Human and Organizational Studies Executive Leadership Doctoral Program

                                         Executive Leadership Doctoral Program
                                            Human and Organizational Learning

THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Dynamic Systems and Sensemaking

The Executive Leadership Doctoral Program (ELP) was created to help meet the complex learning challenges facing organizational leaders as they enter the 21st century. The program provides a forum through which students, their organizations, and the University can form a collaborative partnership built on innovative learning and performance solutions. Practitioners gain a greater understanding of their own leadership skills and strategic vision necessary to guide their organizations through continual change.

ELP focuses on the interrelationships among people, organizations and learning, while utilizing systemic change processes. The program encourages the learner to challenge assumptions through critical reflection, and fosters group and self-directed learning. Theory, research and practice are balanced throughout the curriculum. Students are encouraged to form learning communities to provide collective support, promote action learning, and model a learning culture. The cohort format provides ELP students with an advantage over the traditional doctoral studies model. The learning experience is collective, and individuals are allowed the opportunity to express talents and interests, discover new ones, and develop both as individuals and as a team as the cohort advances through the curriculum. Additionally, the program provides and maintains a number of resources that foster community building. These include e'mail mailing lists, special speaker seminars, faculty and alumni discussion panels, and social events.

THE FIELD OF HUMAN AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

We Believe in the Learning Organization

The Human and Organizational Learning (HOL) program is organized around three primary theoretical constructs: organizational development and change; leadership development; and individual, group and organizational learning. Our multidisciplinary approach to organizational studies draws on the fields of management, sociology, biology, psychology, and anthropology. Our research and degree programs are committed to:

Organizational Development and Change

by fostering the creation, planning, and implementation of strategic directions for future organization growth.
by utilizing systems theory as a sensemaking tool for diagnosing internal and external organizational operations.
by providing quality education for professionals and managers who are interested in helping people and organizations adapt to continuous change.

Leadership Development

by exploring leadership theories and applying cutting edge principles in the workplace.
by transforming organizational culture to obtain performance and organizational change goals.
by providing leaders with innovative solutions for today's business challenges.

Individual, Group, and Organizational Learning

by examining the inter-relationship between people, learning, and organizations while utilizing systematic change processes.
by fostering self-directed and team learning.
by increasing the learning capacity of individuals, groups, and organizations to optimize organizational growth and effectiveness.

In addition to the ELP Doctoral Program in Ashburn, VA, other Human Resource Development Doctoral and Master's Programs are offered at five locations within George Washington University:

Evening Doctoral Studies - Washington, D.C.
Evening Master's Studies - Washington, D.C.
Weekend Cohort Master's Studies - Alexandria, Virginia
Evening and Weekend Master's Studies- Hampton Roads, Virginia
International Master's and Doctoral Studies - Singapore

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The George Washington University
Executive Leadership Doctoral Program
44983 Knoll Square Drive, Suite 391
Ashburn, VA 20147
703-726-8396

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