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Erica Gabrielle Foldy… Professor Foldy is an Associate Professor of Public and Nonprofit … organizational and social contexts by exploring power and leadership. Erica has conducted research in a wide range of … of the book The Color Bind: Talking (and not Talking) about Race at Work and co-editor, with Robin Ely and Maureen …
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Collective Leadership Network… NYU Wagner’s Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) is an international network … change. Professors Sonia M. Ospina and Erica Gabrielle Foldy convened the network in its first 3 years and is … development programs; Develop and disseminate robust ideas about collective leadership that draw scholarly attention to …
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Leadership in Action at Wagner… Leadership in Action at Wagner is a virtual space that … groups, and more. Explore our website to learn more about Leadership in Action at Wagner. CONTACT Sonia M. Ospina … Professor of Public Management and Policy Erica Gabrielle Foldy , Faculty Co-Director and Associate Professor of Public …
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Scholars Gather to Explore Methodological Challenges of Collective Leadership Research… The Third Annual Collective Leadership Network Research Workshop took place at NYU Wagner … as a force for positive change. NYU Wagner Professor Erica Foldy emphasized the value of Co-Lead Net furthering their … represents an important way to develop better ideas about leadership that can be used by practitioners. …
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Scholars Gather to Explore the Methodological Challenges of Collective Leadership Research… The Third Annual Collective Leadership Network Research Workshop took place at NYU Wagner … as a force for positive change. NYU Wagner Professor Erica Foldy emphasized the value of Co-Lead Net furthering their … represents an important way to develop better ideas about leadership that can be used by practitioners. …
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Leadership, Diversity and Race… Foldy, E. G. & Ospina, S. 2015. “ Leadership styles, … and Nationalism. Blackwell. Ospina, S., El Hadidy, W. Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion: Insights from … development programs. May, 2011 Ospina, S., and E. G. Foldy. 2009. A critical review of race and ethnicity in the …
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Bridging the Individual and Collective Dimensions of Leadership… Co-Lead Net organizes their second Collective Leadership Research Workshop at NYU Wagner On April 23, NYU Wagner professors Sonia Ospina and Erica Foldy launched the second Collective Leadership Research … NYU community, who had a multi-generational conversation about how individuals develop their own leadership capacity …
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Collective Leadership… Learn about the Collective Leadership Network (Co-Lead Net) . Ospina, S. & E.G Foldy. Enacting Collective Leadership in a Shared-power world. In James Perry and Robert … While “leadership” often connotes an image of a single heroic … going beyond leader and follower. This idea of collective leadership challenges the traditional notions in which …
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Curricular Resources… Commission. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Jennifer Dodge and Jonathan … H.O.M.E. The Electronic Hallway and Research Center for Leadership in Action . By Melinda Fine. How young women … Dodge, David Gomez, and Jonathan Walters. Building Black Leadership on HIV/AIDS Issues: Unleashing the Power of …
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Supporting Networks and Communities of Practice… learning together as they pursue their individual work. At Leadership in Action at Wagner, we treat communities of practice as sources of leadership knowledge in which groups of peers can acquire skills and change their leadership practices through building social relationships. …
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Course Highlights… institutions in the largest city in the country shows that leadership isn’t innate, it’s built. In this class, she … students will leave with a clearer sense of their own leadership voice and the tools to be a leader no matter who … now until Monday, November 17. Students will be notified about registration results shortly after November 24. …
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Student Spotlight: Santana Kavanaugh (MPA-PNP 2025)… them with community-led, restorative solutions. In her leadership, she champions a philosophy of "bottom-up" change, … & Outreach Chair. What motivated you to step into this leadership role, and what initiatives are you most excited about? I was inspired to serve on BSA’s e-board after my …
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A critical Review of Race and Ethnicity in the Leadership Literature: Surfacing Context, Power and the Collective Dimensions of Leadership.… Leadership studies focusing on race–ethnicity provide … to illuminate the human condition as it pertains to leadership. Yet insights about the leadership experience of people of color from … Ospina, S. and E. G. Foldy … A critical Review of Race and Ethnicity in the Leadership Literature: Surfacing Context, Power and the …
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Sensegiving and the Role of Cognitive Shifts In the Work of Leadership… in that work -- is critical to the work of organizational leadership. We propose the cognitive shift, a change in how … Organizations try to spur these shifts in two categories: about their issue and about their primary constituency, the … leaders' behaviors and characteristics to the work of leadership, as opposed to the agents through which it is …
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Alumni Spotlight: Alvin Irby (MPA-PNP 2015)… and accessible. Your background includes nonprofit leadership, comedy, and children’s writing. How do these … each other? My professional journey across nonprofit leadership, stand-up comedy, public speaking, and children’s … boys each month. For us, long-term success is not just about growth, but about narrative change—transforming how …
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The leadership task of prompting cognitive shifts: Shaping perceptions of issues and constituencies to achieve public service goals.… Organizational leaders might want to talk explicitly about the shifts they are trying to create, and whether these … Prompting cognitive shifts is at the heart of public leadership. … Foldy, E.G., Goldman, L. & Ospina, S. … The leadership task of prompting cognitive shifts: Shaping …
Alumni In Action
Ariana Proehl… Wagner? My background is in public service and non-profit leadership. Upon graduating from college, I became Executive … course catalog again and again. The more I got excited about Wagner's coursework, the more I recognized how much I … from the Developing Human Resources class with Professor Foldy. What are your future career goals? To continue …
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Alumni Spotlight: Errol Pierre (MPA-HPAM 2013)… of Wagner’s Health Policy MPA program, he has held senior leadership roles across major health plans, including Empire … Growth Officer at Healthfirst. In addition to his industry leadership, Errol is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at NYU … Healthfirst and Anthem. Looking back, what lessons about leadership and resilience have shaped you most over the …
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Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA)… Personalized coaching and leadership development are key components of the year-one EMPA experience. We empower students through leadership coaching, targeted leadership development courses, and a co-curricular series … designed to strengthen your capabilities in personal leadership development, financial management, leading teams …
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SUMMER 2024 LEAD AND PARKE FELLOWS… to focus on democratic reform policies. JJ is passionate about advocating for structural reform to increase … Staff One Percent for Development Fund. She is passionate about applying data analytics to help advance pro-democratic … Public Administration student specializing in Management & Leadership. Prior to NYU she worked various nonprofit …
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WSA Executive Board… academic year. I’m a full-time MUP student passionate about transportation and urban planning. I grew up in the San … sport to watch and play. I am hoping to learn more about how to advocate for the student body within the Wagner … on our social media platforms and keep students informed about upcoming events, important updates, and exciting …
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Diversity: Overview… approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation.Presents students with an … effectiveness. Provokes new ways of thinking about leadership, human resource management, negotiation, … Ely, R. J. & Foldy, E.G. …
Faculty Profile
Laura Kavanagh… and her M.P.A. from Columbia University, where she wrote about gossip in the workplace. She also holds certificates … Security. She is currently a keynote speaker and writer on leadership, transformation, and resiliency. …
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Reader in Gender, Work and Organization… approach to gender at work to provoke new thinking about traditional management topics, such as leadership and negotiation. Presents students with an … effectiveness. Provokes new ways of thinking about leadership, human resource management, negotiation, … Ely, R., Foldy, E.G. & Scully, M. …