05/13/2026
Wrapping up another incredible semester of LEAD 405: Enacting Leadership, the capstone course for the Leadership Studies major and minor at SDSU.
This course asks students to step fully into the role of leadership practitioners, applying theory to real-world challenges, working in consulting teams, engaging with industry leaders, and reflecting on who they are as leaders. My students rose to that challenge in meaningful ways. They worked in groups of 5-6 all semester to:
⭐ Lead a Zoom consulting call with a real client who was assigned to them
⭐ Research existing leadership theories and frameworks that can help them analyze and address the leadership challenge that was presented to them by the client
⭐ Collaborate on an intervention plan write-up for their client
⭐ Propose their intervention plan to to their client on a live Zoom call
⭐ Present their leadership challenge and intervention plan to their classmates (each project team had a different client)
Each student also led their project team for 2 weeks—practicing empathy, facilitating team meetings, adapting their leadership to accommodate their team’s needs, and motivating them to stay on track.
I feel incredibly fortunate to have guided this group through their capstone experience. It’s a privilege to witness their professionalism, growth, and to be part of this moment as they prepare to carry their leadership into what comes next.
Congratulations to the Spring 2026 LEAD 405 class—my teammates for these past 3 months!
