Kansas State University

Leadership Studies
Kansas State University
103 Leadership Studies Building
Manhattan, KS 66506

785-532-6085
785-532-6542 fax

Building Hours
Summer Hours
Monday-Friday
8am-5pm


Radina's Hours
Monday-Friday:
7:30am-2:30pm

 

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Our Mission

Developing knowledgeable, ethical, caring, inclusive leaders for a diverse and changing world.

Knowledgeable:
Develop knowledge of self, group dynamics and communication processes, and current and historical perspectives on leadership.

Knowledgeable

In LEAD 405 students get a chance to learn and implement leadership techniques.

The knowledge gained includes:

  • How to be an adaptive leader
  • How to view the situation from the balcony to make a quality diagnosis of problems
  • How to make and use a faction map
  • How find the productive zone of disequilibrium
  • How to deal with conflict
  • How to engage unique voices

 

Ethical: 
Foster ethical decision-making through critical analysis, problem solving, and discussions about integrity and character.

LEAD 450: Senior Seminar

This capstone course expects students to integrate leadership knowledge in preparation for their roles as members of the contemporary workforce and as citizens.

Students learn to deal with ethical dilemmas both big and small. They will learn to be an ethical leader by the demonstration of normatively appropriate conduct through communication and decision making. Students discuss possible ethical situations and how best to deal with them.

Ethical

 

Caring:
Emphasize caring as a key component of effective leadership which requires boldness, fortitude, service, positive change orientation, inspiration and celebration.
Caring

LEAD 212: Introduction to Leadership Concepts

Students explore their own leadership development and understand personality types as they learn leadership concepts centered around the schools mission statement.

By creating our leadership philosophy students decide how much of a caring leader they are.

 

Inclusive:
Cultivate an inclusive world by encouraging open dialogue and sharing of stories and experiences in recognition of all that unites us.

LEAD 350: Culture and Context in Leadership

This course challenges students to explore their cultural identity to a value base perspective and to look at how different culture and contexts influence leadership today.

What makes us uncomfortable and why? This class benefits from a lot of open class discussion which may place some students out of their comfort zone.  Students will have to go to a "out of their comfort zone" event and will be asked to reflect on their experience.  Discussions range from differences in race, cultures, religion, and sexuality.  

Inclusive

 

Diverse and Changing World:
Appreciate diversity by educating about a variety of cultures, studying leadership issues of special populations, and facilitating inter-cultural communication. Recognize change as a vital part of the leadership process, and prepare future leaders to deal with change in a constructive way

Caring

LEAD 405: Leadership in Practice

We are living in unique times, being prepared for problems we don't even know exist yet. Students learn to live in a diverse and changing world by using adaptive leadership.

What does the future have in store for us?

How will we contribute to the future?