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Thursday, March 27, 2014 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 4 - 1:30pm - 3:00pm

MAKING VALUES THE HEART AND SOUL OF YOUR ORGANIZATION:
TRANSITIONING FROM A POLICY-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION TO A
VALUES-DRIVEN ORGANIZATION

Location: Alpine 2

Presented by: Jeff Yergler, Assistant Professor of Management Chair, Undergraduate Management Department
Golden State University, San Francisco, CA

What are the challenges, opportunities, and dangers involved in moving an organization from a policy-driven
orientation to a values-driven orientation? From administrative leaders to line-employees, getting everyone involved,
building ownership of the process, and addressing the barriers and points of resistance along the way are among
the critical components of this process. Using a case study methodology of an actual policy-to-values change
process, we will discuss the insights that can help illuminate the details of this important but challenging process
that has the potential or lowering confict, increasing performance, and strengthening vision.

The attendees will beneft by:
• Learning about the change management process through a real-time case study
• Establishing an understanding of how values increases employee engagement and elevates performance
• Acquiring strategies that help advance values and minimize policies
• Building a “how to” process to begin the policy-to-values conversation
• Designing a road map of the policy-to-values change process that can be tailored to ft different types of
organizations

LEADING A CAMPUS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN ACADEMIC HONESTY PROGRAM The Chair Academy’s 23rd Annual International Leadership Conference

Location: Geneva

Presented by: Jann Weitzel, Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO,
Dr. Marilyn Abbott, Associate Provost, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO

Academic honesty is the foundation of any educational institution, and students, professors, and administrators all
have a responsibility to uphold the honor of the institution by acting honestly and truthfully in all situations. To that
end, a task force of faculty members and administrators on our campus worked collaboratively to develop a policy
on academic honesty, and after eight years of crafting and reshaping the program, we are confdent that the steps
taken have resulting in a more honest and ethical educational environment.

Attendees will beneft by
• Discussing why students choose to act dishonestly
• Investigating the obstacles to the establishment of an effective honesty policy
• Reviewing the numbers: How large a problem is academic dishonesty on today’s campus?
• Walking through the steps to the creation of a campus-wide honesty policy
• Recognizing the importance of faculty-administration collaboration in the establishment of the policy

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