 2009 Learning & Development Innovation Conference

Session:

  • Performance Driven Learning (Measuring ROI): Adopting Learning Initiatives That Impact the Bottom Line

Date: October 27-29, 2009
Place: Marriott Hotel, 480 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94108
Website: www.hci.org


International Leadership Association 11th Annual Conference

Session:

  • Leadership and Sustainability: DNA for Global Change

Date: November 11-14, 2009
Place: Intercontinental Prague Hotel, Namesti Curieovych 43/​5, Prague 110 00, Czech Republic
Website: www.ila-net.org



PAST EVENTS

One Voice: International Conference and Forum for Educators

Session:

  • The Social Networking Advantage -- Capitalizing on the Frenzy

  • Project Dare-to-Dream: Exploring the Impact of Leadership Development among Secondary School Students and Educators in Tonga

Date: July 5-9, 2008
Place: Westin St. Francis Hotel, 335 Powell Street, San Francisco, California 94102
Website: www.elementalethics.com


Academy of Management 2008 Annual Meeting

Session:

  • The Management, Spirituality, and Religion Doctoral Student and New Faculty Consortium

  • Capitalizing on Connections: Exploring the Role of Social Networking in Leadership and Organizations

  • Pragmatizing Wisdom and Compassion: Contemplative Questions and Innovative Practices

Date: August 8-13, 2008
Place: Anaheim Marriott, 700 West Convention Way, Anaheim, California 92802
Website: www.aomonline.org


Organization Development Network Conference 2008

Session:

  • Capitalizing on Connections: Leveraging Social Networks for Strategic Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

Date: October 19-22, 2008
Place: Renaissance Austin Hotel, 9721 Arboretum Boulevard, Austin, TX 78759
Website: www.odnetwork.org


International Leadership Association 10th Annual Conference

Session:

  • Tonga in Transition: The Impact of Emerging Leadership Paradigms in a Developing Nation

  • Connecting for Change: Leveraging Collaborative Leadership for Social Innovation

  • The Connection Craze: Exploring the Influence of Social Networking on Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness

Date: November 12-15, 2008
Place: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, 2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Website: www.ila-net.org


ASTD International Conference & Exposition 2009

Session:

  • Organizational Intelligence Surveys

Date: May 31-June 3, 2009
Place: Walter E. Washington Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington DC 20001
Website: www.astd2009.org


Academy of Management 2009 Annual Meeting

Session:

  • Complexity and Social Networking: Implications for Spirit-centered Leadership

  • Innovatve Approaches for Using the AOM's E-Media to Foster Sharing Cutting-edge Management Pedagogy

  • The Crash of 2008-9: Causes and Cures from a Management & Spirituality Perspective

Date: August 7-11, 2009
Place: Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601
Website: www.aomonline.org


Selected Works

Business Leadership
Leadership Moments: Turning Points that Changed Lives and Organizations

Riveting acts of heart and courage—a reminder that everyone has the potential for leadership!
Education
Scholarship Pursuit: The How-To Guide for Winning College Scholarships

This unique guide teaches students how to prepare and qualify for winning scholarships.
Marketing Ethics
Organization Development
Spiderman in Tonga? Exploring archetypal metaphors in transcultural organizational development. (2008). NHRD Network Journal 2(3), 36-40.

Examines applications of comic book inspired archetypal metaphors in global leadership and OD.
Spirit-centered Leadership
Towards a Taxonomy of Spirit-centered Leadership as Reflected in Phenomenological Experiences of Entrepreneurial Leaders

Doctoral dissertation on the nature, role, and influence of spirit-centered leadership in entrepreneurship.
Spiritual Entrepreneurship
The demise and reawakening of spirituality in western entrepreneurship. (2007). Journal of Human Values, 13(1), 1-11.

An article tracing spiritual entrepreneurship in Western managerial and leadership practices during various social epochs.
Talent Management
Executing at the speed of insight: Enhancing improvisational leadership through human capital analytics. (2007).
In Preziosi, B. (ed.). The 2008 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

This chapter provides insight into contemporary practices related to talent management, HR analytics, and leadership.

A six-step process for implementing mentoring programs in learning organizations. (2008).
In Preziosi, B. (ed.). The 2009 Pfeiffer Annual: Management Development. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

This article provides a case study and approach for implementing corporate mentoring programs.