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Thursday, April 9, 2015 - Roundtable/Concurrent Session 3 - 10:30am - 12:00pm
...NOT INTO TEMPTATION:
SEARcHINg dEEPly FOR THE lEAdER WITHIN
location: Kirkland wELL-bEIng TRACK
Presented by: Michael A. Nealon, Assoc Vice President for Engaged Student Learning, Lansing Community College,
Lansing, MI
Most leaders dream of guiding their teams to “a promised land”, a success-flled place marked by missions
accomplished, goals achieved, growth sustained, and outcomes met. Many, however, will inherit the task of leading
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
teams “through the desert” times of tested commitments, shaken trust, fckle following, and reversion to old beliefs.
Yet, deserts provide open spaces where great inner learning can take place. Crafted around a philosophy of
leadership expressed by the inspirational teacher and writer Henri J.M. Nouwen, this session invites participants to
refect upon and share their own experiences and lessons learned regarding leadership, its trials and
triumphs.
Attendees will:
• Develop or refne an understanding of servant leadership
• Identify or challenge their own perceptions of effective leadership
• Confront the “temptation to be relevant”
• Learn to avoid the “temptation to be spectacular”
• Discover strategies for effective leadership while side-stepping the “temptation to be powerful”
cREATINg MUTUAlly BENEFIcIAl OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAIN AgINg FAcUlTy
location: leschi
Presented by: Susan Stanton, Director, Rehabilitation Science Online Programs, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
While the anticipated tsunami of baby boomer retirements may be embraced in some academic circles, its impact is
beginning to create tension between employers of educators and service providers in professions that are already in
short supply. These conditions threaten to derail efforts to expand entry-level enrollment to provide essential future
services. Delaying retirements may mitigate such risks if solutions created meet the needs of all parties.
Attendees will beneft by:
• Assessing possible impacts of increased retirements
• Identifying opportunities in delaying retirements
• Examining approaches to delayed retirement
• Creating win:win retention solutions
• Sharing academic policy implications
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...NOT INTO TEMPTATION:
SEARcHINg dEEPly FOR THE lEAdER WITHIN
location: Kirkland wELL-bEIng TRACK
Presented by: Michael A. Nealon, Assoc Vice President for Engaged Student Learning, Lansing Community College,
Lansing, MI
Most leaders dream of guiding their teams to “a promised land”, a success-flled place marked by missions
accomplished, goals achieved, growth sustained, and outcomes met. Many, however, will inherit the task of leading
The Chair Academy’s 24th Annual International Leadership Conference
teams “through the desert” times of tested commitments, shaken trust, fckle following, and reversion to old beliefs.
Yet, deserts provide open spaces where great inner learning can take place. Crafted around a philosophy of
leadership expressed by the inspirational teacher and writer Henri J.M. Nouwen, this session invites participants to
refect upon and share their own experiences and lessons learned regarding leadership, its trials and
triumphs.
Attendees will:
• Develop or refne an understanding of servant leadership
• Identify or challenge their own perceptions of effective leadership
• Confront the “temptation to be relevant”
• Learn to avoid the “temptation to be spectacular”
• Discover strategies for effective leadership while side-stepping the “temptation to be powerful”
cREATINg MUTUAlly BENEFIcIAl OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAIN AgINg FAcUlTy
location: leschi
Presented by: Susan Stanton, Director, Rehabilitation Science Online Programs, University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, BC
While the anticipated tsunami of baby boomer retirements may be embraced in some academic circles, its impact is
beginning to create tension between employers of educators and service providers in professions that are already in
short supply. These conditions threaten to derail efforts to expand entry-level enrollment to provide essential future
services. Delaying retirements may mitigate such risks if solutions created meet the needs of all parties.
Attendees will beneft by:
• Assessing possible impacts of increased retirements
• Identifying opportunities in delaying retirements
• Examining approaches to delayed retirement
• Creating win:win retention solutions
• Sharing academic policy implications
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