Angie Wright, Ed.D.Spring 2010 Symposium Gathering

Appalachian State University

Pre-Doctoral Program

Doctoral Cohort / Community of Practice

Process

Opportunity

Reflections

“To be a leader means having the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of those who permit leaders to lead.”

- Max DePree

“Gift of the Goose” – Ken Blanchard & Sheldon

Bowles

Why did I enroll in the program?

Why was I aspiring to leadership?

What were my personal and professional reasons?

Everyone has gifts to share

There was strength in our DIVERSITY

Success was the result of the people

Strength was in the group

Listen

Organizational Frames Structural

Symbolic

Political

Human Resources

Margaret Wheatley Paulo Freire

JUST DO IT Tootle

Mentors and peers Crisis of:

◦ Choice◦ Commitment◦ Confidence◦ Meaning

Second shift and the “maternal wall” - Hochschild (1989) and Williams (2000)

PositivistPedhazur & Schmelkin

InterpretivistGlesne

Four semi-directed interview sessions with six women

Daily logs

Art

Audiotaped and transcribed interviews

Coded transcripts

Appalachian Storytelling Autoethnographic fiction - Kreiger (1983) Kill Bill

Bill George

7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis

Diversity

Listen

People

Scholar

Learning

Rocks hold firm while water’s might

Sends pebbles rolling left and right.

Call pebbles rock? Set firm their goals?

First flash flood, still pebbles roll.

Not name, nor goal divide the two.

It’s how they act. It’s what they do.

Size dictates to stone, but you’re in control.

Are you rock or pebble? Will you hold or roll?

- Manly Grant