Leadership Conversations

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the importance of holding to a distinctly biblical worldview when doing strategy development. He discusses the importance of being committed and operating from a consistent worldview when engaging in the workplace.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein reviews the Environmental Scanning process to clarify its focus. He also discusses how innovations are made and how they become 'sticky.' He explains that Assignment Three project (the Strategic Plan) and Dialogue.

We discussed the DSL Final Project.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the reasons why persistent problems never appear to get resolved. He also opened up the mics to offer students his suggestions on how to solve some of the problems they have identified as part of their environmental scanning processes.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses a personal case study of how he practically applied the Strategy Development Process that led to a major change in the banking industry and became a win-win-win for all stakeholders. He also discusses the Assignment Two whitepaper innovation project.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the STEEPLE process of environmental scanning as a tool to uncover information happening during the strategic foresight part of the strategy development process. He drives home the value of environmental scanning with a compelling and contemporary example. This is a must-see video.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein provides an overview of the Strategy Development Process, expectations for student engagement, and course objectives. He discusses four elements of the Strategy Development Process: Strategic Foresight, Strategic Thinking, Strategic Innovation, and Strategic Planning.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein clearly outlines how Dialogue will be treated during the course on Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Organizational Change.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the importance of a leader needing to fully understand his/her worldview and committing to its principles instead of just being involved. He also asks students to clearly define their 'first principles' so that they understand the foundation of their worldview.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the importance of Communication to the skill set of astute leaders. He offers participants the opportunity to do self-reflection as to major questions concerning their doctoral journey. He also highlights some basic guidance regarding Dialogue and the Major Project for the Period.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the concept of social revolutions and how one makes them 'sticky' as they are diffused into the population. He also discusses the elements of Assignment Two.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein offers answers to three questions that were asked during the last session of the Residency Program on Worldview Matters.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein offers a series of questions that the aspiring doctor of leadership must answer if they hope to become the best leader possible. He offers an apology (argument) for the importance of forming and fundamentally following through on being committed to a biblical worldview over just being involved.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein welcomes students to the Fall 2022 session, discusses his expectations for participants in the course, offers a short discussion of the reasons why students of leadership study theory, and outlines Dialogue and Assignment One parameters.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the concept of worldview and its value in becoming a leader of distinction. He also discusses how worldviews are formed, how consistency in commitment to them attracts followers, and how they stem from a basic first principle. He also asks students if they know their 'why,' as compared to their 'what.'

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the work of various authors on how to make innovations 'stick.' He reviews the focus of environmental scanning and he finishes with an explanation of the Assignment Three strategic plan project.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses more about strategic innovation as the third element of the strategy development process. He delves into reasons why certain problems remain unsolved. He also refines how strategic foresight and thinking lead to innovation wherein solutions to problems caused by driving trends are developed. He finishes the session with discussion about the Assignment Two paper and PPT.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein offers a review of the elements of the Strategy Development Process and introduces the concept of Environmental Scanning in the form of STEEPLE to identify driving trends. He offers a contemporary example of how scanning brings about an innovation that changes the way people create, finance, and access streaming video.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein introduces the concept of Professionalism in the healthcare setting. He also discusses how Dialogue will be handled for the course and the format for the Assignment One project.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses his expectations for the course, an overview of the strategy development process, Dialogue, and Assignment One.

In this Period Four live web meeting, Dr. Doublestein discusses the importance of becoming a 'pig' versus a 'chicken' as it relates to living out a Christian worldview for those one leads or intends to lead. He discuss knowing one's first principles, their 'no goes,' and their 'why.'

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses a simple writing format that can be used as students build a persuasive argument in their doctoral assignments. He discusses: 1) establishing the context, 2) the thesis statement, 3) supporting information, and 4) the summary, conclusion, and call-to-action.

In this video, Dr. Doublestein discusses the Seven Cs of Effective Written Communication. He also discusses Dialogue and assignment three...communicating vision.