JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
Practice What You Preach: Using an Experiential Learning
Approach to Teach Leadership
Author(s): Mark D. Fulford
Citation: Mark D. Fulford, (2013) "Practice What You Preach: Using an Experiential Learning Approach to Teach Leadership," Journal of Leadership, Accountability and Ethics, Vol. 10, Iss. 2, pp. 81 - 86
Article Type: Research paper
Publisher: North American Business Press
Abstract:
In many college courses or corporate professional development seminars on leadership, the emphasis is
on leadership theories and the chosen method for content delivery is lecture. In this manuscript, two main
arguments are put forth: 1) the emphasis should be on leadership skills; and 2) participants should be
responsible for their own learning as well as that of one another. A leadership course developed and
delivered which focuses on making participants better leaders by emphasizing leadership skills and using
team-based learning as the principle delivery method is described.