Executive Doctorate Program & Center Updates
What’s the latest in the world of values-driven research and education? Read our news headlines and press releases here, to learn how we’re helping executives build strong cultures, find new employee engagement strategies, and extend their own leadership capacity.
After reading these updates, we encourage you to visit our blog for fresh insights into values-driven leadership, or find out about upcoming events at www.cvdl.ben.edu/roundtable.
Building Culture: How Leaders Create Structure that Allows Great Culture to Emerge

New Workshop Explores A Leader’s Building Tools for Great Workplaces In partnership with the Chicago Chapter of the Small Giants Community, the Center for Values-Driven Leadership will host a workshop on Friday, September 16th. The workshop, which includes lunch, will explore how senior leaders – CEOs, C-suite executives, and other top…
Continue reading→Diversity & Inclusion Require Authentic Leadership, says New Research

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release Date: June 5, 2016 Research says: if you want to create a more diverse and inclusive company, be a more authentic leader Chicago, IL (June 2016) – Companies looking to advance gender diversity and overall inclusiveness should start with the leadership style of the top…
Continue reading→Executives Celebrate Graduation from Doctoral Program

Click the arrows above to scroll through slideshow. Eleven Global Executives Graduate from Benedictine University with Doctorates in Values-Driven Leadership Chicago, Illinois (May 14, 2016) ~ On Saturday, May 14, eleven global leaders graduated from Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL, www.cvdl.ben.edu), after earning their Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D)….
Continue reading→Benedictine University Honors Five Leaders with New Awards in Values-Driven Leadership

Honorees Lee DeRemer, Ph.D.; Lee Murphy, Ph.D.; and Basil Chen, Ph.D. (Photo by Anna Amato of Cohort 1) Chicago, Illinois (May 14, 2016) ~ Benedictine University’s Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL) announced today the first winners of four new awards in values-driven leadership, to be granted biennially by the CVDL. “These…
Continue reading→CVDL’s Dr. Mike Manning Receives Tenure

The Center for Values-Driven Leadership (CVDL) is delighted to announce that Mike Manning, Ph.D., received tenure at Benedictine University. Manning is a member of the CVDL’s core faculty and serves as a Professor of Leadership, Strategy & Change, and director of research. Prior to coming to Benedictine University, Manning was…
Continue reading→BenU’s Values-Driven Leadership program helps business execs answer demand for greater social responsibility

PRESS RELEASE Date: Friday, April 1, 2016 Contact: Ryan Blackburn (630) 829-6070 or Elliott Peppers at (630) 829-6079 Benedictine Doctoral Program Trains Executives to Help Business & Society Flourish Lisle, Illinois ~ The coffee retail giant Starbucks made headlines recently when it announced a plan to donate 100 percent of unused…
Continue reading→Leadership Excellence Awards Honors to CVDL Doctoral Program

CVDL Among Top 10 Ph.D. Programs with an Emphasis on Leadership & Organizational Development For more than 33 years, Leadership Excellence has identified and recognized the top organizations that develop their leaders. This year’s awards had more than 4,500 companies apply and 600,000 people voted on their programs to provide…
Continue reading→CVDL’s New Home, the Goodwin Hall of Business, Opens for Business

Benedictine University’s new Goodwin Hall of Business opened on Saturday, October 17th, following a celebratory dedication service and ribbon cutting. The new building is home to the Center for Values-Driven Leadership and other departments and programs of the College of Business. The following gallery shares some of the building’s highlights….
Continue reading→CVDL Partners with TEDxNaperville: Helping to Bring ‘Ideas Worth Spreading’

Join the CVDL at TEDxNaperville on Friday, November 6 The Center for Values-Driven Leadership is a sponsor of this year’s TEDxNaperville, an independently-organized event patterned on the format made popular through TED Talks and events. Learn more about TEDxNaperville in their press release, below, or visit www.tedxnaperville.com. What do an Olympic gold…
Continue reading→Serving others – not money or fame – focus of Benedictine Ph.D. graduates

PRESS RELEASE University’s values-based, executive education demonstrates how giving back to communities can lead to a profitable business Lisle, Illinois ~ Not only do the world’s most successful companies employ workers with desired skill sets, but also those who have a desire to change the world for the better. This…
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