Leadership Academy 2008-09 Schedule

May
Orientation and Congratulatory Reception or Lunch

July
360? Feedback

August (Individually)
Meet with Mentor

September
Roundtable 1: The Nature of Leadership in Colleges and Universities
• Multiple Goals
• Strategic Planning
• Herding Cats, Directing Butterflies, Managing Faculty
• Access: Who Pays and Who Benefits
• Lingering Questions, Emerging Issues Followed by Lunch Preparation Required

October (Optional)
Social

November
Rountable 2: Resources
• Fund-Raising/Advancement
• Getting Your Share of the Pie
• Sponsored Resources: Leveraging Support
• Staffing Followed by Lunch Preparation Required

December
Mid-Year Feedback/Review

January
Roundtable 3: Public Face
• Understanding the Effects of External Image
• Speaking to the Press
• Managing Sensitive Information
• Building a Community Constituency
• Private Person/Public Face Followed by Lunch Preparation Required

February (Optional)
Social

March
Roundtable 4: Power in the Academy
• Organizational Structure
• Alliances and Networks
• Negotiating Organizational and Leadership Styles
• Understanding Informal Power
• Working with Middle Managers
• Recognizing and Connecting to Diverse Stakeholders
Followed by Lunch Preparation Required

April
Project/Mentor Reports

May
Graduation/Joint Event with Incoming Class

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