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Welcome to the OSU Leadership Center Website

The OSU Leadership Center is led by a group of professionals dedicated to providing leadership-centered education and research to individuals, organizations and communities.  We provide high-quality, practical programs to build and strengthen leadership capacities. 

Created in 1990, the center is located on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University and is a part of the Departments of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership and OSU Extension.  Our mission is to provide research-based resources and high quality practical programs to build and strengthen leadership capacities that make a positive difference in the lives of Ohio's citizens.

Quotes of the Day

“ Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be. ”

- John Wooden -

“ Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free. ”

- Dwight Eisenhower -

“ Do what you can, with what you have, where you are. ”

- Theodore Roosevelt -

“ Do not go where the path may lead you. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. ”

- Muriel Strode -

“ One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him. ”

- Booker T. Washington -

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“ Beth did a great job with facilitating and presenting, the audience was very engaged.  ”

Workshop Particiapnt

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“ Appreciated Jeff's relaxed, confident, personal, authentic style of presenting and working with a group. ”

Workshop Participant

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“ I have been on the mailing list for the leadership moments series for years.  It’s amazing how often the topic that is addressed is just the right information I needed that day.  I always find something... ”

Eva Bradshaw, Director, Fisher College of Business

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“ I read Leadership Moments regularly and I often bring up postings at our Marketing Meetings in the Center for Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.  One particular posting talked of the Eight Commandments of... ”

Rebecca Bias, Assistant Director, CLLC

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“ We found the Spectrum Temperament Development program to be essential to building a strong team.  Beth Flynn did a wonderful job facilitating the program.  She is excellent at defining, in a non-threatening... ”

Robyn M. Tate, Human Resources

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Our Blog

Love It

By: Beth Flynn, Tuesday, February 12th, 2019

"If you don't love it, you'll never be great at it. If you don't love it, you won't work to overcome all the challenges to keep doing it. If you love what you do, you won't quit when the world says you should. You will continue to show up every day, do the work, and discover that success is not created by other people's opinions. It's not created by what the media and fearful news says. It's not created by any of the circumstances outside you.

Leadership Profile- Dr. Jeff King

When asked about his best leadership advice, Dr. Jeff King, Co-Director of the OSU Leadership Center and Associate Professor at Ohio State, simply says “Listen”.

He added that most of the time, if we took the time to intentionally listen to one another, we would realize that we’re really working toward the same goals, and that listening allows us to work together to find common ground.

The Art of Apology

By: Beth Flynn, Tuesday, February 05th, 2019

"When you are a leader, most things that go wrong are not directly your fault, but they are always your responsibility. The art of apology can make the difference between lost trust and ruined reputations.