Biography

Dr. Joanne Barnes, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership in Graduate Studies in Leadership at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), and has been involved in higher education since 1996. She was the first Affiliate Faculty for IWU’S College of Adult and Professional Studies where she not only facilitated adult learning, but also developed new faculty training. Joanne retired from Delphi Electronics & Safety in 2008, in Kokomo, Indiana after nearly 37 plus years of service, where she held various management and leadership positions. Her position upon retirement was the Global Quality Systems Manager for the entire enterprise. In this position, she was responsible for implementing global change and driving common quality practices throughout Europe, Asia, North and South America and leading global teams.

Additionally, as member of ILA (International Leadership Association) Joanne has served as the 2009 chair elect for the Business Member Interest Group, the 2010 and 2011 chair for Business Member Interest Group and was the immediate past chair in 2012. She now serves as the ILA Member Group Ambassador working with the Board as a liaison between “groups” and the Board.

Her current research involves cultural intelligence, multicultural leadership, and the cross-transferability of Western-based theories and assessments to Eastern European and Asian cultures.

Dr. Barnes is a certified trainer/coach in the Intercultural Effectiveness Scale, the Global Competency Inventory, and Cultural Intelligence. She is currently working with universities and businesses in providing assessments and coaching to prepare students, faculty, administrators and business leadership practitioners for expatriate and global assignments as well as multicultural experiences. Dr. Barnes currently teaches global leadership and theory, organizational behavior and theory, and adult and organizational learning. Dr. Barnes earned her Ed.D in Organizational Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan University.

Educational Background:

• B.S.B.A., 1991, Indiana Wesleyan University
• M.S.M., 1994, Indiana Wesleyan University
• Ed.D., 2007, Indiana Wesleyan University

Interests

Research interest:

• Global and Women’s Leadership

Scholarship includes:

• Leading with the mind: Being intelligent and effective in a multicultural world. (Accepted Presentation).  Women and Leadership Inaugural Conference in Association with the International Leadership Association (ILA).   Alsimor, CA                                                                                          June, 2013

  Through the looking glass:  Do Western leadership assessments work in cross-cultural contexts? Co-presenter with Boyd Johnson, Svetlana Buko, and Natalia Kostenko (Presentation).  International Leadership Association (ILA).  Denver, CO                                                                                                                                         October, 2012

  Intercultural assessments:  Preparing leaders to narrow the cultural divide?  Co-presenter with Allan Bird and Michael Linville.  International Leadership Association (ILA).  Denver, CO   October, 2012

  Race and gender disparity in management: A comparison between the USA and South Africa.  Co-presenter with Lize Booysen (Presentation).  International Leadership Association (ILA)   October, 2012

  Corporate Leadership Council Human Resources: The Global Leader.  (Publication)
  Contributor                                                                                                                            April, 2012

  Catching the Rainbow: Developing Skills for Adjunct Faculty Working with Ethnically-Diverse Student Populations (Presentation).  The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence – Multi-Sector Forum
  Colorado Springs, CO                                                                                            February, 2012

  Leading/Teaching Across Borders: What Educators, Universities and Administrators need to know in developing intercultural competence/effectiveness in a changing, diverse world (Presentation) International Leadership Association (ILA) – London, England                                                                            October, 2011

  Cultural Intelligence: Preparing Today’s Leaders for a Diverse Ever-changing World
  (Presentation) The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence – Multi-Sector Forum, Indianapolis IN                                                                                 March, 2011

  International Teams and Technology: The impact of technology on virtual/distal team cohesiveness and effectiveness
  (Presentation) International Leadership Association (ILA)
  Boston,MA                                                                     October, 2010

  Coaching and Developing Leaders for the 21st Century
  (Presentation/Coaching Panel) International Leadership Association (ILA)
  Boston,MA    October, 2010

  Successful Evaluation of Chinese Women Leaders in MNCs in China:
  Why Understanding Culture is an Important Variable in the Assessment Process
  (Presentation)  ILA, Prague, Czech Republic                                                             November, 2009
                                                                                                                                                     

  The Impact of Culture on Chinese, Chinese-American, and American Women
  Working in China (Publication)
  Building Leadership Bridges: Portraits of the Past, Visions for the Future    January 2009

  Reflections on Organizational Leadership: An Integrated Model for Application,
  The Randall L. Tobias Center for Leadership Excellence – Multi-Sector Forum,
  Indianapolis, IN                                                                          March 2009

  Impact of Culture on Chinese, Chinese-American & American Women
  (Presentation), ILA, Los Angeles, CA                                                                           November, 2008

  The Importance of Mentoring – Taylor University, Upland, IN                         October, 2006

  Marketing Yourself for Success – Federals Women’s Seminar, Indianapolis, IN    August , 2006

  We’re Not the Center of the Universe – Regent University                              August, 2003

• Diversity in the Classroom – Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN         August, 1999