Cal State Fullerton Associate Professor of Management Ryan Gottfredson focuses on organizational leadership for MBA students at the College of Business and Economics. Gottfredson earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University and his Ph.D. in organizational behavior and human resources from Indiana University. He said a desire to provide a transformational and elevating student experience motivates him as a professor.
In Gottfredson’s class, students focus on developing the capacity for effective leadership in high-stakes and complex environments. Throughout his courses, Gottfredson emphasizes character and mindset development to equip students with transformational leadership skills that will help them grow and elevate the teams and organizations they lead.
“To have this impact, my classes need to be a trajectory-altering experience for my students,” said Gottfredson.
This is emblematic of the holistic and experiential focus of graduate courses at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics.
“Our MBA students have real-world work experience, having tested out their initial career steps after their undergraduate degree. They have greater clarity about what they want from life and are willing to make a big investment for that. That means they are hungry,” said Gottfredson. “And if my students are hungry, they see a greater level of personal transformation.”
Gottfredson said his greatest joy is to see his students develop themselves personally and professionally and learning of their impact and accomplishments in the workplace and postgraduate education. Many of his former students have gone on to high-level careers in C-suite or leadership positions in a wide range of organizations.
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