The Emerson Leadership Institute at Chaifetz School of Business launched the Dignity-Based Leadership Development Series for the 2024-2025 academic year in the Fall of 2024. This year-long leadership program consists of a series of in-person retreats featuring leadership speakers, symposiums, panels, and interactive workshops carefully designed to allow participants to discover their leadership potential, cultivate their leadership skills, build a cohesive, high-performing team, and create a culture of dignity and belonging.
Emerson Leadership Institute and Barry-Wehmiller co-present a fireside chat on: A Dialogue on Dimensions of Dignity
Overview:
Dignity violations are common in modern workplaces and can impair the relationships between leaders and employees. Treating others with dignity can have a significant impact on employee job satisfaction, vitality, sense of belonging and organizational flourishing. Although most leaders express a commitment to fostering dignity, many are not fully equipped to meet this challenge. This fireside chat features prominent scholars and leaders to offer insightful perspectives on how dignity impacts organizational culture and individual well-being, as well as how leaders can cultivate a work environment where dignity is fostered.
Date & Time:
8:00 am – 10:30 am January 24, 2025
Program:
8:00 am – 8:45 am Breakfast and Networking
8:45 am – 9:00 am Welcome Remarks
9:00 am – 10:00 am Panel Discussion
10:00 am – 10:30 am Q&A
Location:
DuBourg Hall 240 (Pere Marquette Gallery), Saint Louis University
Address:
1 North Grand Blvd., St. Louis MO 63103
Welcome Remarks:
Provost Mike Lewis
Panelists:
Donna Hicks: author of Leading with Dignity and Associate at Harvard University
Jackson Nickerson: Edward Jones Dean, Chaifetz School of Business, Saint Louis University
Fr. David Suwalsky: VP of Mission and Identity, Saint Louis University
Moderator:
Rochelle Smith: VP of Diversity and Innovative Community Engagement, Saint Louis University
1/24/2025: A Dialogue on Dimensions of Dignity (8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.)
2/14/2025: Leading Change from the Middle (9:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
2/28/2025: Recognition for Dignity (11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
3/24/2025 – 3/28/2025: Leading for Dignity Leadership Week
03/24/2025: Professional Development Workshop -- The Power of Negotiations (8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
03/26/2025: LEARN (Leadership & Entrepreneurship Advanced Research Network) Research Symposium (Full Day)
03/28/2025: Be Heard — Women in Leadership Conference (8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
For questions about this Leadership Development Series, please contact the Director of the Emerson Leadership Institute, Dr. Jintong Tang, at jintong.tang@slu.edu.
