THE CVDL

The alumni publication of the Center for Values-Driven Leadership

June 2016 | Issue 2

From the Director, Jim Ludema

Nothing says “congratulations” quite like the music of cow-bells. The cowbells were ringing on May 14th as we celebrat-ed the graduation of 11 new Ph.D.s in values-driven leader-ship. You’ll find photos from that day inside this edition of our newsletter.

But that’s not all: there’s a lot to celebrate at the CVDL right now. In this document you’ll read about Mike’s tenure, our first-ever CVDL awards, upcoming events, presentations and publications, and what’s happening in the lives of your fellow CVDL students and alumni. Dig in, catch up, and let us know what we should add to our list for the fall edition of the CVDL Insider.

Eleven Global Executives Join Ranks of CVDL Graduates; More Coming Soon!

Cohort 2 saw 11 graduates cross the finish line on May 14th. Looking tired but joyful during the Champagne Brunch, a new tra-dition, the graduates joined their peers and family members to toast their accomplishments.

Dissertation research areas includ-ed ethical leadership, emotional intelligence, diversity and inclusion, and employee recognition.

Page 2-5: Updates from the CVDL

Page 6-9: Updates from the Cohorts

INSIDER

Transforming business & society through values-driven leaders and their flourishing companies.

While the topics varied widely, Jim says the research has one thing in common - it all extends our understanding of the im-pact values-driven leadership has on business and society.

Faculty members report most of the remaining Cohort 2 members are on track to grad-uate later in 2016.

Find photos and more inside.

Upcoming Events

“Astonishingly Impressive Record” Earns Tenure for Manning

We are delighted to announce that core faculty member Mike Manning, Ph.D., re-ceived tenure this spring.

Prior to coming to Benedictine Univer-sity, Manning was a tenured Professor of Management at New Mexico State Univer-sity. Benedictine requires that all tenured faculty who come to the university give up their tenure for at least a three-year period to demonstrate their continued productiv-ity and fit with the Benedictine University community and Benedictine values.

“Mike exceeded expectations in the areas of teaching, scholarship, service, and fit with the Benedictine community and values over the last three years,” says Dr. Jim Ludema, director of the CVDL. “He is a remarkable colleague whose track record of scholarship has made a lasting impact on his fields of study and on our students

and his colleagues. He is an exceptional leader, and we are honored to have him on the team.”

Dr. Sandra Gill, Dean of the College of Business, applauded Manning’s “astonish-ingly impressive record” in a celebratory message to the College of Business.

Did you catch these posts?

5 Books on Leading Change - Dr. Jim Ludema

Wednesday, June 22Dissertation TalksGraduates share TED Talk-style presentations on their dissertation research. 4-6 pm on campus; Kindlon 5th F.

August 5-9 Academy of Management Annual MeetingDetails here.

Friday, September 9Prospective Students Open House & Class Visit Info session followed by class with Dr. Mike Manning and Dr. Bruce Avolio. Details at www.cvdl.org/openhouse.

November 2-5International Leadership As-sociaton Global ConferenceDetails here.

Friday, November 11Senior Executive Roundtable & Hall of Fame UnveilingWatch for updates.

November 30 - December 2Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry WorkshopWatch for updates.

Photo above: Dr. Mike Manning (center) in India with Dr. John

Heiser (C2 ‘16) and Dr. Wally Baehrend (C2 ‘16) .

New Plaque Honors Effort & Impact of Graduates

At the May 14 Graduation Brunch, Dr. Anna Amato (C1 ‘14) and Dr. Lee Murphy (C1 ‘14) presented a plaque on behalf of their Cohort 1 peers. The plaque’s inscription reads, “In honor of recent CVDL alumni, in acknowledg-ment of the efforts taken in completing your degree and the future contribu-tions you will make to improve our world.”

The new plaque will hang in the CVDL suite. Amato and DeRemer encour-aged recent graduates to remain connected to the CVDL, including by giving to the Alumni Award Fund. Contact Shannon Brown for details, shannon-brownllc@gmail.com.

Seven Stories from the Forbes Top 25 List

Ethics Ranked Top Leadership Competency

Graduation | May 14, 2016

Graduates & Dissertation Research

Walter R. Baehrend Jr.“Refinements in the Ethical Leadership Style Questionnaire”Chair: Jim Ludema

Jean Russo Gould“The Link Between Values-Based Orga-nizational Culture and Performance: An Exploratory Study of Small and Medi-

um-Sized Businesses” Chair: Mike Manning

Kathy Hopinkah Hannan“Diversity & Inclu-sion Leadership: A Correlative Study of CEO Authentic and Transformational

Leadership Styles and their Relationship to Gender Diversity and Organizational Inclusiveness in Fortune 1000 Companies”Chair: Jim Ludema

Edwin John Heiser“The Role of CEO Leadership in Driving Strategic CSR: An Enhanced Stake-holder Collaboration Model” Chair: Mike Manning

Tina Huesing“The Nature of Glob-al Leaders’ Work”Chair: Jim Ludema

Michael Kuppinger“Teams: The Fun-damental Unit of Organizational Per-formance – A 21st Century Team-Cen-tric Model” Chair: Gus Gustafson

Michele “Shelly” Major“The Effect of Emo-tionally Intelligent Relationships on Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care”

Chair: Marie DiVirgilio

Matthew Schatteman“The Value of Val-ues: An Examination of Corporate Value Statements”Chair: Marie DiVirgilio

Kasey Short“Understanding the Impact of Recogni-tion on Employees, Their Work and Feelings Toward Managers”

Chair: Marie DiVirgilio

Remi Vespa“Companies as Plac-es of Empowerment”Chair: Jim Ludema

Carla Worthey“Optimism and Pos-itive about People: Key Traits to Hospital Leadership and Success?” Chair: Mike Manning

Visiting Scholars Receive First Values-Driven Leadership Awards

Awards Honor Cohort 1 Alumni for Accomplishments, Research & Service

Photo above: Dr. Lee DeRemer, Dr. Lee Murphy, and Dr. Basil Chen (all C1 ‘14) were honored on May 14. Photo by Dr. Anna Amato (C1 ‘14).

Three new awards were presented at the May 14 graduation brunch. Honorees were selected by their peers, or by the faculty and staff of the CVDL. The awards and honorees are: • Distinguished Alumni Award: Present-

ed to a graduate who exemplifies the mission of the CVDL: “to develop them-selves and others, build flourishing companies, and transform business and society.” Dr. Lee DeRemer received this award in recognition of his com-mitment to values-driven leadership through his military, corporate, and non-profit work.

• Outstanding Dissertation Award:

Awarded for each cohort to the author of a dissertation notable for its out-standing quality and contribution to the field. Dr. Basil Chen received this award for his dissertation, “Construct-ing Positive Organization Identity with Virtuous Positive Practices.”

• Outstanding Service Award: Given to a graduate or friend of the CVDL who has helped us advance the mission and work of the Center by serving gener-ously. Dr. Lee Murphy received this award for his ongoing contributions as a volunteer, donor and advisor.

Cohort 2 award winners will be named at the Cohort 3 graduation brunch.

In addition to the alumni awards, the CVDL also intro-duced a new award designed to honor an external schol-ar or practitioner who has exemplified values-driven leadership throughout his or her career.

Two awards were presented on May 14th. Cohort 1 selected Dr. Kim Cameron as their award recipient, in recognition of his research and body of work, which promotes values and culture in order to help all flour-ish. Cameron is the William Russell Kelly Professor of Management and Organizations at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan and co-founder of the Center for Positive Organizations. Cameron is pictured below, speaking at a Senior Executive Roundtable.

Dr. Anjan Chakravartty was the re-cipient of Cohort 2’s award. He was recognized for his ability to explain complicated philosophical principles in simple terms, and his capacity for integrating values-driven leadership in all he does. Chakravartty is a Professor

of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.

Cohort 3 will select their award winner in May 2018.

Photo to the left: The children of Dr. Joanna Beth Tweedy (C1 ‘14), Jack Kincaid and Judah Finn, make the connection between love and flourishing, which happens to be the topic of their mother’s dissertation research.

INSIDER UPDATESDr. Anna Amato (C1 ’14) and Dr. Lee Murphy (C1 ’14) were featured on Dr. Linda Sharkey’s podcast, iLead. Amato and Murphy shared insights from their compa-nies on the topic of culture as an organizing principle for success. Find a link to the podcast here.

Dr. Shannon Brown (C1 ’14) taught an international busi-ness course in June, at Brno University of Technology in the Czech Republic. The program is a partnership with University of St. Fran-cis, where Brown teaches year-round. The first cohort will graduate in September.

Patrick Farran (C3) suc-cessfully ran his first 10K this June, accompanied by his wife, Stacey, who fin-

ished her second half mara-thon. Great job, Patrick and Stacey! (Photo on right.)

Dilyss Gallyot (C3) and Stephanie Quirk (C3) were nominated for the Adade Wheeler Woman of Dis-tinction Award through the College of DuPage. The award recognizes “individu-als who have made signif-icant contributions to the personal and professional advancement of women through education, advoca-cy, and motivation.”

Core Faculty member Dr. Gus Gustafson will give the commencement address for the graduation ceremonies

of GlobeServe College of Missions & Seminary, in Ghana, this June. Gus and wife Jenny are celebrating the high school graduation of their daughter Kelly - along with several scholar-ships she received!

In addition to completing his Ph.D., Dr. John Heiser (C2 ’16) celebrated two other family milestones: son Andrew graduated from the University of Michigan with a B.A. in Ancient Civiliza-tions and Biblical Studies. Andrew joined his father at Magnetrol. Heiser’s daugh-ter Mary graduated from NYU’s Stern School of Busi-ness with a B.S. in Business

Studies with an emphasis in marketing and statistics. Mary will be working for Nielsen in Chicago.

Trevor Heller (C3) became engaged to girlfriend Nina Patel in early June. (Pictured above.) Nina is an attorney and is original-ly from Carol Stream, IL, though she just returned to the area after practicing law in Los Angeles for the last seven years. (Contact Trevor if you know of a law firm looking for an accomplished attorney.) Congratulations!

Enrique Lopez (C3) and his family (wife Teresa and children Terry, 10; Paula,

9; Isabel, 7; Mary Ann, 4; and Pablo, 2), are moving from their home in Mexico to Naperville, for the next year. Enrique also recently presented a seminar, “A Person-Centered approach for Leadership” in Frank-furt with an international client.

Dr. Michele Major (C2 ’14) shared her grad-

uation day with her son, Tommy, pictured below, who completed his Master’s in Accountancy.

Stephanie Quirk (C3) was a co-presenter at the National

Editor’s NoteConference on the First Year Experience, in Orlando, Florida, this February. Her presentation was titled “How Personalizing the Orientation Experience Increased Student Sat-isfaction and Retention.” Also this year, Stephanie was re-elected to a another term on the Executive Board of the Illinois Community College Student Activities Association.

Mary Rosswurm (C2, pictured at the right), Executive Director of Little Star Center, celebrated the opening of a new facility in Lafayette, IN. Little Star offers therapy and

resources for children and families affected by autism. Additionally, Rosswurm was invited to present on the insurance mandates related to autism at the 2016 Asso-ciation of Behavior Analysts International, which took place in Chicago. Rosswurm and her team have recently presented in New Orleans, Massachusetts, and Wash-ington, DC, as well.

Did we miss an important update from your life? Send all accomplishments and celebrations to Kendra Adeszko, kadeszko@ben.edu. If you’ve recently submitted an accom-plishment that wasn’t mentioned here, be sure to let Amber Johnson (aajohnson@ben.edu) know. We apologize for any missed opportunities to celebrate.

Dr. Joanna Beth Tweedy (C1 ’14) is extending her dissertation research on flourishing, in partnership with a colleague at Western Governors University, where she teaches. She is also delighted to be working with CVDL faculty and students in a consulting role as the lead writing instructor,

keeping up with the original research being conducted by our fellow and future alumni.

Upcoming PresentationsDr. Gus Gustafson (core faculty) will participate in a panel on disruption and innovation at the De-signing for Experience innovation workshop hosted by Nike in Portland, Oregon, this July 14-15.

Amber Johnson will present How Lead-ers of Values-Driven Companies Spend their Time (session) and New Tools for Collab-orative Leadership (workshop) at the Annual Gathering of Games Conference for open book man-agement companies, Sept. 7-9.

ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT ANNUAL MEETING AUGUST 5-9

Patrick Farran (C3) - Organization Development and Change (ODC) Doctoral Consortium - Utilizing Appreciative Inquiry to Discover Meaning and Support Successful Organi-zational Change

Lisa Ruiz (C3) - ODC Doctoral Colloquium - Design Thinking as a Tool for Culture Change

Stephanie Quirk (C3) - ODC Doctoral Consortium - Student Success and Participation in Community College Leadership Development Activities

Dr. Shannon Brown (C1 ’14) with Dr. Mike Manning (core faculty) and Dr. Jim Ludema (CVDL director) - will present the chapter Organization Identity: It’s Role in Organization Change forthcoming in the 24th Volume of the annual series, Research in Organizational Change and Devel-opment. This will be part of the session titled Research Trajectories in Organization Change & Development.

IRISH ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT | AUG. 31 – SEPT. 2Deidre Barrett (C3) - doctoral colloquium - The Path to a Digitally Transparent University Leader. Paper session - Bat-man and the Emergence of Digital Leadership. Paper session - The New Social and Ethical Leader.

Brad Davis (C3) - doctoral colloquium - Human Social Imperatives Model: Towards a Holistic Framework of Human Behavior

Panel Symposium – Developing Ethical Leaders• Dr. Marie Di Virgilio • Deidre Barrett (C3) • Enrique Lopez (C3) • Trevor Heller (C3)

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE | NOVEMBER 2-5

The Ethical Leadership Style Questionnaire• Dr. Jim Ludema • Dr. Peter Northouse• Dr. Michael Chikeleze (C1 ’14)• Dr. Walter Baehrend (C2 ’16)• Amber Johnson

Culture & Values: Common Ground in a Diverse Workforce • Dr. Jim Ludema • Dr. Anna Amato (C1 ’14) • Dr. David Smith (C1 ’14)

Changing the World with Inclusive Leadership• Karen Clark Cole • Jonathan Wiles • David Moody

Strategies for Leading Inclusive Change• Dr. Jim Ludema• Patrick Farran (C3)• Nancy Sayer (C3)

Note: some session titles have been abbreviated for space

• Dr. Sue Sweem • Al Zucco (C3)• Teresa Oliszewicz (C3)

• Melissa Norcross (C3) • Dr. Walter Baehrend (C2 ’16) • Amber Johnson

• Mike Mantel • Amber Johnson

• Lisa Ruiz (C3)• Dr. Peter Northouse

Publications

Dr. John Heiser (C2 ’16) published Authentic Transfor-mational Leadership and its Role in Driving Strategic Cor-porate Social Responsibility: A Contextual Framework in World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, earlier this year. Together with Dr. Jeff Swallow, John published Magnetrol Inter-national, Incorporated: A Case Study in the Use of Appre-ciative Inquiry, in the South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases.

Dr. Joanna Beth Tweedy (C1 ’14) will have an excerpt of her dissertation published in Compendium on Integrating Spirituality and Organizational Leadership (a 10-volume series). Her chapter will be in Volume 1: Moral and Ethical Foundations of Management Edu-cation.

Dr. Remi Vespa (C2 ‘16) published a blog post, New Skills for Global Leadership Development.

Al Zucco (C3) has recently published four practi-tioner-focused online articles related to his field of sustainability, health and safety:• Safety – The Cornerstone of Sustainability, Nation-

al Safety Council Safety & Health magazine• Wallboard Program Helps Reduce Jobsite Waste,

Walls and Ceilings magazine• The Air That We Breathe – USG blog post• Is LEED Still Leading – The Evolving World of

Green Building Practices, USG Blog Post

STAFF UPDATESStaff members Kendra Adeszko and Amber John-son both celebrated graduations in the family. Kendra’s daughter Abby completed her bachelor’s degree at the University of Missouri. Amber’s daughter Maggie completed kindergarten.

Date Change for AI Workshop Series

Help us Find Cohort 4

We’re knee-deep in recruitment for our next cohort, to begin late March 2017. You, and people like you, are always our best source for prospective students. Please take a second to think through potential candidates, and encourage them to visit www.cvdl.org/doctorate and join us on September 9 for an on-campus info session followed by class with Dr. Bruce Avolio and Dr. Mike Manning.

The date has changed for our first work-shop in our Appreciative Leadership Series. Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry will now be held November 30 - December 2, on the Lisle campus. Watch for more details.

Above: Dr. Jim Ludema on a break from Ride the Rockies, a 400-mile ride across Colorado.

Deb Hellmuth, former CVDL Associate Director, shares this update: Within the first year of leaving the CVDL, I logged more than 52,600 air miles. But those miles really repre-sented more than travel distance. They represented time spent exploring unfamiliar places; nurturing relationships; being open to new experiences; and making memories. In a nut shell: practicing my values at a micro-level with one-on-one encounters.