Worldwide Leadership Development For College and University Leaders
The Chair Academy offers each conference participant, an expanded Conference experience. For $125.00, conference participants can attend a full day, pre-conference skillbuilding workshop. These day-long workshops can provide you with essential skills and knowledge, that participants can can bring back to their organizations.
THE TRICK TO BEING A CHAIR OR ORGANIZATIONAL LEADER The workshop will present a variety of strategies for new front line administrators, including chairs, directors, deans, and other organizational leaders. Activities throughout the day will help participants define their role as leaders and share strategies to develop cohesive teams. Topics will include: • understanding leadership versus management in organizations
About the Presenter: Dr. Bill Lamb, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Bill Lamb is the Vice President for Academic Affairs at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Until 2007, Bill was the Dean of Liberal Arts and Distance Learning at Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, KS, where he served in the role of assistant dean, department chair, and writing teacher. He received his PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University in 1984. His Master of Arts degree is in English literature from Pittsburg State University and his Bachelor’s degree is from the University of Kansas. Dr. Lamb has received numerous awards including the Paul Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award in 2011. He is active in his local Rotary club and several community organizations. Additionally, he is a member of the Leadership Editorial Board and a member of the Iowa Liberal Arts Curriculum Articulation council. He is a member of the STEMhub Regional advisory group, and serves as the treasurer for the Oak Creek Homes Association. He is also a representative to the League for Innovation Board Representative group. Dr. Lamb has a number of publications and is a frequent presenter at international and regional conferences and workshops. For the last seven years, he has also served as a reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission. |
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THE PILOTED SELF: FLYING LEADERSHIP TO NEW HEIGHTS Consider this: You are boarding a trans-Atlantic flight and peek into the cockpit. Who would you rather see at the controls: Lucille Ball or Captain Sullivan? Precisely. You want someone who is expert at piloting their craft, a pilot who can stay on-course, successfully navigate any conditions that arise, and arrive at the destination safely. The same is true for leaders! As with airline travel, a leader’s day is subject to delays, rescheduling, pat-downs (enter HR), midflight adjustments, turbulence, encountering flocks of geese (although we call them turkeys), whining, pressurized cabins, cross winds, having the back of your seat kicked … You get it. Minus a flight plan aligned to one’s destination, even a great leader’s dreams remain flights of fancy. Join Keith and Candace for this fun, interactive workshop that takes the evolution of authentic leadership to new heights. Topics include self-awareness, the effects of various conditions on one’s craft (self), and tools for pre- and mid-flight adjustments to stay on-course as a person and leader. The workshop will include interactive discussion, stories, multimedia, and hands-on activities. Participants in this workshop will:
About the Presenters: Dr. Candace Croft is Founder/Chief Executive of Tabankhu where she provides Soul Ninja™ Intuitive Coaching, speaking events, and consulting services focusing on mindfulness and energy alignment for personal and professional leadership. A member of the International Institute of Complementary Therapists, she also is a registered natural healer and certified hypnosis practitioner, EFT advanced practitioner, and aromatherapist. She developed the school of unity psychology, designed the PSI-BETA-BLOCK-R8 empowerment method, and is the author of four books, including Soul Gardening: The Rooting Years. She has served as faculty, Dean, and VPAA in higher education institutions, designed the Distance Education Leadership Masters program at the UW-Platteville, managed an urban wellness center, and has more than three decades of experience as a therapist/coach/energy worker. More information can be found at www.HeartLightShining.com and LinkedIn. Dr. Keith Smith is a Vice President at Kaplan University. His experience includes serving on the Boards of Elsevier Publishing, the American Medical Technologists Association, the Distance Education Leadership Masters at the UW-Platteville, Youth Dynamics, and the Eaton Leadership Foundation. He received his Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, a Doctorate of Education from Seattle University, and a Master of Business Administration from City University. He has taught graduate leadership and organizational change courses domestically and internationally, is a frequent presenter in the leadership and personal growth arena, and has been a consultant with leaders in high profile companies and universities, including Boeing, Microsoft, and Western Governor’s University. |
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STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS: "NEW THINK LEADERSHIP" TEAM This Workshop will give each leader/participant an opportunity to choose what they perceive to be the top two issues facing community college leadership today and the strategic preparedness required to meet those challenges. Secondly, we will take a comparative look at the top seven challenges facing community college leadership as determined by external observers to ignite the conversation. The “outcomes” from this early activity will show up throughout the workshop day—guiding the workshop conversation ensuring alignment with real community colleges issues. The workshop will be very engaging and interactive with thought provoking activities and “outcomes” that will be of value upon the participants return to their respective institutions. Their Day will involve Leader Teams working separately and together to maximize their storehouses of knowledge as they collectively see themselves as the “North Stars” to guide others into the required “New Think” dynamics. This concept of reflecting on LEADERSHIP SHIFTING came about as a result of our work with Mid-Stream Fortune 500 Pipeline Companies who because of the rapid changing dynamics within the oil and gas industry [Fracking & the early drastic drop in the pricing of a barrel of oil] had to accept the fact that they—The Leaders—had to alter their own leadership style-leading beyond the traditional styles—if they were to see their people respond creatively as was being demanded. Innovative and nimble became the order of the day. How do you get there… is the workshop. Engaging activities will be supplemented by strategically chosen articles from Leader to Leader—an international leadership journal formerly published by the PETER DRUCKER INSTITUTE as well as several books published by the facilitator: Shift Your Thinking: Win Where You Stand and Eight Habits of the Heart. The “New Think Leadership" Outcomes: • Understanding & Responding to the Dynamics of Turning Challenges into Opportunities About the Presenter: Clifton L. Taulbert is the President and CEO of the Freemount Consulting Company and has consulted internationally for businesses, international schools and for community colleges throughout the United States. Taulbert a banker by profession saw his life shift to owning his own business with the publication and success of his first book, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored which became a major motion picture. Taulbert’s capture of the look and feel of community was received internationally. Taulbert now has fourteen books to his credit and is recognized internationally as an entrepreneur—from being on the team that introduced STAIRMASTER EXERCISE SYSTEM to the world and most recently as the President and CEO of AFRICAN BEAN COMPANY—the home of ROOTS JAVA COFFEE. Taulbert’s life is reflective of the necessity to embrace STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS. |
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STRENGTHS STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS - APPLYING STRENGTHS TO WORK AND LIFE We all share common human needs including the need to make a meaningful contribution, to be seen as unique and to be part of something larger than ourselves. In this interactive applied learning experience, you will learn how to identify and strategically use your uniqueness to create contribution and build effective partnerships with others to support that contribution. You will also begin to see the uniqueness of others in new ways which will transform both work and relationships. The learning experiences will involve individual and small group interaction with a focus on applying new methods and understanding to real work examples.
Lisa Chapman Gregory is the principal consultant, coach, training developer, facilitator and project manager for her own company, Coaching Matters. As part of her work, she is also a Strengths Strategist and certified strengths coach with Strengths Strategy; the premier strengths based performance improvement organization in North America. Lisa brings her business and leadership experience to her clients to help them improve performance, effectiveness and engagement.
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