When I enrolled in a Master’s program in Organizational Leadership, it wasn’t because I needed a credential, a promotion, or a salary bump. I already had a career and I was doing fine in terms of promotions and salary. I didn’t need a degree to prove my worth or my competence. What I wanted was something deeper than that, something that went beyond org charts and job titles. I wanted a framework for understanding leadership — a way to think about it that was more than just a set of skills or a checklist of traits. Read more