Leadership

Student leader

PhDs Who Excel in Leadership Apply Character to: 

Act with Integrity & Accountability

You navigate complex situations based on ethical principles being mindful of the impact of your decisions. You are accountable for your actions and decisions.  

Drive Innovation & Creativity

You take meaningful risks, seek out new challenges, and shake up the dynamics of your field. 

Strive for Sustainable Excellence

You recognize the character dimensions that underlie your leadership potential and commit to becoming an authentic and effective leader.

Manage Complex Projects 

You propose and deliver viable complex projects while applying project management skills and communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders.

Exercise Temperance

You handle high-pressure or challenging situations with composure and good judgement. 

Apply EDIAD Practices

You continually examine how your positionality influences your perspectives while deepening your sociocultural understanding to advance principles of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Decolonization in the workplace and community.

 

 

 

  

2024-2025 Schedule 

Cultivating Inclusive Leadership through Self-reflection and Action

March 17, 2025, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ET

In this interactive workshop, offered in collaboration with Western's Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, participants will explore the intersections of social identities, positionality, and leadership to deepen their understanding of how these influence personal and professional interactions. Through guided reflection and group discussions, participants will examine their own identities and the impact these have on their roles and decision-making processes.

Participants in this workshop will develop knowledge and skills related to acting with integrity & accountability, and applying EDIAD practices.

Essential Elements of Project Management

March 19 & 20, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

This two-part introductory seminar to project management for doctoral students will present an overview of essential elements to creating and executing a successful project plan. Through interactive discussion, students will learn why self-awareness, stakeholder engagement and effective communication are critical to project success. The session will draw on parallels to research management to identify where industry-standard Project Management strategies and tools can be applied in an academic setting and how academic experience can be transferrable and valuable to private, public and non-profit contexts.