Leadership Development Certificate
2010 Schedule
NOW ACCEPTING ENROLLMENTS.
Enrollment Deadline: January 20, 2010
Limit 20 participants.
January 27, 2010, 8:30 - 11:00 am
Program Orientation and Moving From Manager-Thinking to Leader-Thinking
Facilitated by: Vickie Robinson , Ed.D.
There's difference in the way a manager thinks and approaches an issue, and how a leader thinks and responds to a situation. This session will explore those differences and set the stage for the rest of the certificate program.
January 27, 2010, 11:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Visioning and Influencing - The Job for the Leader
Facilitated by Vickie Robinson , Ed.D.
Leadership involves influence and vision: envisioning needed changes and influencing the behavior of others so existing resources can be harnessed to implement these changes. This session focuses on leadership theory and styles as well as a leader's involvement in the community. Pressures involved with moving from peer to boss will also be discussed.
February 3, 2010, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m
Communicating and Influencing from the Leader's Vision
Facilitated by Tom Hall, Ph.D
Learn how to move from management to leadership by using communication practices that define and nurture a different kind of organizational culture. The focus is on persuading and influencing as well as negotiating. Guidelines and tips for communicating to the media, customers, and shareholders will be shared.
February 17, 2010, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Visioning and Strategic Thinking for Leaders - The Strategic Plan
Facilitated by Patrick Langan, Ph.D.
Participants will learn the three basic components of strategic planning: identifying the goals of the organization, analyzing the competition, and accurately analyzing the organization's own strengths and weaknesses.
March 3, 2010, 8:30 a.m.- 4:00 p.m
Leading with Values: The Ethical Battles Leaders Face and How to Win Them
Facilitated by Donna Wood, Ph.D.
The elements of ethical leadership will be explored tying business ethics to a company's bottom line. Practice using the language and tools of ethical analysis, and gain skills to develop and manage an organizational ethics program.
March 17, 2010, 9:00 a.m.- noon
On-Site Session with a Local Business Leader
This session provides a unique opportunity to learn from a successful business leader - their organization's vision and their strategy to be a leader in their field. Participants are charged with involving the leader in a discussion of the major principles they have learned from previous sessions.
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Personal Career Coaching
Facilitated by Ronelle Langley, Ph.D.
Participants will identify their personal strengths and formulate a career development plan which will maximize their strengths and contributions to their career. Participants will be offered the opportunity for a personal career consultation session with professional executive coach, Ronelle Langley, Ph.D., the afternoon of May 12th.
March 31, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Big Picture Decision Making - Thinking Ahead
Facilitated by Victoria Robinson, Ed.D
Participants will learn how to develop and apply a multi-step decision-making process, which includes ensuring the problem has been defined appropriately, setting goals and objectives, identifying and evaluating alternatives, making choices, implementing the decision and measuring results.
April 14, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Finance for Leaders
Facilitated by David Deeds, C.P.A., C.M.A., M.B.A.
Participants will be exposed to a variety of basic financial analytical tools and techniques to better understand environmental trends, assess corporate performance, understand and calculate value, facilitate budgeting and support other types of management decisions.
April 29, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Threats or Opportunities? The Global Impact on Business
Facilitated by Chris Schrage, M.B.A., CGBP
Your newest competitors aren't around the corner, they're around the world. This session will address how and why this situation is at hand, how certain companies and industries have successfully dealt with global competition and how others have not. Global issues related to the growing impact upon both small and large companies will be discussed.
May 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
On-Site Session with a Local Business Leader
This session provides a unique opportunity to learn from a successful business leader - their organization's vision and their strategy to be a leader in their field. Participants are charged with involving the leader in a discussion of the major principles they have learned in previous sessions.
1:00 – 4:00 pm
Personal Career Consultation
Facilitated by Ronelle Langley, Ph.D.
As a follow up to March 17th session, participants who are interested, are given the opportunity for a 30 minute personal career consultation session with professional executive coach, Ronelle Langley, Ph.D., the afternoon of May 12th.
May 19, 2010, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Leading Through Changing Times
Facilitated by Ronelle Langley, Ph.D.
Participants will learn how to develop an understanding of the nature of change and why some welcome it easily and others resist it fervently. They will learn to create a positive culture for change through proactive planning and realistically assess their organization's readiness for change. By embracing change as a natural process, and create an environment that welcomes creativity and experimentation.
Program Graduation follows from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Program Facilitators:
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Chris Schrage, M.B.A., CGBP, instructor of management, University of Northern Iowa. Chris' teaching and research focus is international business and relations, internationals management and marketing, and entrepreneurship. She has been involved in activities in 30 countries, including developing and presenting training courses. |
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David Deeds, C.P.A., C.M.A., M.B.A.; adjunct professor of accounting, University of Northern Iowa and founder and CEO of the Cedar Valley Restorations and Development firm. David has more than 15 years experience progressing from Big Five public accounting to management for a Fortune 200 railroad company to CFO for a $250 million private real estate firm. |
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Donna Wood, Ph.D., David W. Wilson Professor of Business Ethics, University of Northern Iowa. Donna teaches, researches, writes, and consults on social responsibility and global business ethics. |
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Patrick Langan, Ph.D., instructor of management, University of Northern Iowa. Patrick has had experience in human resources management at corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as well as the Chicago Tribune. |
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Ronelle Langley, Ph.D., visiting professor in the College of Business Administration, University of Northern Iowa. Ronelle is the CEO of an international executive coaching firm. She has also been a project leader for ACT as well as a higher education administrator, professor, and international research team leader for a landmark work values study. |
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Tom Hall, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication studies, University of Northern Iowa. Tom's experiences as a manager in a large retail chain, a corporate trainer, and the general manager for an auto body company, provide a rich foundation for his perspectives on how to be successful in communicating with persons at various levels in a company. |
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Victoria Robinson, Ed.D., associate professor in Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa. Vickie works with businesses and schools in developing effective and efficient managers and leaders |
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