Training
and research are the capstones of the Cornerstone Leadership Institute (CLI), founded
in 2017 as a placeholder and repository for the extant research of Ken Gërhart –
who at the time was pursuing a Master of Strategic Leadership. Whether you are an
entrepreneur or executive seeking to improve your personal leadership quotient
through our individual coaching program or a manager looking for leadership
development of your team, the CLI has the leadership program
for you. Non-profits can equally benefit from our training programs. Due to
their modular format, these leadership programs can be tailored to meet the
needs and budget of each individual client or organization.
Leadership
Training. The CLI offers leadership training for groups
as well as on the individual coaching level. The topics include the leadership
basics of vision casting, critical thinking, strategy development, team
dynamics, work-life balance, and effective communication. Other more focused
programs explore leading innovation, developing talent and empowering people,
inspiring collaboration, mastering the distinction between management and
leadership, and leveraging an improved leadership quotient for better decision
making. Local, regional, national, and global economic development are
overarching conduits through which much of this leadership training flows.
Leadership
Research. The CLI is engaged on the cutting edge of
academic research through the extant effort of the staff. Each of our senior
fellows and research fellows are pursuing their respective research interests
both in praxis and theoretical research. Many of our staff are affiliated with universities
and other academic institutions around the global as professors and adjunct professors.
Follow the links after each staff member bio to learn more about their specific
research interests.
Editing & Writing
Coaches. Many of the CLI executive team
and other senior leadership are engaged as editors for hire for any number of
projects - including but not limited to, doctoral dissertations, peer-reviewed
journal articles, popular press publications, book chapters, and books. Our coaches
typically use a three-tiered editing model whereby the heavy lift is accomplished
in the first tier, a lighter review is done in the second tier, and a final punch-list
is completed in the third tier. This
model ensures a thorough review process and tightens the editing task over an
iterative process.
Team Members. The CLI team
members are among the best and brightest rising stars in the leadership
industry, academics, and international consulting ranks. With seasoned
leadership at the helm, the CLI is actively recruiting Senior
Fellows, Research Fellows, and Interns with the goal of creating a fully
staffed stable of academic racehorses who can respond to and deploy on short
notice to opportunities at any point on the globe. Our vision is to have 200 doctoral
level or otherwise terminal degreed staff on board by 2030, setting a vigorous on-boarding pace of more than two per month for the next decade.
executive team
Ken Gërhart, MSL. Ken Gërhart is the co-founder - along with his wife, Barbara, and executive director of the CLI,
a unit of The Cornerstone Group international, which he founded in
1990. His responsibilities include vision casting and alignment, strategic
planning and execution, and building bridges to other resources across the
globe. Mr. Gërhart is a Christ-follower, ordained minister of the
Gospel, AmPro Certified Racquetball Instructor and International Official, serial
entrepreneur, and a PhD student in Organizational Leadership with a focus in Theology
at Regent University. After 38 years as an investment banker specializing in
strategic planning and corporate finance, Mr. Gërhart is now transitioning to a
teaching and writing second career. With
two-years of national championship football at Texas A&I University, a 1976
European Tour, and a two-time induction into the Javelina Hall of fame behind
him, he earned his BA in Political Science and Sociology from Texas Tech
University; multiple certifications, including: (a) Public/Private Partnerships
in Real Estate Development Finance from the Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania, (b) Advanced Negotiation Training from the city of Dallas Legal
Department, (c) Advanced Financial Statement Analysis from the American Bankers
Association, and (d) Excel for the Advanced User: Level III from the KISD
continuing Education Department; as well as his MSL in Strategic Leadership
from LeTourneau University - graduating with highest honors. Originally from
Houston, Mr. Gërhart and his wife – who are empty-nesters, now live on and
operate the Broken Tree Ranch, a working cow-calf operation in Caldwell County
Texas. Mr. Gërhart is a 6th generation Texan and his grandchildren are 4th generation legacy students and graduates of Klein High School in the greater Houston Metro Area.
Mr.
Gërhart has presented at numerous international academic conferences and published nine academic articles. His particular
research interest is developing an overarching theology of leadership under
which a meta-model is emerging where a comprehensive 12-point taxonomy can be
codified. Click here for more information about this emerging area of
leadership research and an anthology of Ken’s publications. Contact Ken at: kgerhart@cornerstonefmc.com
International
Trade & Entrepreneur Studies Unit – Jay Styles, Team Leader
Jason “Jay” K.N.
Styles, MSBM - research fellow.
Higher Education Team -
Brian Moore, MPA - RESEARCH FELLOW. Chad Newton, PhD - RESEARCH FELLOW.
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