The Leadership Center
A Critical Dimension
In collaboration with world-class faculty, staff, executives, and practitioners, the central focus of the Leadership Center at The University of Texas at Dallas is to identify and develop the next generation of impactful leaders by cultivating a learning environment that enhances students’ knowledge and skill development.
Responding to the need to address leadership from both academic and practical perspectives, The Leadership Center at the University of Texas at Dallas was established in 2003 to promote ethical leadership among students and practitioners. The center’s activities include undergraduate and graduate education, lectures by leading practitioners, political leaders and academic scholars, leadership and management development workshops for profit and not-for-profit organizations, government and academia, as well as research in the areas of leadership, management and consultative problem solving.
As businesses look for ways to increase the focus on ethics and values amidst a competitive corporate environment, The Leadership Center at UT Dallas offers a systematic program of classical teaching combined with speakers who are recognized as distinct leaders within their. The center offers courses, executive seminars and an “Excellence in Leadership” speakers program. The Leadership Center also supports and funds research on leadership topics.
Mission Statement
- Continue building a globally recognized center for leadership that embodies the core beliefs that effective and ethical leadership skills and practices can and should be learned and shared
- Create an effective learning environment by bringing together the practical life experiences of experienced and aspiring leaders, with a structured academic body of knowledge to
- Advance the knowledge and understanding of effective leadership by stimulating and funding multidisciplinary research
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We all know the critical importance of leadership at all levels and in all types of organizations, and we know the tragedy of failed leadership. We believe that leadership can be learned and a leader’s effectiveness can be improved. We also believe that ethical leadership, based on sound values, is good leadership. The University of Texas at Dallas, under the School of Management, has established the Leadership Center at UT Dallas. The university’s vision is to bring the body of knowledge on leadership, combined with the actual experience of leaders, to students who aspire to be future leaders and to executives who wish to hone their leadership skills. |
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Jerry Hoag
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