Conference Presentations

Recent Academic and Professional Presentations

Dhiman, S. (Chair), Amar, A. D., Radwan, J., Heaton, D., Chow, C., & Palmarozza,  (August 11, 2019).“Managing by the Bhagavad Gītā for Organizations to Become Inclusive.” Chairing a Panel Symposium accepted for All Academy Theme (AAT) for the 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management August 9-13, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. MSR Best Symposium Proposal.

Dhiman, S. (Chair), Roberts, G., Crossman, J., Kriger, M., Schockman, E., Heath, K., Tran, D.(August 12, 2019).“Creating Inclusive Organizations through Wise Leadership, Servant leadership & Inclusive Leadership.”  Panel Symposium Organizer and Facilitator for the 79th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management August 9-13, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Dhiman, S. (Jan 17- 19, 2019). “Sustainability Matters!” Paper accepted for presentation at the Fifteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability.University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

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2013 – 2018

Dhiman, S. (December 22, 2018). “Life and Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gītā.” 11th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality, Kolkata, India. December 21-22, 2018.

Dhiman, S., Palmarozza, P., Amar, A.D., Liu, J., & Jain, R.P. (December 21, 2018). “Spirituality and Management.” Panel Moderator: Satinder Dhiman: 11th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality. Kolkata, India. December 21-22, 2018.

Dhiman, S., Chishty, S. S., Behen, U. B. K., & Kanan, B.K. (Dec. 21, 2018). Spirituality, Innovation, and Humanity. Panel Moderator: Satinder Dhiman: 11th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality. Kolkata, December 21-22, 2018.

Dhiman, S., Kohli, A., Sherawat, M. K., & Goswami, S. (Dec. 22, 2018). Spirituality for Business. Panel Moderator: Satinder Dhiman: 11th World Confluence of Humanity, Power and Spirituality. Kolkata, December 21-22, 2018.

Dhiman, S., Roberts, G., and Crossman, J. (August 11, 2018).  Happy Individuals, Harmonious Societies: How Can Organizations Help?” a peer-reviewed Personal Development Workshop presented at the 2018 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, (August 10-14, 2018).

Kriger, M., Dhiman, S., Quinn, R., Culham, T., and Marcus, P. (August 14, 2018). “Wise Leadership for Turbulent Times: Lessons from the World’s Wisdom Traditions,” a Peer-Reviewed Symposium accepted for presentation at the 2018 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, (August 10-14, 2018).

Maheshwari, A., Neal, J., Dhiman, S., Heaton, D., Want, W., Bauer, K. (August 10, 2018).  “Transcendence for Solving Grand Management Challenges,” a peer-reviewed Personal Development Workshop presented at the 2018 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, (August 10-14, 2018).

Dhiman, S. (June 9-12, 2018). “Cultivate Our Planet: Sustainable Practices and Efforts Toward Food Security.” California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, University of California, Santa Barbara, California.

Dhiman, S., Roberts, G., & Crossman, J. (August 5, 2017).  Rethinking Workplace Spirituality: Symbiotic Dialectic of Workplace and Spirituality,” a Peer-Reviewed Symposium for the 2017 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (August 4 – 7, 2017).

Dhiman, S., Marques, J., Holt, S., Wood, A, & Kriger, M. (August 4, 2017).  The Current Leadership Crisis: The Need for an Ethico-Spiritual Compass,” a peer-reviewed Personal Development Workshop accepted for the 2017 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (August 4 – 7, 2017).

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., Holt, S., Wood, A.  (August 6, 2017). “Leadership Today: Interlacing Soft and Hard Skills,” a peer-reviewed symposium accepted for presentation at the 2017 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia (August 4 – 7, 2017).

Dhiman, S. (August, 7, 2016): Presenter: Bhagavad Gita: Old Text, New Leadership Context.In All Academy-Theme Symposium: Looking into the Bhagavad Gita for Managing Organizations to Become Meaningful. The 2016 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA (August 5 – 9, 2016).

Dhiman, S., Marques, J., Mitroff, I., & Heaton, D. (August 9, 2016). “Symposium: Making Sustainability Meaningful: A Holistic Approach”, The 2016 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA (August 5 – 9, 2016). http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-rimanoczy-edd-/making-corporations-meani_b_11819512.html

Marques J., Dhiman, S., Holt, S. (August 8, 2016). “Climbing Mount Meaning: Moving from Mindless Marauding to Mindful Management”, The 2016 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA (August 5 – 9, 2016).

Wood, A., Holt, S., Marques J., & Dhiman, S., (August 6, 2016). “Taming the Wild West of Professional Certifications”, The 2016 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA (August 5 – 9, 2016).

Dhiman, S. & Marques, J. Reflection as Mutual Service: Learning Through Shared Insight. OBTC 2016 Annual Conference at Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio., June 8-11, 2016 [paper accepted for presentation]

Marques, J. & Dhiman, S. “Serving Through Community Leadership”. OBTC 2016 Annual Conference at Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio., June 8-11, 2016 [paper accepted for presentation]

Dhiman, S. (January 8, 2015). Soft Power in India’s Global Engagement. Plenary Session Speaker, PravasiBharatiya Divas, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., & Biberman, G. (June 17-20, 2015). “The Rule of Three: A Practice of Reflective Writing and Learning”. OBTC 2015 at University of La Verne, California.

Dhiman, S., Marques, J., & Biberman, J. (June 17-20, 2015). “Learning together through metaphors: An interactive session on the use of metaphors (short stories) as an inspiring teaching method”. OBTC 2015 at University of La Verne, California.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., Holt, S. & Biberman, G.  (August 7-11, 2015). “Nurturing Governance by Treading the Noble Eightfold Path”. The 2015 Academy of Management Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., & Biberman, J. (2014). “Voicing Appreciation as a Positive Roadmap”. 40th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Nashville, TN.

Dhiman, S. Biberman, J., & Marques, J., (2014). “Inner Voices – Powerful Leaders”. 40th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Nashville, TN.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., & Biberman, J. (2014). “Being the Change: Developing Compassionate Voices of Leadership”. 40th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Nashville, TN.

Dhiman, S., Marques, J., & Biberman, J. (2014). “Voicing reality through metaphors: An Interactive Session on Storytelling”. 40th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Nashville, TN.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., & Holt, S. (2013). “Making the World a Better Place: Planting a Social Seed in Capitalist Minds”.  73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Dhiman, S., Biberman, J., Marques, J., & (2013). “Using Meditation to Imagine and Prepare for a Better World”.  73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Marques, J., Dhiman, S., Biberman, J., & Holt, S. (2013). “Reconnecting with Our Softer Side: Appreciating the Whole Person at Work”.  73rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Lake Buena Vista, FL.

Dhiman, S., Marques, J., & Biberman, J. (2013). “Let me tell you a story about….”. 39th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Asheville, NC.

Biberman, J., Marques, J., & Dhiman, S. (2013). “Being the Change: Let’s Actually Help Make the World a Better Place”. 39th OBTC Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Asheville, NC.

TedX Presentation on the power of stories by Satinder Dhiman

Opening Speaker at TED-x Conference

College of the Canyons, CA. (April 18, 2013)

Get In Touch

Professor Dhiman is available to address key leadership topics such as

  • personal fulfilment and self-leadership development
  • employee motivation and empowerment
  • self-directed, high-performing teams
  • corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

Henry David Thoreau wrote in Walden,

The millions are awake enough for physical labor;
but only one in a million is awake enough for effective intellectual exertion,
only one in a hundred millions to a poetic or divine life.

To be awake is to be alive.
I have never yet met a man who was quite awake.
How could I have looked him in the face?