{"id":6009,"date":"2019-06-13T15:44:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/?p=6009"},"modified":"2022-03-07T21:52:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T21:52:51","slug":"don-conlon-preparing-tomorrows-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bisk-preprod.go-vip.co\/msu\/resources\/faculty-spotlight\/don-conlon-preparing-tomorrows-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Don Conlon: Preparing Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

\u201cResearch on leadership and the application of leadership go hand in hand.\u201d That\u2019s the philosophy of Don Conlon<\/a>, Gambrel Family Endowed Professor of Management at Michigan State University\u2019s Broad College of Business, home of the Master of Science in Management, Strategy and Leadership program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMaking sure people understand what the latest research and thought leadership is in management topics is going to prepare the leader to communicate that at work, and it’s going to make would-be leaders more successful in what they’re doing on the way up,\u201d he says of MSU\u2019s leadership research in action.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recognition of his work at MSU, Conlon is a 2021 recipient of the William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award<\/a>, given annually to 10 faculty members<\/a> \u201cfor exceptional service to the university based on their comprehensive and sustained record of scholarly excellence in research and creative activities, instruction and outreach.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an extensive research background in the areas of organizational behavior and negotiation\/dispute resolution, Conlon recognizes some of the biggest trends and shifts happening in the workplace, from effectively leading multigenerational, multicultural and even remote teams, to \u201cthe changing nature of work itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the greatest changes happening in the workplace is the shift to remote work, with more companies going remote in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its impact on how leaders manage their teams when they\u2019re not in the same building or even the same time zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt can be easy to be a\nleader when you’ve got everybody in that same place, same time. But that’s not\nthe case at work very much anymore and it’s not the case in the MSL program,\u201d explains\nConlon. \u201cI think the very structure of the program helps equip managers to do\nwhat they need to do. You have to influence other people, the other students,\nmaybe sometimes the faculty. And you have to do this from a distance. You’re\nnot all in the same place at the same time.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conlon sees that ability to\nsuccessfully influence peers and superiors, regardless of medium or location,\nas honing and applying valuable leadership communication skills. It\u2019s also research\nin action on one of the biggest trends in the areas of negotiation and dispute\nresolution: \u201cThe communication medium can make such a difference. The real\ntrick is you can’t always get together face to face, so how do you leverage the\ncontext, whether you Skype or whether you phone, however you’re communicating\nin negotiation?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the program\u2019s Negotiations course<\/a>, students are tasked with just that: \u201cThe faculty member is pairing up students or student teams to negotiate with each other. It could be across time zones. It’s certainly different geographic areas,\u201d says Conlon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s then up to the students\nto transcend these challenges of space, time, and medium to undertake a\nsuccessful negotiation preparation and simulation\u2014with the support of\npassionate, invested faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou really are getting some of the top research minds in the world,\u201d Conlon says of the M.S. in Management, Strategy and Leadership program faculty<\/a>. \u201cThe best researchers at MSU are usually the best teachers in the classroom because they’re so enthusiastic.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The opportunity to learn from distinguished faculty who are genuinely\nexcited to share and apply research discoveries with their students, as well as\nnetwork and collaborate in an online community of fellow leaders, sets the M.S.\nin Management, Strategy and Leadership\nprogram apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To those future leaders considering applying to the program, Don Conlon has three words of advice: \u201cJust do it.\u201d
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Start Your Application<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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