Transformational Leadership
Transformational leaders bring vision, integrity, authenticity, expertise, compassion, and commitment to a higher purpose that moves others to new ways of thinking and action extending beyond traditional boundaries.
Lawrence C. Minks & Associates
Transform the way you lead.
Leadership development, teaching, and consulting from Dr. Lawrence C. Minks — President Emeritus and Distinguished University Professor of Leadership.
Lifelong Journey of Development
Transformational leadership must be practiced as a continuing learning discipline-- to become a lifelong learner on a never-ending developmental journey, growing and expanding both personally and professionally.
Learning, Identity and Action
Transformational change requires thinking and commitment beyond the confines of an individual's own area of responsibility and demonstrates ways to lead toward higher levels of organizational learning, identity and action.
The Practice
What we do — remote & hybrid
Every program and service is designed for remote or hybrid delivery, wherever your leaders are.
Leadership and Learning Conversations
Individual virtual conversations provide leaders with an opportunity to thoughtfully examine an authentic leadership challenge. Through reflection, inquiry, and discussion, the conversation focuses on developing better questions, examining assumptions and alternative perspectives, and identifying thoughtful actions and opportunities for continued learning.
Leadership and Organization Development Project Assistance
Focused assistance is available to leaders and organizations addressing leadership development, organization development and change, strategic planning, team development, case-based learning, and related organizational initiatives. Projects are individually designed around the needs of the leader or organization and may include consultation, diagnosis, practical frameworks, discussion materials, case studies, and action-oriented.
Custom Case Study Development
Executive assistance in developing tailored case studies based on personal and professional learning needs and how to best present the materials in preparing the next generation of organizational leaders.
Publications
THE REALITIES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP; BEYOND THEORY: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITY BUDGETING; CREATING A NEW UNIVERSITY: TRANSITIONING THE TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION; BACK TO BASICS: A GUIDE TO PRACTICAL ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, REINVENTING RURAL AMERICA, THE LOST ART OF DISCUSSION: A GUIDE TO IMPROVING PERFORMANCE; THE WINNING FORMULA: A PRACTICAL APPLICATION INTEGRATING PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; USING THE CASE METHOD IN LEADING CHANGE; LINKING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND TEAM BUILDING; AND SHAPING FUTURES: A PROFESSIONAL'S REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP. Material based on culmination of over forty-five years experience in both corporate management and academic administration.
Personal Leadership Learning & Development
The Personal Leadership Learning and Development Program (PLLDP) is an inquiry-driven framework designed to help leaders learn more intentionally from the authentic challenges they encounter in everyday work.
The PLLDP integrates first-person leadership cases, thoughtful inquiry, reflection, action, and organizational learning. Rather than treating leadership development as an occasional event, it encourages leadership learning as a continuing professional practice and developmental journey.
The framework may support individual learning, mentoring, Leadership and Learning Conversations, executive development, and selected organizational applications.
The PLLDP integrates first-person leadership cases, thoughtful inquiry, reflection, action, and organizational learning. Rather than treating leadership development as an occasional event, it encourages leadership learning as a continuing professional practice and developmental journey.
The framework may support individual learning, mentoring, Leadership and Learning Conversations, executive development, and selected organizational applications.
Individual Transformational Leadership Mentoring and Coaching
Personal and virtual conferences in further meeting individual executive needs in practical transformational leadership development and facilitating the use of structured group process development with participative decision-making.
Selected Presentations
Insights & applications
- Video Highlights on Authentic Leadership - The Authentic Leadership Institute
- Competitiveness and Economic Development - Institute for Strategy & Competitiveness Research Areas
- Resources in Education, Health Care, and Family Engagement - The Right Question Institute
- Harnessing Culture for Strategic Change
In the News
Recommended reading
- North American Human Resource Management Association
- Mind Garden
- Leadership Learning Community
- International Leadership Association
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Programs, speaking engagements, and consulting are arranged directly with Dr. Minks.
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