Lisa

Rogers ePortfolio Reflective Leadership Reflection Form

To represent the outcome of Reflective Leadership I have chosen an artifact titled:

Theoretical Analysis: Leadership in the Conduct Process. The purpose of this assignment was
to choose a current practitioner in the field of higher education and interview them about
their leadership philosophy and then apply leadership theory; I chose the Director of
Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution at Loyola University Chicago, Dana Broadnax.

I was interested in interviewing someone in student conduct because I wanted to

learn about the role power and positional authority play in leadership. Throughout the
interview and this paper, I had the opportunity to discern how power can overshadow true
authenticity in leadership. I gained an appreciation for ethical decision making and how
sometimes as leaders, decisions must be made that the student (and you in some cases)
may disagree with. Through this reflection, I was able to see that in order to serve others,
you sometimes have to make decisions that are not popular.

Personally, I was able to take my learning from this paper and apply it to my own

role as a conduct administrator. Building my skills around how I can better build
relationships with students has allowed me to enter conduct situations with open ears and
heart. Listening to what Dana shared, helped me identify places where I could find the
student. Getting to know students help me empower them. Additionally, Leadership in
Higher Education with John Dugan gave me the opportunity to reflect on my own
leadership style. Through that class and my work throughout this program I have a fuller
understanding of how ones identities, experiences, and perspectives shape who they are as
a leader. If I have taken one thing away from this paper and the program as a whole, it is
that learning never stops and styles of leadership are fluid. I look forward to further
developing my own leadership style, but know the work will never be done.