HLA Development Cohort
HLA Development Cohort
Enhance your thinking and teaching through collaboration with other like-minded humanistic educators.
New Cohort beginning October 18th! Please see the full Cohort schedule below.
Read more below about our other options below. This includes Spanish for our Latin America Cohort, register HERE which begins October 24th. We also have our Asia Cohort beginning October 21st. Register HERE!
Apply to join this Cohort by completing the form at the bottom of the page or click here!
Business school professors have the opportunity to not just impart knowledge to students but to engage them in practical applications of that knowledge and to alter their mindsets and perceptions of the world. Through our cohorts designed to share collective wisdom, participants put themselves at the forefront of unlocking the potential in their students to become humanistic leaders and make a significant and needed impact on today’s world.
Our world is hungry for business education that prepares tomorrow’s leaders for the complicated array of considerations including sustainability, talent development, strategic planning, social responsibility and more. In this environment, there is a growing recognition among business school faculty for the need to leverage each other’s insights to teach differently.
Professor Cohort Program Overview
The Cohort Program is a co-creation experience by professors and for professors–developing the ability to be, know, and do of humanistic business education. All aspects of the Cohort Program are aligned to the vision of the Humanistic Leadership Academy “creating a world that works for 100% of humanity” as outlined in the Humanistic Leadership Academy Manifesto (Cohort participants are required to read and sign the Manifesto.)
Each session will be hosted from 9:00-10:00am Central Time. Participants will literally create the experience as a collective group while learning and sharing new pedagogical methods that forward the work of humanizing business education.
Read more below about our HLA Latin America Cohort and register HERE! Begins October 24th.
Read more below about our HLA Asia Cohort beginning October 21st. Register HERE!
| Date | Fall Cohort 2024 Schedule (English) |
|---|---|
| 10/18/24 @ 9:00am CT | Session 1: Kickoff and Cohort Participants’ Introductions |
| 10/25/24 @ 9:00am CT | Session 2: Listening, Recognition and Gratitude |
| 11/1/24 @ 9:00am CT | Session 3: Care and Accountability |
| 11/8/24@ 9:00am CT | Session 4: Dignity and Human Flourishing |
| 11/15/24@ 9:00am CT | Session 5: Authenticity |
| 11/22/24@ 9:00am CT | Session 6: Knowing our motivations and creating allies |
| 12/6/24 @ 9:00am CT | Session 7: Capstone and Commitments |
Meet your Fall Cohort 2024 Leaders!
David Pickersgill
David Pickersgill is an accomplished Leadership and Personal Development Specialist, passionate about empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds to cultivate the skills and character necessary to flourish. He is the Learning Outreach Program Leader at Barry-Wehmiller, a $3.6B global manufacturing firm with a unique culture of care. In this role he develops and facilitates transformative learning experiences for leaders around the world, both within Barry-Wehmiller and externally.
Within Barry-Wehmiller, David oversees virtual training for leaders, as well as facilitating in-person training for leaders and team members through Barry Wehmiller University. David also leads in Barry-Wehmiller’s outreach to colleges and universities, partnering with key institutions to help them develop leaders with the skills and courage to care.
Michael Santonino
Dr. Michael D. Santonino III is an Associate Professor in the Department of Business Administration at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide.
Santonino holds a doctorate degree (D.B.A.) with a double major in two areas of specialization, management and marketing from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Nova Southeastern University (AACSB Accredited) and a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.). He also holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from NYIT (New York Institute of Technology), New York (ABET accredited).
Dr. Santonino’s research interests include the advancement of new management thought, inclusive organizations, and operationalizing the business concept for a sustainable future. He is an active member of the Academy of Management.
Additional HLA Development Cohort Schedules
Latin America Cohort
Asia Cohort
| Date | Fall Cohort 2024 Schedule (Spanish) |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | October 24th @ 11am CDT |
| Session 2 | October 31st @ 11am CDT |
| Session 3 | November 7th @ 10am CST |
| Session 4 | November 14th @ 10am CST |
| Session 5 | November 21st @ 10am CST |
| Session 6 | November 28th @ 10am CST |
| Session 7 | December 5th @ 10am CST |
| Date | Fall Cohort 2024 Schedule (Asia) |
|---|---|
| Session 1 | October 21st @ 5:30am CDT |
| Session 2 | October 28th @ 5:30am CDT |
| Session 3 | November 4th @ 5:30am CST |
| Session 4 | November 11 @ 5:30am CST |
| Session 5 | November 18 @ 5:30am CST |
| Session 6 | November 25 @ 5:30am CST |
| Session 7 | December 2 @ 5:30am CST |
Meet your Fall 2024 Cohort (Latin America) Leaders!
Dr. Luis Gerardo González López
Doctor en Sistemas Humanos y Organizacionales por Fielding Graduate University en California, tiene una maestría en Ética Aplicada por la Universidad Católica de Lovaina, Bélgica y la licenciatura en Psicología por la Universidad Iberoamericana. Es catedrático de la Escuela de Negocios del Tecnológico de Monterrey en Toluca, en las áreas de comportamiento organizacional, ciudadanía, ética y negocios conscientes, y actualmente colabora como Director Académico del Centro de Empresas Conscientes.
Ha sido TEDx speaker, instructor y conferencista con experiencia en México, Canadá, Estados Unidos, Ecuador, Perú y Tanzania y colaborador en proyectos con diferentes empresas, organizaciones de la sociedad civil y además de consejero académico. Recibió el Reconocimiento Nacional a la Formación Ética y Ciudadana 2013, el Borrego de Oro 2013, el reconocimiento Profesores que Dejan Huella en el marco del 70, 75 y 80 Aniversario del Tecnológico de Monterrey y el premio Profesor Inspirador 2018 a nivel nacional del Tecnológico de Monterrey.
Dr. David Capistrán Wah
David es egresado de la Licenciatura en Administración de Empresas del Tecnológico de Monterrey y cuenta con una maestría en Mercadotecnia por la Escuela de Negocios Sede EGADE, Monterrey. A lo largo de este proceso, David adquirió experiencia en la capacitación de actividades estudiantiles (grupos estudiantiles, residencias como asistente residente y difusión cultural) lo que fortaleció su pasión por la capacitación. Iniciando en el departamento académico de Gestión Empresarial y Talento Humano del ITESM, David pasó a la Coordinación de Desarrollo Estudiantil de Residencias. En su camino al doctorado en ciencias administrativas, David se dedicó de tiempo completo a ello en EGADE Business School y simultáneamente participaba como productor ejecutivo de eventos en el departamento de arte y cultura dentro del ITESM. David trabajó en la coordinación de apoyo a proyectos estudiantiles en el departamento de Liderazgo y Experiencia en LiFE. Actualmente, David realiza labores de apoyo académico como Director del programa LAET (estrategia y transformación empresarial) para el modelo TEC21.
FAQ’s
Q: What is the cost for participation?
A: There is no cost for cohort participation. If there is an in-person event, there may be travel costs based on your city of origin. However, there is financial assistance available, and we are working to secure additional funding so that travel costs are never an impediment.
Q: What is the curriculum like?
A: We are looking to achieve harmony across the Be.Know.Do dimensions, with a focus on Being. The Kickoff and Cohort sessions will be facilitated but with ample space for the Cohort participants to co-create the experience and engage in a lot of personal sharing. The Pre-Kickoff and Personal Learning sessions will be focused more on Knowing and Doing.
Q: What are some potential topics within the curriculum?
A: Topics always incorporate the experience and expertise of those in each Cohort. Past topics have included Professor Discernment, Transformational Pedagogy, Understanding One’s Calling, Auto-Ethnography, Haiku of You, and Quantum Leadership.
Q: What organizations is this effort linked to?
A: We have a growing list of partners that include the UN PRME, Ashoka, Net Impact, Conscious Capitalism, and associations of Jesuit Universities. The International Humanistic Management Association is a driving force in the initiative alongside the Barry-Wehmiller company, Fairtrasa, and a host of others. We seek to create a space where members of all these organizations can connect, share, grow and ultimately change the world.
We must find these small groups of people to collaborate, and make a meaningful difference in the world, and begin to amplify these goals of introducing more humanistic leadership into business. Finding like-minded leaders who are trying to disruptively create a better future for our world is encouraging.
CHRIS LASZLO
Professor of Organizational Behavior, Case Western Reserve University
Apply to join our next Cohort Program Opportunity
- Read and sign our Manifesto.
- Submit the information requested below.