The Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE)

IN THIS ISSUE

Impacting The Duke Community and Universities at-Large

Promoting internal and external awareness about COLE and leadership issues that it examines, is one of the most important aspects to the success of the Center. A key component is leveraging the reputation and extensive network of Duke University; The Fuqua School of Business; academic and practitioner communities; and other Leadership Centers, to foster the free exchange of ideas and theories about leadership & ethics.

In December 2008, COLE partnered with the Duke University Office of Students Affairs on an ongoing project to help advance the leadership development of Duke Undergraduates. Duke University is committed to working with students to help maximize their leadership potential, by cultivating ethical and engaged citizens dedicated to local and global communities.

By leveraging the interdisciplinary culture at Duke, COLE is leading an effort - "Duke-Wide Leadership Initiaitve" -, to futher impact the Duke Community. In 2008, COLE convened several exploratory meetings with various Duke Schools and Institutes, to begin the process of creating an overarching framework and conception of leadership that would apply Duke-Wide. More updates soon. Read more about COLE Partnerships »

COLE continues to impact universities and institutions at- large. In 2008, COLE met with the Leadership Centers at Boston College and MIT, to share and diffuse lessons-learned from COLE in the past four years.Read more about COLE »

Research and Curriculum

COLE Releases Results of Executive Leadership Survey

COLE has released the results of its first annual Executive Leadership Survey.  Drawing upon responses from 205 executives from public and private companies, key findings included the top five leadership challenges facing organizations; how organizations develop leaders, and the type of skills executives find most important. The survey was conducted in partnership with publishing house, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Preliminary results were presented at the seventh annual Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Conference in October. Read More »

Research: Publications / Papers / Presentations by COLE-Center Scholars

Grant, A., & Wade-Benzoni, K.A. "The Hot and Cool of Death Awareness at Work: Mortality cues, Aging, and Self-protective and Prosocial motivations. Forthcoming publication in Academy of Management Review.

Rosette, A. S., Leonardelli, G., & Phillips, K. W., (2008). "The White Standard: Racial bias in Leadership Categorization". Journal of Applied Psychology, 93, 4, 758-777.

Feiler, D., & Wade-Benzoni, K.A. (Forthcoming). "Death and Intergenerational Behavior: A tale of Power and Immortality. In M. Morgan (Ed.), "The Impact of 9/11: The Day that Changed Everything?" Palgrave Macmillan.

Rosette, A.S., Tost. L. (Fuqua PhD Candidate-Management) "Agentic Women and Communal Leadership: How Role Prescriptions Confer Advantage to Top Women Leaders" (Under Review). This research paper was presented at the Wharton Organizational Behavior Conference in November 2008.

Sim Sitkin presented at the following seminar series': Boston College Winston Center for Leadership and Ethics (Nov.); Harvard Business School organizational behavior (Oct.); Harvard-MIT Economic Sociology (Oct.); MIT Organization Studies (Oct.)

Second Annual COLE Dissertation Proposal Competition

COLE has selected winners of its second annual dissertation proposal competition. Proposals were evaluated on several criteria including relevance to leadership & ethics, theoretical importance, practical importance, creativity/innovativeness, methods, and overall quality. The winners are:

Sheli Sillito (First Place), David Eccles School of Business, University of Utah

Jennifer Nahrgang (Second Place), The Eli Broad Graduate School of Management, Michigan State University

Daniel Halgin (Second Place), The Carroll School of Management, Boston College

First place winners present their research at COLE's Annual New Directions in Leadership Research Conference.

For more information about their research work and the competition, visit the COLE Web site. Deadline for submission of materials for the third annual dissertation proposal competition is May 15, 2009.

Student Programs

COLE Leadership Fellows Program

Leadership Development: COLE cultivates leadership development opportunities beyond the classroom context. COLE Leadership Fellows undergo extensive personal, team and community leadership training during the course of their fellowship. Most recently, in a one-day leadership and development session; An on-going weekly leadership conversations, Leadership and Coffee; and the integration of several guest speakers on leadership into the Fellowship Program:

• Vivian Voklik, former VP for Marketing and Strategy, John Deere
• COL [R] Joe Marm, Congressional Medal of Honor winner, who's story is told in the movie, We Were Soldiers
• Dan Cohen, senior change strategist for Deloitte, and co-author with John Kotter of The Heart of Change

These activities were conducted by Joe LeBoeuf, COLE Fellows Faculty Adviser, Professor of the Practice and COLE Scholar.

Recruiting Process: COLE Leadership Fellows (Class of 2009) have begun the recruiting process for the next class of Fellows. This competitive process will conclude in February 2009 and training of incoming fellows will begin in April.

Alumni and Executive Programs

The Baker Tilly North America Leadership Program (Nov. 16-20, 2008).

Designed for the unique needs of Baker Tilly International member firms, the customized content equips participants to address diverse situations with a comprehensive approach to leadership. This was the first of three modules. Read more »

The Duke Leadership Program: The Multiple Domain Approach (Nov. 16-21, 2008).

In this week-long executive leadership development program, participants learn about leadership effects and associated behaviors and gain self-awareness through a 360 degree feedback tool and coaching. Sim Sitkin and Allan Lind are faculty leaders. Next iteration will be held March 22-27, 2009.

Seventh Annual Fuqua & Coach K Leadership Conference (Oct. 20-22, 2008).

Theme: Leading in Challenging Times: Overcoming Crisis, Sustaining Excellence and Growing Intelligently. 17 chief-suite level executives representing organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, Tenet Healthcare, CA, Inc., Hospital Corporation of America, LRN, Live Nation, Wendy's International, iContact, and the World Trade Center, shared their thoughts on best practices for fostering leadership and overcoming crisis in their organizations. Read more »

The Eighth Annual Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Conference will be held October 19-21, 2009. Theme is "Leading in Times of Uncertainty ".

http://www.conferenceonleadership.com/

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