Business NOT as Usual: Unexpected Leadership Responses to Challenges and Threats

Session Submission Type: Symposium

Short Description

Seasoned executives enrolled in a leadership doctoral program will share case studies examining how innovative leadership strategies and approaches have been applied to challenging situations in the business world.

Detailed Abstract

Four executive scholars will share cases illustrating innovative leadership responses used in response to turbulent times. Presenters will explore the role of humility, transcendental leadership, design thinking, and appreciative inquiry. Humility offers a path to a counter-cultural leadership responses that have allowed firms to leverage the wisdom of crowds when facing strategic challenges. New understandings in transcendental leadership offer fresh insights for responding to organizational crises. Likewise, design thinking has helped a global pharmaceutical company overcome ever-shifting market and regulatory conditions. Finally, a large utility company fosters innovation amidst cyber threats and stringent regulatory requirements through appreciative inquiry.

Sub Unit

• Business Leadership

Chair

• Christopher S. Lauritzen, Veterans Administration

Commentator

• Tova Olson Sanders, Northeastern University

Individual Presentations

• Responding With Humility in a Dog-Eat-Dog Culture - Melissa Norcross, Ontario Systems

• Practicing Transcendental Leadership to Rise Above Crisis - Enrique E. Lopez, Humanum Consulting

• Balancing Security and Regulation With Appreciative Inquiry to Foster Radical Innovation and Meaningful Work - Patrick Farran, SAS Institute