Fr. David McCallum, Ed.D. & Dr. Jonathan Reams - We Are Varied, Dimensionally Complex Creatures

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David McCallum, S.J., Ed.D is a Jesuit priest and leadership educator. He serves as the founding Executive Director of the Program for Discerning Leadership, a special project of the General Curia of the Society of Jesus, Georgetown, and the Gregorian University. The Program provides leadership formation for senior Vatican officials and major superiors of religious orders in Rome, Italy, and internationally. 

He is a facilitator for mission-driven, personal and organizational development programs, provides developmentally informed executive coaching, and delivers leadership development programs and spiritual retreats internationally. He co-founded the Contemplative Leaders in Action program (CLA), an initiative of the Office for Ignatian Spirituality (USA East Coast Province), as well as the Global Jesuit Case Series, the Mission Integration Institute at the University of San Diego, and the Ignatian Leadership Program for the Conference of European Provincials of the Society of Jesus.

Currently, Fr. McCallum lives in Rome and serves as a member of the Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops Commission on Methodology, supporting the Synodal process initiative by Pope Francis, and as adjunct faculty in the Institute for Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies of Human Dignity and Care (IADC) at the Pontifical Gregorian University.

A Quote From This Episode

• "We are all on that journey of trying to show up as our better selves. But the reality is that our context and the conditions in which we’re situated are constantly squeezing our developmental capacity."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry: Transforming Self, Friends, Organizations, and Social Science by Torbert
• Book:  Leaving the Ghost Light Burning: Illuminating Fallback in Embrace of the Fullness of You by Livesay
• Book: Generative Knowing: Principles, Methods, and Dispositions of an Emerging Adult Learning Theory by Nicolaides 
• 360 Tool: The Leadership Circle

More About Series Co-Host, Dr. Jonathan Reams

• Jonathan's Website
• Book: Maturing Leadership: How Adult Development Impacts Leadership
• Article: A Brief Overview of Developmental Theory

About  Scott J. Allen

• Website

My Approach to Hosting

• The views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are important views to be aware of. Nothing can replace your own research and exploration.

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

• The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in the study, practice, and teaching of leadership.