Integrity First:Integrity First:West Point and John West Point and John

GoolsbyGoolsby

James Campbell (Jim) Quick John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor

Colonel, United States Air Force (Ret.)

Focus on Faculty – Sponsored by:UT Arlington Library

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa PhiThe Leadership Center, Division of Student Affairs

Wednesday, 12 October 2011

Goolsby Goes to West Goolsby Goes to West PointPoint

Visiting Scholar, November 2007 Visiting Scholar, November 2007 Combat Leadership Course, West Point

– Behavioral Sciences and Leadership – Goolsby Leadership Model

The Battery Class: – Major Nathan Keller, PhD, U.S. Army

Psychological preferences – MBTI Interpersonal needs – FIRO-B Self-Reliance, interdependence – SRI Emotional competence – ECI Leadership Style – MLQ

Competence & Character

West Point Comes to West Point Comes to GoolsbyGoolsby

2010 Goolsby Distinguished Visiting 2010 Goolsby Distinguished Visiting ProfessorProfessor Colonel Sean Hannah, PhD, Infantry, United States Army

Director of the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE), West Point – United States Military Academy

 

Areas of Expertise:– Leadership Development– Leadership in Extreme Contexts– Ethical and Authentic Leadership – Character Development

Maverick Battalion – Army ROTC

Character Strengths and Character Strengths and VirtuesVirtues

What They Are…and Are Not!What They Are…and Are Not! Character – emphasizes moral discipline and self–restraint

– Center for Character–based Leadership at Kansas State

5 Signature Strengths of Character– Valor– Industry– Self-Regulation– Integrity or Authenticity– Critical Thinking

Character ≠ personality or values

Validation Studies 1 and 2Validation Studies 1 and 2Character Strengths Inventory Character Strengths Inventory

(CSI)(CSI) M. Blake Hargrove, Doctoral Candidate, Project Manager

– Lee Brown, Ph.D. Student– Jim Lavelle, Ph.D. Program Advisor, Research Advisor– Joe Ewen, Janice Baldwin, Tae Yang, Patty Crisp, Ken Wheeler

Study 1 – UT Arlington– N = 205 matched sets, complete Test–Retest

Study 2 – Syracuse University– N = 164 matched sets, partial Test–Retest

The Character of the The Character of the CitizensCitizens

The Progressive, Conservative The Progressive, Conservative AmericanAmerican

The foundation stone of national life is, and ever must be, the

high individual character of the average citizen.

Theodore Roosevelt

President of the United States

Speaking in the House of Representatives

April 14, 1906

Emphasis added!

CPT Anthony Simmons, US CPT Anthony Simmons, US ArmyArmy

2007 Distinguished Goolsby Scholar2007 Distinguished Goolsby Scholar Maverick Battalion, Army ROTC 2006 Summer Intern – ACC 2009 – Deployed from Ft. Hood

– Operation Iraqi Freedom– Platoon Leader

Stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia– Preparing for Captain’s Career Course– Target: Company Commander

Harvard MBA Program Option– 9/11 GI Bill, Class of 2016

Deepak SilwalDeepak Silwal2011 Distinguished Goolsby Scholar2011 Distinguished Goolsby Scholar

2009 Goolsby DVP– Dr. Thomas Wright, Kansas State– Character-based leadership

Summit Leadership of Wyoming– College of Business, Univ. of Wyoming– Servant Leadership in the Grand Canyon

President, UTA Toastmasters Honors College Advocate 2011 University Scholar

– President’s Convocation for Academic Excellence

Brenda PedillaBrenda Pedilla2012 Goolsby Scholar (Current)2012 Goolsby Scholar (Current)

President, UTA-AGSW Rotaract Club

Service Activities for Fall 2011– UNICEF– Support Fort Worth East Rotary Club– Thanksgiving Day service activity– Job shadowing for leader development

Service Above Service Above SelfSelf

– – Rotary MottoRotary Motto

John Goolsby ’64John Goolsby ’64Integrity–Courage–ImpactIntegrity–Courage–Impact

Good Outcomes from Positive Ethics (2010)– Distinguished Professional Contribution Award – Howard Hughes Corp., Roger Staubach, Jody Grant

Good Character, Positive Outcomes– Never compromise your integrity

– Be purposeful, mindful

– Use a moral compass

Ethical Dilemmas?– Some things are clear!

Integrity First Integrity First Service Before Self Service Before Self

Excellence In All We Excellence In All We DoDo

– – U.S. Air Force MottoU.S. Air Force Motto