Master of Science in Leadership RG 5043

           Johnsonville Foods, Inc.’s commitment to sustainability where they're focused on business operations that benefit their members, workforce, community and the environment.  Their mission statement of continuous enrichment of the lives of the citizens of the globe by providing premium products and development of the God-given talents of their workforce aligns with my current organization.  Like Adventist Health System Johnsonville’s commitment to minimizing their overall effect on the environment through the use of technology launching exhaustive learning and implementation processes and programmings. Our global industry has become an innovative environment.  More than ever, organizations, mid, large or small endeavor for excellent ideas that are new and unique.  Adventist Health System aims to amaze the world of health care most specifically the world of its patients across the board. We continue to be deeply committed to leveraging technology for innovative solutions

As a healthcare organization, health care reforms and the consumers’ shift to value are pushing organizations like mine to deliver enhanced outcomes and patient experienced at a reduced cost.  We are under pressure from regulatory agencies to align our patient care standards and initiatives in providing high-quality patient care with cost efficiency.  Organizations like mine are trying to reassess our existing capabilities and technology to manage our workforce, finances, and elevate our standard of patient experience re-defining focus on investments to best approach the challenges we face and expand for the future. While different research in innovation has provided a higher understanding and perception of the social, economic and individual benefits extrapolated from new technologies, there has been minimal significance in the dialogues regarding the probability of detrimental effect that innovation may induce ( Edgell & Vogl, 2013).  According to Carmeli, Gelbard, & Gefen

Complexity is an event or situation that we need to upend or unravel and embrace with a deterministic approach, analyzing how complex the situation or circumstance is, face it and resolve it (Obelensky, 2014).  Berlow (2010) advises us that in the midst of complexity when we step back and assimilate ourselves with complexity, the more opportunity we have to discover simple resolutions or answers.  He further stated that often, simplicity lies on the opposite side of complexity.  The more we step back and face complexity the more chance or opportunity we will have to focus on the details of the problem or situation that matters most (Berlow, 2010).             A butterfly effect in its most straightforward description is that whatever work we put in will mandate the output of our effort.  In short, the smallest action we take will result in a more significant reward (Obolensky, 2014).  Another way to put it in an organizational standpoint, when we treat our workforce appropriately, i

             According to Boyatzis (2012), leadership is a relationship between a leader and the follower.   Excellent l eaders work very hard in developing their emotional intelligence and have the ability to make decisions in enhancing a long-term organizational success while preserving the organization’s financial stability.   Good leaders inspire and create a workplace environment that is supportive of innovation or creativity and change.   Yukl (2012) described leadership as the process of influencing others to understand and agree about what and how things are accomplished. When I met Dr. Trudie Kibbe Reed, the fifth President of Bethune-Cookman University, I view leaders purely on an office management capacity.  I have not met a leader like Dr. Reed.  As a charismatic and compassionate leader, Dr. Reed stimulated the enthusiasm and commitment of the faculty, staff, and students of B-CU.  She did this by enunciating the significance of her vision for the university, its stakeh