Leadership in Times of Crisis
October 11-16, 2009
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Overview
Leadership under any circumstances can be a demanding prospect, but in times of crisis, in can be downright daunting. If your organization is to prosper and improve in challenging times, it is absolutely imperative that you and your leaders act with resolve and sensitivity. This program can help you meet this goal.
"Leadership in Times of Crisis" is an intense five-day program designed to make a critical difference in your personal and professional ability to thrive in times of adversity. Created by some of Cornell University's most experienced leadership trainers, this acclaimed program is based on three major elements:
- Assessment
- Challenge
- Support
You will be assessed on your individual skills, challenged to expand those skills and develop new ones, and supported by peers through feedback and coaching. This process is used throughout the program.
Through small-group interactive sessions, simulations, fast-paced decision making scenarios, change management cases, and team-building exercises, you will learn more about yourself as a leader, how to build effective teams, and how to design and guide effective change management and learning processes at the individual, team, and organizational levels.
Note: Approximately four weeks before the program starts participants will receive two personal assessment instruments to be completed and returned; these will provide the personal data discussed in the program. (The information generated by these assessments will be used solely at the discretion of the participants.)
Key Outcomes
By the end of this program, you can expect to have developed:
- An increased awareness of yourself as a leader, including an understanding of your personal style, behavior, attitudes, and vision, and the impact of those factors on other people,
- Enhanced interpersonal communication skills for increasing your influence, resolving conflict, and giving and receiving feedback effectively,
- Greater team effectiveness, based on an understanding of how to build strong teams that work well together,
- Improved skills in strategic thinking and decision making under ambiguity,
- A firm grasp of the dynamics of change: how to embrace, design, and guide it through each level of transition, and
- An individualized learning plan to support continuous learning and ongoing professional development.
Who Should Attend
- Executives leading small or large teams facing challenging times
- Individuals who influence the strategic direction of their firm
- Managers and supervisors in business and higher education
- University and college faculty members
- Anyone responsible for and interested in developing or improving his/her own or others' leadership skills