Leading with Morality and Virtue in Problem-Solving
Dr Stephen Shoda
Bio:
Dr. Stephen Shoda has extensive experience from 25+ years aerospace/defense supply chain, manufacturing process & quality experience, and 8+ years aircraft maintenance leadership experience. His specialized expertise spans from Operations quality support and audit, process engineering, Lean Six Sigma project leadership, quality systems engineering management, and global leadership topics. He is currently a Business Management Systems Internal Auditor at BAE Systems Electronic Systems.
He successfully passed the CQE (1993), CSSBB (2001) certification exams and currently holds the CQA certification (2023). He is a past Chair of ASQ Section 0905 in Northeastern Indiana. He has taught several CQE and CQT refresher courses and is currently an online adjunct instructing Six Sigma for Indiana Tech.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from Indiana University – Fort Wayne. Stemming from interest in acquiring a deeper understanding in the Virtues, he received a PhD in Global Leadership from Indiana Tech. He is interested in mentoring, instructing, and developing individual and organizational quality systems to excel and flourish as well as strategically define, meet, and exceed performance expectations.
Description:
Overview: Quality professionals frequently interact with multiple stakeholders, switching between leadership and followship roles. In team problem-solving, leader interactions are based upon knowledge of personality profiles, emotional intelligence, human factors, and ethical values. While these approaches are useful, they are often insufficient in problem-solving settings. Behaviors unfold that may be toxic, result in stagnation, discouragement, and sometimes generate withdrawal of well-meaning problem solvers. Insights realized from research in Business Ethics and Global Leadership reveal leadership must draw upon moral principles. This presentation shows how the moral dimension impacts leadership and how quality leaders may better prepare for these encounters through developing virtues.
Schedule:
6:00 - 6:15 Section Updates
6:15 – 7:30 Speaker Presentation
7:30 – 7:50 Q&A
7:50 – 8:00 Closing Remarks
Location:
VIRTUAL
Cost / RUs:
This is a free event for ASQ members & guests.
0.2 RUs shall be awarded
Registration:
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