I’ve created this website for a couple of different reasons. The first is to be innovative in how I present my academic research. Typically one would do a dissertation and then create a scholarly book that few read, is expensive for people to buy, and is not easy to acquire. I’d like to make my research and acquired knowledge more accessible. I believe there are a lot of people from many different walks of life who are interested in leadership development and program innovation. Accordingly, I’ve decided to innovate the way dissertations and academic research make their way out of Universities. So, instead of devoting a lot of energy to the scholarly journal articles I’ll make it a priority to put information and the theory from my research here, on this blog. In addition to writing we will probably have some podcasts, link & resource sharing, and new ideas through online brainstorms. Hopefully it will also be an interactive way for people to comment, contribute, and connect as well. Perhaps we will even extend the research further and generate ideas on how to put the attributes and actions into practice. We may even share some stories along the way to creating better leadership programs and helping others to develop as leaders.