Envision

I desire to connect with people in meaningful ways by expressing creativity, developing vocation, and healing leadership. This leadership philosophy empowers me to springboard from change to grow and to encourage others in their pursuits. Read my Leadership Philosophy: Vocational Leading as Living Whole via Sharing Creativity in Organizations to Heal During Loss. Visit my consulting website at TextAndPixels.com to learn more!

Learn

Presently I develop my vocation as a graduate student in Gonzaga University's Master of Arts program in Communication and Organizational Leadership. I enrolled in this program after my aunt died to embrace life and live by my calling. I decided to focus on developing my calling for a social purpose after I read Love God with All Your Mind (Moreland, 1997). I find Gonzaga's MA-ComL program to be rigorous in scholarship, beneficial for growth and community, and expressive in writing and dialogue.

Endeavor

I earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication with an emphasis on Mass Media Studies and Creative Writing from the University of Washington, and have studied Journalism, Bible & Theology at Multnomah University.

Live by Passion

I seek to lead with credibility in part by leading with passion. Passion's origins mean to suffer (Kouzes & Posner, 2003, p. 232). Desire as a burning flame purges, cleanses, refines, and burns off the dross. I live by passion by refining my gifts in Communication and Leadership, Writing, Photography, and Research (1 Timothy 4:14-16). I desire to integrate these gifts to speak faith-inspired encouragement and healing for a variety of roles and organizations.

Live by Compassion

I develop compassion via empathizing with others based on my own adversity, which challenges me to persevere and envision a bright future for myself where loss is temporary and gain lasting. I reference my passion, too, as compassion means "to suffer with" (Kouzes & Posner, 2003, pp. 235-236). Visit the Research portal to engage with current research pursuits.

Share the Journey

I learn with people. Many mentors guide and invest in my life. I admire leaders who stand by their principles, sustain hope in adversity, speak positively about the future, and who excel in their craft. Gonzaga University designs its teaching environment so learners succeed in learning by experience, with others, and in change. Jesuit teaching philosophy values investing in the whole person, or an identity centered on who we want to become together.

To Sum...

I view vocational leading as the daily choice to live by a God-given calling that includes envisioning a future hope, pursuing passion with present work, commiting to developing capacity, expressing gifts and creativity, a willingness to learn with others, and serving people. Ultimately, I desire to encourage healing and life change through expressing creativity for persons and organizations experiencing loss (Rosko, 2010, October 17).

Membership

I am a member of Society for Applied Anthropology and Challenging Hate.

For More Information

Now we have come full circle to the purpose of this site: to network with like-minded colleagues and to become acquainted. To do so, Contact Me and keep current with my graduate work at my blog, Text and Pixel Reflections. Resume available upon request should you want access to my organizational and civic experience.

References

Kouzes, J.M., & Posner, B.Z. (2003). Credibility: How leaders gain and lose it, why people demand it. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Moreland, J.P. (1997). Love your God with all your mind: The role of reason in the life of the soul. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress.

Rosko, D.M. (2009, October 17). Leadership philosophy: Vocational leading as living whole via sharing creativity in organizations to heal during loss. Retrieved October 19, 2009, from http://textandpixelreflections.com//2009/10/leadership-philosophy-vocational.html