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2010 Conference Draft Session Guide

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CS1 Thursday, Oct. 28, 10:45 - 12:00   Clarendon

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 75

Peer Coaching: A Structured Approach for Senior Leaders to Address "Swamp Issues"

Description: Swamp issues are described as "tangled, complex problems composed of multiple systems that resist technical analysis" (Parks, 2005). Seniors leaders are increasingly confronted with complex organizational issues that defy traditional problem solving approaches. This presentation and peer coaching fishbowl will describe and model a collaborative approach for leaders to use to address their swamp issues.

      Marsha Hughes-Rease, Dannemiller Tyson Associates

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CS1 Thursday, Oct. 28, 10:45 - 12:00   Fairfield

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 75

Lead Across Sectors Like Your Business Depends On It (Because it Does!)

Description: Cross-sector collaboration is emerging as a critical success factor for business leaders in the 21st century. Participants will learn an approach to managing the web of necessary stakeholders to achieve business goals while advancing sustainability, participate in a robust dialogue, and receive a collaborative toolkit to help implement cross-sector collaboration.

      Ashley Welch, Interaction Associates
      Gibrán Rivera, Interaction Institute for Social Change

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CS1 Thursday, Oct. 28, 10:45 - 12:00   Salon H

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business, Development     Time Allotted: 75

Leadership, Distal Teams and Emergent Work Groups: How to Ensure Functionality of Distal Teams and Foster Self-Organizing Work Groups

    International Teams and Technology

    Description: In an era of transnational corporations and distal/virtual teams, leaders are struggling to build team cohesiveness and meet desired goals. This presentation will review the outcomes of a study at Whirlpool and share the training plan developed for Whirlpool executives to increase the success of distal/virtual teams with team members located in Brazil, China, Italy, or Mexico.

      Joanne Barnes, School of Business and Leadership, Indiana Wesleyan University

    How to Foster Self-Organizing Work Groups in Organizations

    Description: Self-organizing work groups can promote individual leadership development, team cohesion, and smart decision making regardless of the participants’ roles, titles, level of experiences, genders, countries of origin, or fields. The presenter will share her experiences and research on successful self-organizing work groups, including a five steps process.

      Lori Kane, Collective Self, LLC

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CS2 Thursday, Oct. 28, 13:30 - 14:30   Dartmouth

     Session Type: Conversation With Author     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Next Generation Leadership: Voices of Emerging Leaders

Description: Much that is written about leadership comes from scholars on the topic and from established leaders—political figures, present and former CEOs, and others who occupy leadership positions. Often missing from these works are the views of emerging leaders themselves. The authors of Next Generation Leadership (Palgrave/ Macmillan, 2010) will discuss insights gathered from 342 emerging leaders, primarily Generation X, through over eight years of interviews, focus groups, surveys, and individual essays on leadership.

      Sherry Penney, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston
      Patricia Neilson, Center for Collaborative Leadership, University of Massachusettes Boston
      Georgianna Melendez, Commonweatlh Compact
      Ron Bell, Governor's Office

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CS2 Thursday, Oct. 28, 13:30 - 14:30   Fairfield

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Wisdom at Work: A New Way of Thinking for Business Leaders

Description: This session will present a model of leadership wisdom with three processes: acquisition, assessment, and action. Participants will engage in a series of interactive exercises to learn several key principles that can lead to more effective and ethical decisions. The fallacies that affect decision-making (proposed by Robert Sternberg) will also be explored. Case studies from real world situations will be used to launch a discussion about how leaders can successfully develop and apply wisdom.

      Vern Ludden, Indiana Wesleyan University

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CS2 Thursday, Oct. 28, 13:30 - 14:30   Salon J

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business, Development     Time Allotted: 60

Implications for Leadership of the Evolving Web

Description: The Bertelsmann Foundation has commissioned a broad analysis of Web trends in the context of co-evolving societal trends and leadership. The study identifies the implications of these combined trends for organizations--and for organizing--to enable leaders in all sectors to anticipate and adjust to new realities and leverage emerging possibilities for heightened effectiveness. Presenters will discuss practical examples of how web-2.0 can be used in all sectors to increase impact, considering co-evolving trends in society, clarifying the changing notion and practice of leadership.

      Tina Doerffer, Bertelsmann Foundation
      Grady McGonagill, McGonagill Consulting

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CS2 Thursday, Oct. 28, 13:30 - 14:30   Yarmouth

     Session Type: Case Study     Accepted by MIG(s): Education, Business     Time Allotted: 60

Collegiate, Business and Community Leadership: Case Study of the Colorado Leadership Alliance

Description: Eleven public and private Colorado collegiate leadership education programs joined with the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation (DMCLF) to form a statewide coalition known as the Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA). This panel presentation will examine the core values and mission of the CLA partnership and critique its effectiveness in advancing cross-sector collaboration in preparing university graduates as citizen leaders and workers.

      Linda Olson, University of Denver
      Maureen McDonald, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
      Catherine Rohloff , University of Northern Colorado - Center for Honors, Scholars, and Leadership

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CS3 Thursday, Oct. 28, 14:45 - 16:15   Arlington

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business, Development     Time Allotted: 90

Deploying Authority in Crisis

Description: Addressing adaptive challenges requires stepping into unknown spaces and disturbing the equilibrium. It is an activity that is inherently uncertain, risky, and often disruptive and disorienting. Given that organizations face ongoing instability and crisis, the workshop will examine the effective use of authority in facing those challenges specifically exploring the following themes around authority in crisis: Leadership & Authority, Technical Problems & Adaptive Challenges, and Essential vs. Expendable. Case studies, discussions, and guided reflections will be used to understand these themes and look at the pitfalls of how NOT to use authority in crisis situations.

      Ron Heifetz, Cambridge Leadership Associates; Harvard Kennedy School
      Alexander Grashow, Cambridge Leadership Associates
      Jeff Lawrence, Cambridge Leadership Associates

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CS3 Thursday, Oct. 28, 14:45 - 16:15   Clarendon

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 90

Collaborative Leadership and the Leadership-Management Relationship: Three Perspectives

Description: This session explores collaborative leadership and its relationship with management at three levels of analysis: 1) at the level of the individual leader, focusing on opportunities and challenges commonly faced; 2) at the collective level (team or organization); and 3) at the level of processes, interventions, for dealing with contentious problems.

      Don Dunoon, New Futures Pty Ltd
      Iva Wilson, The Coaching Collaborative
      Hester Duursema, Strategy Works; Strategy Academy

     

    Chair: Ann Dodd, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University

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CS3 Thursday, Oct. 28, 14:45 - 16:15   Harvard

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 90

2.0 Leadership for a 2.0 World

Description: This panel will explore the strategic intersection of technology and leadership by demonstrating the leveraged capabilities of web 2.0 social media for virtual leadership, leadership development, and entrepreneurial practice.

    High-Speed Trust: Can Gen Y Meet the Challenge of Leadership 2.0?

    Description: Because trust has been demonstrated to be the most important factor in creating high performance teams, how will virtual work groups, composed mainly of Gen Y members negotiate trust in a 2.0 virtual world? This paper suggests Gen Y may be particularly capable of high-speed trust.

      Bernice Ledbetter, Pepperdine University, Graziadio School of Business and Management

    Trojan at the Gate: Social Media and the Leadership 2.0 Revolution

    Description: Within organizations, social media evidences the emergence of a new reality – the reality that employees are co-creators of organizational success. Social media’s influence might be likened to an unseen force within a metaphorical Trojan Horse – an organizational gift that contains a hidden leaven which will transform the practice of leadership for generations.

      Arthur Jue, University of Phoenix
      Bradford L. Matthews, CHANGEase, Inc.

    Web 2.0 Social Media Transforming Leadership: Danger and Opportunity

    Description: By its very nature Web 2.0 (and emerging 3.0) technologies are changing everything – particularly leadership vision and execution in the interconnected areas of personal, professional, and corporate lives. This presentation will explore the fundamentals of good leadership, communication, and governance facilitated by new technologies.

      Caren De Witt Merrick, Bibury Partners

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CS4 Friday, Oct. 29, 10:45 - 12:00   Berkeley

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 75

Leadership: Time for Innovation

Description: Bearing in mind the concept age, leadership is called to innovate with the mission to find solutions to new and old situations. This means to change the role of the leadership becoming educators of innovation and creating network of innovators. Leaders must be aware that this is their responsibility.

      Celso Braga, Grupo Bridge
      Sergio Cruz, Grupo Bridge
      José Carlos da Cruz, Grupo Bridge

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CS4 Friday, Oct. 29, 10:45 - 12:00   Exeter

     Session Type: Case Study     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 75

Mindset 2.0: A Case Study Correlating Organizational Change with Leadership Mindsets

Description: This session will engage participants in an exploration of the implications of developmental mindset for individual and organizational transformation. The facilitator will introduce a stage approach to leadership mindset, then participants will explore a case study of an actual organizational change initiative from a developmental perspective. Finally, the in-room hypothesis developed by participants will be compared to the actual experience and results of the intervention.

      Karl Johnson, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota

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CS4 Friday, Oct. 29, 10:45 - 12:00   Salon I

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business, Development     Time Allotted: 75

The Challenges of Adapting Leadership Theory and Practice for the Millennial Generation

Description: What are some of the challenges of both leading and developing leaders among Millennials? What adaptations or innovations are required in terms of current leadership theories, advancing technologies and methodologies, organizational practices and relational behaviors, to effectively meet these challenges?

      Janis Balda, Drucker Society of the Caribbean; St. George's University; De Pree Leadership Center
      Fernando Mora, St. George's University
      Joanna Stanberry, Eastern University
      Becca Zinn, Fox School of Business, Temple University

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CS5 Friday, Oct. 29, 13:30 - 14:30   Berkeley

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Creating Wise Organizations for Compassion-based Action in the 21st Century

Description: The global markets of today are defined by uncertainty that consists of five elements — ambiguity, complexity, diversity, interdependence, and speed. Past models of leadership and organization are not quite succeeding. This facilitated discussion will invite dialogue on the need for “wise” organizations and leaders grounded in action, choice, responsibility, commitment, compassion and co-creation. It will share examples of such organizations and explore the essential elements that can create win-win for shareholders, customers, employees, suppliers and society.

      Prasad Kaipa, Center for Leadership, Innovation, and Change, Indian School of Business

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CS5 Friday, Oct. 29, 13:30 - 14:30   Yarmouth

     Session Type: Workshop     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Using Forgiveness and Emotional Competence to Increase Performance and Quality of Life

Description: Contemporary businesses rarely focus on conflict resolution and forgiveness, although arguably both are central to leadership success and employee satisfaction. This workshop presentation will include 3 components. First, will be a review of research data from Stanford’s studies on forgiveness/emotional competence training at work. The second part will be guided practice in the nine steps of forgiveness taken from the Stanford University Forgiveness Project. The third component will be a discussion of how forgiveness/emotional competence can be applied within a business to increase productivity and satisfaction.

      Frederic Luskin, Stanford University

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CS6 Friday, Oct. 29, 14:45 – 16:00   Simmons

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 75

Coaching and Developing Leaders for the 21st Century: Ensuring your organization is equipped to develop existing and the next generate of leaders

Description: Developing leaders, managing problems, and ensuring personnel are equipped to make a difference and provide a competitive edge to an organization are just a few of the challenges facing today's business leaders. This panel of leaders/entrepreneurs will share their insights on lessons learned from coaching, consulting, and mentoring leaders in large business organizations, federal agencies and NGOs.

      Scott Livingston, IntegrateEI
      Kathryn Gaines, Leading Pace
      Jim 'Gus' Gustafson, Center for Socially-Responsible Leadership
      David Dorn, Center for Creative Leadership

     

    Chair: Joanne Barnes, School of Business and Leadership, Indiana Wesleyan University

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CS6 Friday, Oct. 29, 14:45 – 16:00   Wellesley

     Session Type: Panel Discussion     Accepted by MIG(s): Business, Development     Time Allotted: 75

Leading Across Difference: Lessons Learned From Across the World

Description: This session provides findings from two studies on leadership across difference and a 2009 survey of senior executives. The first presentation, based on the international cross-cultural LAD project introduces a framework addressing social identity differences in organizations, and common triggers of social identity conflict in organizations. This is grounded in data from 2803 surveys and 239 interviews, collected from 11 countries across 5 continents. The second presentation focuses on the challenges experienced by senior executives as they lead across differences. This is grounded in a survey of 128 senior executives. The third presentation introduces a three-phase boundary spanning leadership approach to leading effectively across differences, based on interview data gathered as part of the LAD project.

      Donna Chrobot-Mason, Center for Organizational Leadership, University of Cincinnati; Center for Creative Leadership
      Belinda McFeeters, Educational Leadership Consultant, Center for Creative Leadership
      Jeffrey Yip, Boston University School of Management

     

    Chair: Lize AE Booysen, PhD Program in Leadership and Change, Antioch University; Center for Creative Leadership

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CS8 Saturday, Oct. 30, 13:30 - 14:30   Harvard

     Session Type: Conversation With Author     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Maximize The Power of Teamwork – Even When Team Members are Worlds Apart

Description: Globalization and advanced technology have propelled virtual teams (VTs) front and center in the workplace. The fundamental challenge is how to create effective work relationships and develop trust across cultures without the benefit of face-to-face contact. Drawing from over twenty years of consulting and coaching global teams, as well as 150+ interviews, the presenter will share trends and conclusions about leading effective VTs with a special focus on cross cultural communications. In this interactive session, participants will learn sure fire techniques that are key to successful team setup or to refreshing an existing virtual team.

      Yael Zofi, AIM Strategies

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CS8 Saturday, Oct. 30, 13:30 - 14:30   Provincetown

     Session Type: Conversation With Author     Accepted by MIG(s): Business     Time Allotted: 60

Transforming Hierarchical Relationships Into Productive Partnerships: Leaders and Followers in a Networked World

Description: In a networked world, the power of followers is both diminished and paradoxically magnified. From a Leadership 2.0 perspective, both leaders and followers need to understand these dynamics and convert the cynicism that they can breed. The author will focus discussion on a new chapter in the third edition of The Courageous Follower: Standing Up To and For Our Leaders (Berrett-Koehler, 2009). "The Courage to Speak to the Hierarchy,” offers insights and strategies to those who play a role improving organization dynamics from virtually any place within a hierarchy.

      Ira Chaleff, Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates

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