The Program
This intensive leadership program is designed to equip you with the building blocks of leadership. You'll not only review the key attributes and skills successful leaders possess, but you'll also gain specific techniques and exercises you can put to use in your career to develop and refine your leadership abilities. Throughout the program, you'll be assigned various reading assignments, participate in team based, competitive exercises and have the opportunity to discuss and debate the most effective leadership practices with one of the nation's most recognized experts in leadership, Dr. Gerald Graham.
This program will meet over the course of three Mondays in July, 2012. Each day will begin at 8:30am and end at 3:30pm. You'll be assigned teammates and will collaborate as a team in quizzes, discussions and exercises to mazimize your learning. The intent of this program is to encourage the application of the elements of great leadership based on the research of author Jim Collins and his colleagues.
Prior to each session, participants will be asked to read selected chapters in the book, Good to Great, and respond to review questions. Participants will take a quiz on assignments at the beginning of each session. In order to receive the book and the questions in time to prepare for the first session, please register prior to Monday July 2, 2012.
OUTLINE:
Session #1 - July 9, 2012
- Why many leaders accept "good" instead of pursuing "great"
How to identify differing levels of leadership greatness
What are the characteristics of Level 5 leadership?
Why it is important to get the right people on the bus
How you can achieve great things without being a genius
How to develop a disciplined organization without fear
Session #2 - July 16, 2012
- Why leaders rely more on facts than hopes
- How to encourage truth and trust among the team
- Why it is important to have internal debates
- Examine failures without blaming
- Retain faith that you will prevail
- Find a simplifying, focused concept
- Understand what drives the economics
Session #3 - July 23, 2012
- How to understand and effectively use technology
- Understand that breakthroughs come from many continuous efforts
- Do not look for a miracle moment
- How people get energized by results
- Preserve the core values
- Change operating strategies and practices
- Why we should aspire to greatness
LOCATION:
The Elements of Great Leadership sessions will be held in the CMD Training Center in the Woodman Alumni Building on the Wichita State University campus in Wichita, Kansas.
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