Feature Stories
10 pieces of advice from 10 strategic leaders
Goff believes that strategic leadership is rooted in competency across three domains: Your core, role, and goal. Read on to hear what 10 strategic leaders think are critical pieces of advice for college students engaging and growing their leadership skills. Leadership is not simply a title or feeling of authority, [...]
Strategic Leader Spotlight – Jeff Letsinger
These Strategic Leader Spotlights feature Goff alumni and community partners who share their knowledge and perspectives on strategic leadership. Meet Jeff Letsinger, a Product Manager at Mavenlink and a 2016-17 Goff Scholar. Please describe your professional path after graduation from the University of Utah. As I left the U just [...]
Finding value in your voice
Between ongoing assignments, internships, and exams, education provides students with unique opportunities to meet influential people while pursuing their interests and goals. There are few individuals that have the power to impact and change lives, and the lucky ones know them as professors, supervisors, and mentors. Senior finance major, Richard Monsen, has [...]
Inside the Classroom: Goff Trailblazers and Scholars
Real Projects, Real Experiences, and Real Impact. What does that mean? The Goff Scholars and Goff Trailblazers courses focus on submerging students in real-life work environments. Students are tasked with real problems to solve for a company or organization. In solving the problem, students will [...]
Students learn strategic leadership in Zion and Whistler, B.C.
Editor's Note: From Zion National Park to Whistler, B.C., Goff has had the honor to travel with Business Scholars to facilitate their leadership retreats. Ruchi Watson and Maya Jolley led each cohort through leadership sessions, where they explored what it means to be a leader, discussed how leaders show [...]
Strategy at stake: Conflict between people and profits
Editor's Note: The Goff Strategic Leadership Center theorizes that successful strategic leaders demonstrate skills across six specific dimensions (what we refer to as the Six Principles of Strategic Leadership). This model of leadership indicates that competence in these six areas contributes to high levels of individual, team, and organizational [...]