Exploring CSI Chapter Leaders’ Development Toward Leadership Excellence

The authors used content analysis to explore the application of CSI’s Principles and Practices of Leadership Excellence (PPLE) to CSI chapter leadership through the voices of chapter leaders. With a sample of 50 student leaders, the authors found that CSI chapter leaders engage in behaviors consistent with the PPLE, albeit inconsistently. Implications for research and practice, including emphasis on intentional training to foster leadership excellence, are discussed.