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Owner: Dr. Wanda Gwyn (Florida) Phone: (813) 766-5276 

Transformational Leadership!!

Dr. Steve Woodsmall: http://www.gwynconsultingservices.com/dr-steve-woodsmall/

Dr. Woodsmall holds a PhD in Organization and Management from Capella University with a specialty in management education and a certificate in college teaching. I also hold an MA in Business Administration from Webster University and a BS in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.  Dr. Woodsmall has always been a fan of leadership concepts.  Hi dissertation topic was “Transformational Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness.” Interestingly, and his specific research contributed to the conflicting views in the literature as to whether leadership creates or is created by the organizational culture; in my case the organization’s leadership team clearly created the transformational culture in the subject organization.

Dr. Woodsmall is retired from the Air Force and has held various positions including management instructor and course designer, manager of corporate programs, director of corporate training and communication, adjunct faculty at several colleges, training consultant, and was one of the first 15 certified worldwide business skills facilitators for ExecuTrain, Inc. He is also Myers-Briggs Type Indicator qualified.

Replay of talking with Dr. Joi Niles regarding your dissertational experience!

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Replay: Talk with Dr. Joi Niles of Gwyn Consulting Services

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Motivation to Succeed!!

1. Definition of motivation?

2. Why do we need motivation?

3. Learning vs. Performance: Implications for the Adult Learner

4. Implications for Human Resource Management and Development

5. Learning and Performance: Are They Mutually Exclusive?

6. Implications for the Returning Adult Student

Replay-Sprint or Marathon to PhD

Sprint or Marathon to PhD.

There are many cases where a student goes through school without stopping.  He/she went from Kindergarten to PHD without taking any water breaks.  Everything has a pro and a con.  On one hand, one can graduate in his/her mid twenties and have their whole life to gain experience.        

There is also another option is what many more students choose: to gain experience.  After obtaining their Bachelors Degree, one may decide to take a year off and get a job.  Afterward, obtain their Masters after gaining that experience.  By the time their PHD is completed, they are almost 40.  Is it worth it to gain experience and prolonging the road to becoming a doctor, or is it better to go from start to finish nonstop.  Is it more about the sprint or the marathon?

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Replay of Dissertation advice.

Dr. Susan Burgess Miller is the Executive Director of the NASA Aerospace Education, Research and Operations (AERO) Institute. She retired from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration where she was the recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Medal and the Exceptional Achievement Medal. While at NASA she was most recently the Director, Academic Investments at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA. There she was responsible for all academic and education programs, K-20, and development of the Aerospace Education Research and Operations (AERO) Institute. The AERO Institute is a revolutionary, new business model to produce the next generation aerospace technical workforce within the aerospace community.  Federal, state and local governments, industry, and academia partner to ensure that research, educational, and operations programs enable and maintain a viable aerospace workforce for the 21st Century. Earlier in her career she worked at three NASA field Centers and at NASA HQ in a variety of management positions spanning personnel, facilities and workforce strategies. She also was the Deputy Director, Personnel Services, Small Business Administration and the Agency Personnel Director, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. During a 2-year sabbatical, she served as the County Administrator for King George County, Virginia with overall responsibility for all county services including public utilities and functions. Dr. Miller is a graduate of the College of William and Mary, (BA) and George Washington University, MS and EdD. Her areas of research interest and publication include organizational culture, complexity science and high reliability organizations. Dr. Miller teaches Research Methods at the Doctoral level for Capella University and Management, Leadership and Global Cultural Organization at the Master’s level for the Graduate School, University of Maryland University College.

Replay-Are you doing what you want with your life.