Research Question #3: Was the site-based CSU leadership development program meaningful for the participant? To analyze whether participation in a leadership development program was meaningful, participants were interviewed and asked: How would you say that the leadership development program was relevant to your current role? Among the highest reported responses were: gave me an opportunity to see how things are done in other work groups, taught me about leadership challenges, taught me better ways to communicate with staff, taught me how to communicate with senior leadership, and gave me new perspectives for dealing with challenges (see Table 8). Table 8 How the Leadership Development Program was Relevant to Current Role Response Frequency Percent of Total Taught me how to communicate with 7 20.59 senior leadership Taught me better ways to communicate 6 17.65 with staff Taught me about leadership challenges 5 14.71 Gave me new perspectives for dealing 5 14.71 with challenges Gave me an opportunity to see how 5 14.71 things are done in other work groups Taught me about conflict resolution 3 8.82 Showed me ways to improve 3 8.82 relationships Total 34 100
Research Question #3: Was the site-based CSU leadership development program meaningful for the participant? To analyze whether participation in a leadership development program was meaningful, participants were interviewed and asked: How would you say that the leadership development program was relevant to your current role? Among the highest reported responses were: gave me an opportunity to see how things are done in other work groups, taught me about leadership challenges, taught me better ways to communicate with staff, taught me how to communicate with senior leadership, and gave me new perspectives for dealing with challenges (see Table 8). Table 8 How the Leadership Development Program was Relevant to Current Role Response Frequency Percent of Total Taught me how to communicate with senior leadership 7 20.59 Taught me better ways to communicate with staff 6 17.65 Taught me about leadership challenges 5 14.71 Gave me new perspectives for dealing with challenges 5 14.71 Gave me an opportunity to see how things are done in other work groups 5 14.71 Taught me about conflict resolution 3 8.82 Showed me ways to improve relationships 3 8.82 Total 34 100