NEW [IERS Workshop] Character Leadership: How to Lead Effectively from Who You Are

タイトル：Character Leadership: How to lead effectively from who you are

Dr. Steve Gaultney

日時: 2025年　10月17日 (金) ~ 18 (土)

場所: International Christian University

17th: Alumni House Lounge & 18th: Momi (Maple) Dorm Seminar Room 1

Worldwide, there is an increasing interest among universities in cultivating character leadership. Harvard, Oxford, Baylor University, Wake Forest and The University of Hong Kong (HKU), to name just a few, all have thriving character leadership programs. Character leadership is no longer considered a "nice to have" but essential in navigating today's uncertainties.

On 17-18 October, the Institute for Educational Research and Service of ICU is hosting two introductory workshops on character leadership addressing what it is, why it's so important, and how you can begin cultivating it in your work or educational context. The workshops will discuss:

• ・the powers of both quiet and communal leadership,
• ・the role of identity, meaning and friendships in leadership,
• ・the unique challenges faced by early emerging adult leaders,
• ・cultivating humble courage as well as other "super habits",
• ・a simple roadmap for the character cultivation journey, and
• ・the overall question of whether such a program would be helpful at ICU (and Japan more generally).

The workshops are led by Dr. Steve Gaultney, one of the founding designers of HKU's flagship leadership program, Lead for Life (L4L). L4L is one of the largest undergraduate character leadership programs globally and now a credit-bearing course at HKU. Last academic year, L4L engaged over 600 undergraduate students and 110 mentor participants. Students represented all ten of HKU's faculties. Qualitative research from the lived experiences of L4L student and mentor participants will be shared during the workshops.

The workshops will be conducted in English; they are open to all. 

Biography
Dr. Steve Gaultney was the Managing Director of the Faith and Global Engagement (FGE) Programme at HKU until June this year. Steve's areas of specialization are faith and work, and character leadership. Before joining FGE, Steve led international churches in London, Bonn, and Hong Kong as an ordained minister. Previously, Steve was the UK Marketing Director for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), an international consulting firm. Steve holds an M.Div, a MIM, and a Th.D. Steve was raised in Africa and has worked professionally in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He and his wife have three adult children living in Hong Kong or New York.

Schedule

Character Leadership: What it is and why we need it?

Friday, 17 October: 15:25-18:05

Location: Alumni House Lounge

15:25 Introduction: cv vs. eulogy virtues
16:00 What is Character Leadership: Best of times, worst of times
17:00 BREAK
17:15 Humble Courage: A paradoxical power
18:00 Saturday Sneak Preview: A roadmap and compass

How to cultivate Character Leadership: A roadmap and some super-habits

Saturday, 18 October: 10:00-12:00 and 13:30-16:00

Location: Momi (Maple) Dorm Seminar Room 1

10:00 Introduction: Three marks of an intentional program
10:10 Roadmap for cultivating character leadership: Your 'why' and your 'how'
10:50 BREAK
11:00 Roadmap continued: Your 'who' and your 'what'
11:40 Focus areas/Wrap-up
12:00 LUNCH
13:30 "Super Habits" for personal and communal flourishing
14:15 The Delta Triangle Compass (© 2025 SSG)
15:15 MINI BREAK
15:20 Next steps personally and communally
15:50 Wrap-up

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