Selected Presentations
Raelin, J., Pegasus Communications Webinar Series, "Strategies for Developing Leadership in Everyone: Introducing Leaderful Change,” Pegasus Communications, Boston. (October 6, 2010).
Raelin, J., Executive Innovation Lab, "The Contribution of Work-Based Learning to Innovation,” Sloan Center on Aging and Work, Boston. (June 22, 2010).
Raelin, J., Rachelle Reisberg, Jerry Hamann, David Whitman, Margaret Bailey, Carol Burger, ASEE National Conference, "The Effect of Gender on Support and Self-Efficacy in Undergraduate Engineering Programs,” American Society for Engineering Education, Louisville, KY. (June 20, 2010). 2010 Denice D. Denton Best Paper Award recipient
Raelin, J., OBTC Annual Meeting, "The Sacred Cows of Management Education Denaturalized,” Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Albuquerque, NM. (June 17, 2010).
Raelin, J., OBTC Teaching Conference, Doctoral Institute, "The Viability of Work-Based Learning in American Management Education,” Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Albuquerque, NM. (June 15, 2010).
Raelin, J., BPI Webinar Series, "Leaderful Development: Building Leadership in Everyone,” Best Practice Institute. (June 10, 2010).
Raelin, J., BPI Senior Executive Board Conference Series, "Leaderful Development: Building Leadership in Everyone,” Best Practice Institute. (June 8, 2010).
Raelin, J., OBTS Webinar Series with Joan Weiner and David Fearon, "Teaching and Learning in Leaderful Harmony,” Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Boston. (May 25, 2010).
Raelin, J., Rachelle Reisberg (Presenter & Author), Jerry Hamann (Presenter & Author), David Whitman (Presenter & Author), Carol Burger (Presenter & Author), Margaret Bailey (Presenter & Author), Southeastern Section Annual Conference, "Self Efficacy in Female and Male Undergraduate Engineering Students,” American Society for Engineering Education, Blacksburg, VA. (April 19, 2010).
Raelin, J., Conference on Practice Transformation and Redesign: Disease Management within the Patient-Centered Medical Home Model, "Leadership Skills for Physicians and Those in Leadership Roles,” Coastal Medical, Warwick, RI. (April 7, 2010).
Raelin, J., Quarterly Meeting of the Boston City Group, "Leaderful Development: Building Leadership in Everyone,” New Talent Management Network, Boston, MA. (February 2, 2010).
Raelin, J., 8th International Conference on Studying Leadership, "The Manager's New Role: From Controller to 'Leaderful' Facilitator," Centre for Leadership, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. (December 8, 2009).
Raelin, J., The Inspiring Minds Breakfast Speaker Series, "Leaderful Practice: Transitioning from Conventional Leadership to Leaderful Behaviour," The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. (November 13, 2009).
Raelin, J., Third Annual Work-Integrated Learning Symposium, "Integrating Work-Based Learning and Leadership Development through Reflective Practice," ACEN, Australia Collaborative Educational Network, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. (November 5, 2009).
Raelin, J., The University of Auckland Business School Invitational Seminar Series, "The Case for Work-Based Learning in Business Education," University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. (October 28, 2009).
Raelin, J., 2009 Annual Conference, "Collaborative Network Behavior: Leading ‘Leaderfully’ in University Consortia and Centers," Association of Consortium Leadership, Chicago. (October 1, 2009).
Raelin, J., Integrating the Human Performance Disciplines, "The State of Work-Based Learning," Working Knowledge Research Center, Babson College. (May 4, 2009).
Raelin, J., Middle Management Work-Based Learning Program, "Work-Based Learning: Theory and Practice," SUPERVALU, Inc., Minneapolis. (April 28, 2009).
Raelin, J., Colloquium on Action Learning and Leadership Development, "Reflection as the Link Between Action Learning and Leadership Development," Human Resource Connections, Minneapolis. (April 27, 2009).
Raelin, J., Social Change and Public Leadership, "Leaderful Practice, Work-Based Learning, and Social Change," Research Center for Leadership in Action, Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York. (February 20, 2009).
Raelin, J., State of Mississippi ONW Work-Based Learning Workshop, "The Theory and Practice of Work-Based Learning," Mississippi Office of Nursing Workforce, Jackson, MS. (January 26, 2009).
Raelin, J., Leadership Excellence Network (LENS) National Meeting, "Work-Based Learning for Leadership Development," National Center for Healthcare Leadership, Chicago. (November 21, 2008).
Raelin, J., University Affiliates Program, "Perspectives on Leadership," Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. (November 20, 2008).
Raelin, J., University Demonstration National Meeting, "The Theory and Practice of Work-Based Learning," National Center for Healthcare Leadership, Chicago. (November 20, 2008).
Raelin, J., Mass Bar Association Great Books Series, "Leaderful Practice within the Firm?," Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston. (November 6, 2008).
Raelin, J., Learning Innovations Laboratory at Harvard University, "Mobilizing Reflective Practice in Work-Based Learning," Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge. (October 29, 2008).
Raelin, J., MBA 500 Experience for Champlain College, "Work-Based Learning and Reflective Practice," Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont. (September 27, 2008).
Raelin, J., Antonacopoulou, E., Gosling, J., Vince, R., Academy of Management Annual Meeting, ""Bringing Practice Back into our Scholarship: The Epistemology of Practice"," Academy of Management, Anaheim, CA. (August 9, 2008).
Raelin, J., Martha's Vineyard Institute on Experiential Education, "Learning from Experience: Theory and Practice," Northeastern University and World Assn. of Cooperative Education, Vineyard Haven, MA. (June 29, 2008).
Raelin, J. (Presenter Only), Reisberg, R. (Presenter Only), Whitman, D. (Presenter Only), Hamann, J. (Presenter Only), ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, "The Effect of Cooperative Education on Self-Efficacy among Undergraduate Engineering Students," American Society for Engineering Education, Pittsburgh. (June 28, 2008).
Raelin, J., Raelin, J. D., OBTC Teaching Conference, ""Teaching Emotions in OB: Updating the State-of-the-Practice," Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Wellesley, MA. (June 14, 2008).
Raelin, J., NEFDC Spring Conference, ""Practice First: Learning from Experience"," New England Faculty Development Consortium, Amherst, MA. (May 30, 2008).
Raelin, J., ACL Spring Meeting, ""Work-Based Learning and Network Citizenship Behavior"," Association of Consortium Leadership, Wellesley, MA. (May 22, 2008).
Raelin, J., Work-Based Learning Program, "Work-Based Learning: Theory and Practice," SUPERVALU, Minneapolis, MN. (April 22, 2008).
Raelin, J., Jobs-to-Careers Peer Learning Conference, ""Leadership and Change"," Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Orlando, FL. (March 28, 2008).
Raelin, J., Jobs-to-Careers Peer Learning Conference, "The Theory and Practice of Work-Based Learning," Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, Orlando, FL. (March 28, 2008).
Raelin, J. (Presenter & Author), International Action Learning Conference, "Seeking Conceptual Clarity in the Action Modalities," Henley Management College, Henley, UK. (March 19, 2008).
Raelin, J., Boston Chapter Winter Reception, "Are You A Leader? Leaderful Practice in the 21st Century," Boston Chapter, Northeastern Alumni Association, Boston. (February 26, 2008).
Raelin, J. (Presenter Only), Planning Assessment Retreat, "Creating a "Leaderful" College Culture," Information Services, Wellesley College. (January 14, 2008).
"Cooperative Education as a Means to Enhance Self-Efficacy among Sophomores (with particular attention to women) in Undergraduate Engineering," with Jerry Hamann, Rachelle Reisberg, and David Whitman, to be presented at the 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 10-13, Milwaukee, 2007
"Is Emancipatory Discourse Sufficient to Bridge the Gap between the Rhetoric and Reality of Doing Good?" Symposium Presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: "Bridging Frames that Underlie the Context for Doing Well While Doing Good," Philadelphia, August 6.
"Practice in Action Learning and Action Research." Presented as part of the All-Academy Professional Development Workshop on "Bringing Practice Back into our Scholarship," organized by Elena Antonacopoulou, Daniel Geiger, and Thomas Cummings, Philadelphia, August 4, 2007
"Reflection on Experience: A Model for Teaching and Measuring Experiential Education Learning Outcomes," with Betsey Blackmer and Lorna Hayward, presented at the WACE 15th World Conference on Cooperative Education, Singapore, June 26, 2007
"Teaching Students a Process of Reflection: A Model for Increasing Practice-Based Learning Outcomes during Cooperative Education," with Betsey Blackmer and Lorna Hayward, presented at the Cooperative Education and Internship Association 2007 Annual Conference, Dallas, March 25-27, 2007
"The Theory and Practice of Experiential Education," Showcase session presented to the faculty of Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, September 21, 2007
"Leaderful Practice: A Viable Strategy for Construction Financial Professionals?" Keynote address to the Construction Financial Management Association, Massachusetts Chapter, Boston, June 6, 2007.
"The Theory and Practice of Work-Based Learning," Keynote for the Peer Learning Conference of the Jobs to Careers Work-Based Learning program, sponsored by Jobs for the Future, Redondo Beach, California, May 4, 2007
"The Theory and Practice of Work-Based Learning," Work-Based Learning Program, SUPERVALU, Minneapolis, MN, April 23, 2007.
"Explorations in Action Research: Can AR be 'Critical'?" with Gordon Dehler and Russ Vince, presented as a Professional Development Workshop at the 2006 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, August 12-13, 2006.
"Where's the Reflection in Action Learning," Symposium Presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: "Overview to the Symposium" with Victoria Marsick as co-coordinator, and "Preparing for Reflection Using Developmental Action Learning (DAL)" with Philip DiChiara and Jonathan Raelin, Atlanta, August 14, 2006.
"Reflection in Action on Co-op: The Next Learning Breakthrough," Panel Presentation with Leonard Glick, Kate McLaughlin, Richard Porter, and James Stellar at the 2006 Cooperative Education and Internship Association Annual Conference and Cooperative Education Centennial Celebration, Cincinnati, April 26, 2006.
"The Theory and Practice of Experiential Education," Keynote Presentations for the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Institute on Experiential Education, Lansdowne, VA, May 23 and November 11, 2006.
"Practice-Oriented Education in the Curriculum," Keynote Presentation for the Provost's Faculty Day, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, May 11, 2006.
"Work-Based Learning and the Value of Reflective Practice," Master Class for Ph.D. students from the Dublin Institute of Technology on Action Research and Strategic Leadership. MIT, Cambridge, MA, April 6, 2006.
"The Role of Action Learning in 'Leaderful' Development," Presentation for the Crossroads Seminar Series sponsored by the Department of Organizational Sciences and the School of Business of George Washington University, Washington, March 21, 2005.
"Creating a Leaderful Organization within the University," Keynote for the Management Development Program, Boston College, Dover, MA, October 13, 2005.
"Leaderful Development through Experiential Learning," Keynote Presentation for the Martha's Vineyard Summer Institute on Experiential Learning, Northeastern University, Marthas Vineyard, MA, July 6, 2005.
"Leaderful Practices in the Workplace," Presentation for the Leadership for Change Alumni Learning Series, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, February 7, 2005.
"Leaderful Development: Creating Leadership at All Levels of the Business," Keynote for the January dinner meeting of the Institute of Management Consultants, New England Chapter, Newton, MA, January 31, 2005.
"Work-Based Learning as a Basis for Stimulating 'Leaderful' Organizational Learning," Presentation for the International Symposium on Working Life Learning, hosted by the Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, November 22-24, 2004.
"A Debate on Intentional Learning," with Michael Baer, Rick Porter, Susan Setta, and Jim Stellar, presented at the American Association of Colleges and Universities' Conference: "Educating Intentional Learners: New Connections for Academic and Student Affairs," Philadelphia, November 11-13, 2004.
"An Assessment of the Integrated Learning of Cooperative and Academic Education," with Malcolm Hill, Richard Porter, and Donna Qualters, The 13th World Conference of the World Association of Cooperative Education (WACE), Trollhattan, Sweden, June 15, 2004.
"Creating a Leaderful Management Network," with the Executive Leadership Group from the Boston Consortium for Higher Education, presented at the Fourth Research Greenhouse of the Society for Organizational Learning, Boston, January 14, 2004.
"Leaderful Practice as a Platform for the Applied Psychology Profession," Keynote at the Breakfast Meeting of the New England Society of Applied Psychology (NESAP), Boston, November 19, 2004.
"Leaderful Practice for Executives," Keynote for the Boston Business Expo, Presented as part of the Calkins Power Breakfast Series, Boston, November 18, 2004.
"Work-Based Learning and Leadership Development," Master Class, presented to the International Masters Program in Practicing Management, McGill University, Montreal, September 21, 2004.
"The Leader as Learner: Engaging in 'Leaderful' Practice," Keynote for the Research Informatics Retreat, Pfizer Global Research and Development, Greenwich, CT, August 11, 2004
"Making the Transition from Conventional Leadership to 'Leaderful' Practice," presented at the American Society for Training and Development International Conference, Washington, May 24, 2004.
"Is 'Leaderful' Practice a Useful Framework for Reconstructing Leadership in the Social Service Sector?" a learning exchange presentation at the Leadership Learning Community National Meeting, Boston, May 13, 2004.
"Leaderful Practice for Advisors and Presidents," presented to the District 1 Conference for the Association of Student Advancement Programs, Boston, March 27, 2004.
"How to Build Collaborative Work Environments," opening address to the Forum on Collaborative Teams and Work Space, co-sponsored by the Center for Balance by Design and the Boston Consortium for Higher Education, Cambridge, MA, March 19, 2004.
"Creating a Leaderful Network within the Boston Consortium," Keynote address for the Annual Retreat of the Boston Consortium for Higher Education, Castle Hill, Ipswich, MA, November 21, 2003.
(with Jim Downey, Waterloo University), "The Development of a Research Agenda on Work-Integrated Learning," presented at the World Association of Cooperative Education Conference on Work-Integrated Learning, Pensacola, November 17, 2003.
"The Relationship between Work-Based Learning and Leaderful Practice," Keynote address presented at the Second International Conference on Practice-Oriented Education, Northeastern University, Boston, April 10, 2003.
"Introduction of Chris Argyris," on the occasion of his 80th Birthday, Honoring his Contribution to the Field of Management Learning, sponsored by Sage Publications, at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, August 1, 2003.
"The Art of Reflective Practice as Part of Dialogic Inquiry," presented as part of the professional development session, "Learning from our Teachers: A Dialogic Group Inquiry," at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, August 2, 2003.
"The Contribution of Action Learning," presented as part of the symposium, "Learning in the 21st Century: Experiential and Action Learning," at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Seattle, August 3, 2003.
"The Organization Consultant as a Change Agent: What We Imagine, What is Real," Panel Presentation at the practice symposium of the Institute for Organizational Consulting Psychology, Boston, November 8, 2003.
"Organizational Empowerment Through 'Leaderful' Practice," Web Seminar for BetterManagement.com, October 29, 2003.
Presented "Leaderful Practice: A New Paradigm for Executive Development," to the DHL Advanced Leadership Programme, Boston, September 24, 2003.
"Creating 'Leaderful' Practice in the Academic Organization," presented to the President's Council of the Vermont Community College, Lake Morey, Vermont, July 10, 2003.
"A Book Conversation with Joe Raelin, the Knowles Chair," at Leadership for Change, Boston College, May 15, 2003.
Presented "Creating 'Leaderful Practice'" at the International Consortium Program, Boeing Leadership Center, St. Louis, March 14, 2003.
"Work-Based Learning: Is It Fundamental to the Professional Psychology Curriculum?" presented at the Roundtable of Professional Psychologists at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, October 26, 2002.
"Collective Leadership Development," presented at the Conference on Industrial and Organizational Psychology, sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, Boston, October 18, 2002.
"The Power of Reflective Practice in Discerning What We Know," discussant presentation as part of the symposium, "How Do We Know What We Think We Know? Epistemic Challenges of Building Academic-Practice Networks," presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Denver, August 12, 2002.
"Building Leadership Capacity in a Consortium through Work-Based Learning," presentation as part of the symposium, "Building and Sustaining Networks Using Action Learning," coordinated by Prof. Victoria Marsick for the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Denver, August 13, 2002.
"Making the Transition from Conventional to 'Leaderful' Leadership," pre-conference session presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL), Boston, June 24, 2002.
"Practice-Oriented Education: Its Time Has Come," Speech sponsored by the Knowles Chair to the practice-oriented community at Northeastern University, May 24, 2002.
"Creating the Leaderful Organization," Keynote speech, The International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators, North Atlantic Region Annual Meeting, Portsmouth, NH, October 22, 2002.
"Making the Case for Collective Leadership in Today's Corporate Environment," prospective speech at the 2002 New England Human Resource Association (NEHRA) Invention Convention, Mohegan Sun, CT, October 3, 2002.
"A Dialogue on Leadership and Leadership Development," A Seminar for the Workforce Development Council of Caterpillar Paving Products Corp., Minneapolis, March 15, 2002.
"Work-Based Learning and Human Resource Development: A Natural Marriage?" Keynote speech at the spring chapter meeting of the Minnesota Human Resource Planning Society, Minneapolis, March 14, 2002.
"Collective Leadership and Leadership Development," panel presentation at the Society for Organizational Learning Greenhouse II, Hartford, September 20, 2001.
"The Changing Face of Management Education: The Work-Based Learning Perspective," presented at a Management Education and Development symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Washington, August 7, 2001.
"The Art of Leaderfulness," presented at the Arthur D. Little School of Management Distinguished Speaker Series, Chestnut Hill, MA, February 5, 2001.
"Enriching the Executive Development Program (EDP) using Work-Based Learning," a presentation to the Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness Group, The World Bank, Washington, August 6, 2001.
"Work-Based Learning in an International Context," presented at the Global Forum on Business-Driven Action Learning and Executive Development, Melbourne, Australia, May 22, 2001.
"A Collaborative Leadership Development Experience," presented to the Society for Organizational Learning Liaison Officers' Conference, Detroit, March 5, 2001.
"The Role of Work-Based Learning in Executive Education," Presented to the New England Executive Education Forum, Boston, February 27, 2001.
"The Role of Work-Based Learning in Management Development Programs," presented to the Human Resource Group of SUPERVALU, Inc., Minneapolis, January 3, 2001.
"The Use of Reflective Practice in Stakeholder Learning Dialogues," presented at the Professional Development Workshop, "Making Time to Talk: Stakeholder Learning Dialogues," at the 2000 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, August 5, 2000.
"Work-Based Learning as the 'New' Learning," Featured dinner speech for the Massachusetts/GreaterBoston Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development, Needham, MA, November 14, 2000.
"Enhancing OD Through the Use of Work-Based Learning," Presentation to the "Best of Organizational Development Conference," sponsored by Linkage, Inc., Naples, Florida, October 4, 2000.
"Work-Based Learning: An Alternative To Training," Presentation to the Performance Consulting and Training Group, MIT, Cambridge, June 20, 2000.
"Work-Based Learning as the Engine of Executive Education," book preview event, Leadership for Change Alumni Association, Boston College, May 5, 2000.
Industry and Academic Experience
Professor Raelin has been an active consultant in human resource development to all sectors of our economy. His focus is to work especially with executives to develop organizational climates receptive to the mutual goals of managerial performance and professional accomplishment. His current interest is to develop action learning programs as part of an organization's executive and management development function.
Professional Services
Professor Raelin serves on the board of the World Institute for Action Learning and the Institute for Organizational Consulting Psychology. He also serves as an editor for: Action Learning: Research and Practice, Management Learning; Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning; The Research in Management Education and Development Series; Information Age Publishers; and The Handbook of Management Learning and Education, Sage Publications.
Recent Press
Featured in “On-The-Job Training: Colleges Embrace Education Outside the Classroom,” Worcester Telegram & Gazette, March 13, 2008.
"The POE Fellows: A Community of Practice Dedicated to Mutual Learning," Teaching Matters, The Newsletter of the Center for Effective University Teaching, Northeastern University, 11 (2): Spring 2006.
"Stop Teaching Leadership," an interview featured in the March 2005 issue (no. 55) of the LIM (Leadership in International Management) Newsletter.
Featured guest contributing audio essay, "Leadership for Everyone," for the What's Working in Biz "Sound Advice" Series, Spring 2004.
Featured guest on the Wellesley, MA cable channel 9 show, "Leadership For Career Success," May 2004.
Contributed essay, "Reflection as the Basis for Practice-Oriented Ethical Inquiry," in the Spring Issue, 2003, of Northeastern University's Teaching Matters.
Interviewed by Maura Scully for a Trends column in the Northeastern Law Magazine.
E-Interviewed by Wendy Larson for the "Minding Your Business" column of Priority Magazine, July/August, 2003, regarding Creating Leaderful Organizations.
Contributed op-ed piece, "Work-Learning Nexus is Higher Ed Duty," in the Northeastern Voice, April 8, 2003.
Provided advice to Sean Murphy of the Boston Globe regarding a series of articles on the Massport Board of Directors and was quoted in the December 31, 2001 article, "Patronage Seen Stifling Board that Runs Logan Airport."
E-Interviewed for MWorld, the members-only site of the American Management Association, regarding the management development approach of work-based learning, 2001.
Interviewed by CFO Magazine for their December 2000 article on GE's executive development programs.
Mailing Address
Joseph Raelin
112C Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000