Exploring Virtuous Leadership for Engagement Performance in Emergency

Exploring Virtuous Leadership for Engagement & Performance in Emergency Management Dr. Destry Dokes Interim President, HCC Northeast

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Conversational Points • Houston Community College • Define Virtuous Leadership • Virtuous Leadership Characteristics • Engagement (Q/A)

Our Mission Houston Community College is an open-admission, public institution of higher education offering a high-quality, affordable education for academic advancement, workforce training, career development, and lifelong learning to prepare individuals in our diverse communities for life and work in a global and technological society. Our Vision Houston Community College will be a leader in providing high quality, innovative education leading to student success and completion of workforce and academic programs. We will be responsive to community needs and drive economic development in the communities we serve.

The essence of successful interactions with executive leadership, employees, colleagues, and community requires an intentional strategy on leveraging meaningful engagement. .

Virtual Leadership for Increased Business Growth Virtuous leadership (VL): Virtuous leadership (VL) is a morally laudable process used by individuals in leadership positions to foster behaviors devoted to embracing principled activities and sustainable organizational performance (Cameron, 2011). Virtuous leadership theory (VLT): Virtuous leadership theory (VLT) is an effective style of leadership that leaders use to model virtuous behaviors to engender employee’s commitment for increased business performance.

Virtual Leadership Purpose Statement • I used a qualitative method and a single case study design to explore strategies that leaders in small businesses use to promote virtuous leadership behaviors for increased business growth. • I conducted semistructured interviews with small business leaders and employees located in the greater Houston metropolitan area (GHMA) who had at least one year of virtuous experience in a professional organizational setting • The study findings may contribute to social change by advancing virtuous leadership as a tool that leaders could use to increase business performance, which might develop employment opportunities and increase the delivery of products and services

Virtual Leadership Literature • Business leaders use virtuousness as a tool to foster employee engagement and performance (Friedman, & Kass-Shraibman, 2014) • Leaders’ behaviors and responses influence an employee’s capacity to focus on organizational performance targets (Almatrooshi, Singh, & Farouk, 2016; Gupta & Nedelea, 2015) • Leaders who apply principles, virtues, morals, and prudence in decision-making model the attributes of effective leadership (Stouten et al. , 2012)

Virtual Leadership Literature • Business standards of conduct alone may not increase business performance (Becker, 2013) • To attain virtuous benefits, leaders and employees must identify strategies for modeling moral behaviors as a transformative mantle of leadership (Caldwell, Mc. Conkie, & Licona, 2014)

Virtual Leadership Interview Questions 1. What strategies are needed by leaders to ensure the promotion of virtuous behaviors for increased business growth? 2. What strategies can leaders use to promote a work environment to support the greater good? 3. What strategies can leaders use to encourage purpose and meaning in work activities? 4. How do organizational leaders emphasize courage as a virtuous leadership attribute within your entity? 5. How do organizational leaders strengthen virtuous leadership within your entity? 6. How does your small business integrate justice to increase virtuous behaviors? 7. How do leaders use wisdom to promote behaviors that increase growth within your entity? 8. What more would you like to add regarding this study?

Virtual Leadership Six Themes

Where is Leadership?

Hurricane Harvey Focused Resilient Engaged Effective

Add a Super bowl slide here Focused Resilient Engaged Effective

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Virtual Leadership for Increased Business Growth Engaging Regular Communication Open Door Policy Performance Staying Engaged and Motivated Teamwork Collaboration

Virtual Leadership for Increased Business Growth Ineffective leadership behaviors are key factors in the diminished performance of small businesses (Aidis, Estrin, & Mickiewicz, 2012) Disengagement Companies in the United States have experienced productivity losses of approximately $300 billion annually because of ineffective leadership behaviors (Johnson, 2014)

Getting to the Core Virtuous Leadership

Courage Wisdom Temperance Justice Engagement Communication Humanity Sensitivity

Return Courage • Decision Making • Resilience • Creativity • Spirit • Bravery “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak. Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ” Winston Churchill

Return Wisdom • Competence • Insight • Interpersonal Experiences • Big Picture “Wisdom is the ability to learn from change. ” Anonymous

Return Temperance • Self-Control • Respect • Balance Lifestyle “The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it. ” Anonymous

Return Justice • Principled • Process Oriented • Considerate “Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both. ” Eleanor Roosevelt

Return Sensitivity • Understanding • Receptive • Responsive “Seek first to understand then to be understood. ” Stephen Covey

Return Humanity • Recognize • Celebrate “If you don’t like something change it. ” Maya Angelo

Return Communication • Conversation • Connection • Listening • Input • Guidance “The art of communication is the language of leadership. ” James Humes

Return Engagement A Core of Virtuous Leadership • Commitment • Interpersonal Experiences • Inviting “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but the seeds you plant. ” Robert Louis

Virtuous Leadership for Engagement & Performance in Emergency Management Business Application • Functionally, leadership hinges on a leader’s ability to influence others based on perceived personal and positional power as idealized business decision-makers (Northouse, 2012; Bacha & Walker, 2013) • The operational benefit of leadership resides in the acquired individual skills sets (i. e. , training and relevant experiences) required to help ensure organizations meet outlined financial and operational goals (Northouse, 2012; Rosch & Kusel, 2010) • Practically, a leader’s ability to influence and stimulate employee actions towards prospective performance may rely on the leader’s commitment to modelling principled behaviors

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