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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 3 - 10:30am - 12:00pm

THROUGH THE TORII:
THE ZEN OF HIGH PERFORMANCE VIRTUAL LEADERSHIP

Location: Bern

Presented by: Candace A Croft, PhD, Dean, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, IA,
Keith Smith, Vice President, Kaplan University, Lynnwood, WA

Appropriate technology, infrastructure, processes, and curricula are necessary, but insuffcient, for passage through
the torii or Japanese gateway to effective virtual leadership. The Zen of a new leadership mindset is needed. Using
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the established mindset to manage virtual teams is akin to using standard tools when tuning a Lamborghini: The
tools in the tool box may appear the same, but they are calibrated differently to achieve maximum performance.
Many well-intentioned online programs fail to manifest their potential because traditional leadership skills do not ft
the new delivery vehicle. Two veterans of successful virtual teams outline the pathway through the torii.

Attendees will beneft by:
• Comparing and contrasting standard and virtual leadership mindsets
• Discussing practical lessons from the trenches of virtual administration and team development
• Outlining the three S’s of virtual management effectiveness
• Identifying mindfulness as applied to virtual leadership
• Diagramming the four C’s to maximize peak team performance in a virtual environment

CREATIVE LEADERSHIP:
THINKING, WORKING, AND LEADING WITH VISION

Location: Alpine 1

Presented by: Scott J. Wakefeld, Chair of Art and Design, Artist and Illustrator, Community College of Aurora,
Denver, CO

“Vision is everything for a leader. Why? Because vision leads the leader.”
John C. Maxwell

Do you want to be a more effective leader? Become an artist. Or at least learn to think like one. While the choice
of medium is different, the components of the creative process are the same. Artists develop a vision and assimilate
resources to create art; leaders use imagination and collaboration to get things done. Artists work with research,
ideation, and versioning to design; leaders employ the universal stages of the design process to brainstorm, create,
and launch new initiatives.

With a focus on developing and leading with vision, this session will explore creative ways of thinking and working
that will help you translate your vision into reality.

Engage your artistic mind and:
• Discuss the development of an original and shared vision
• Identify the components of the creative process and stages of the design process
• Learn to see potential and develop it with patience
• Strengthen your ability to manage fear, risk, and discrepancy.
• Challenge yourself to re-think, redesign, and innovate products, methods, and practices

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