Developing Leadership Attitudes and Skills in Working Adult Technical Graduate Students: Research Interview Results with Alumni

Abstract

is Honeywell Fellow in Global Technology Management in the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas after having served as the Founding Dean. He holds a Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering and an MBA. With a background of more than 20 years in industry, Bennett teaches and publishes on diverse topics including materials engineering, technical innovation, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. He is an EAC of ABET commissioner for SME.

A Study of Alumni of the 'Leveraging Leadership for a Lifetime' Leadership Development Course

“…This approach allowed 'assimilation time' for students to understand the concepts, put them into practice, and reflect on their learning. Details of the courses have been previously covered in many other ASEE documents [6,7,8,9]and other publications. [16] While the specific learning tools and instructional techniques in the LLL course series evolved somewhat over time, its core course structure, objectives and components remained stable.…”

“…The program launch began in January 2003 with 21 students. Students responded very favorably and found the program immensely rewarding [6,7,8,9]. They began the process by assessing themselves on their leadership potential (a 360-degree instrument on leadership competencies) [10], their emotional intelligence capacity [11], a values assessment [12], their learning styles [13], and their personality preferences [14].…”