Courses
I came to the desert to find water
and restored my soul
- Amy Plew - 

This course taught me to examine my personal views and theories regarding diversity and the role leadership plays.  I reflected on my biases and dug deeper into the genesis of my conscious and unconscious thoughts and ideas.  The awareness of my blind spots in this area was helpful for me to understand who I want to be as an inclusive leader and to celebrate the unique views of others.   My learnings were included in my literature review (click image below) and manager training.

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This course taught me the foundational learnings and tools of design thinking, appreciative inquiry, and action research.  I learned about a growth mindset and how to address more profound organizational challenges through empowering those around us.  This class was also where I developed the concept of a tool that would expand beyond a mattress donation program into everyday use for people to connect in their community resulting in my capstone project.

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This class taught me the dynamics of transformation through different angles (movies, books, and plays).  I  learned how leadership could facilitate change within individuals and organizations using theory and practice.  My own personal reflections were created through my autobiography of leadership and learnings from James MacGregor Burns and Parker Palmer through my transforming leadership presentation (click image below) which taught me:

• We are all capable of being transformative leaders

• The commitment is lifelong, and the process is a journey of unrelenting self-awareness, reflection, and correction

• It requires open and honest transparency with others and with oneself in the pursuit of continual learning and dialogue

This course taught me valuable lessons on the dynamics of a group and the impact I make on a group.  Collectively we created a presentation that analyzed a company (Mindtree) and the theory and behaviors behind the organization and our critical analysis of how they can improve.  I learned the foundations of systems thinking and the importance of empowerment among EVERYONE in a group. Continuing to build muscle in communication, relationship and conflict were key reflections for me. 

I also incorporated my learnings into a Confidential Information Memorandum that addressed the current status by using Casual Loop Diagrams:  Management of Workload (Blue), Supply and Product (Green), Employee Incentives (Red), Quality and Suppliers (yellow), and the overall organization.  I provided an overview and analysis under each diagram with my recommendations for improvement. Click on the image below to learn more 

This class allowed me to bring all my learnings from the past 18 months into one project that will demonstrate the knowledge, growth, and development that I have not only learned personally but will also show professionally in the future and the desire to commit to lifelong learning and growth and development and to impact and affect change.

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Still to be completed (FALL 2022)