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Concurrent Session Track 1 - 10:30am - 12:00pm

A NEW META-COMPETENCE CRITICAL FOR 21ST CENTURY LEADERS
INSTEAD OF TO 21ST CENTURY LEADERS?

Location: Boca IV STRENGTHS

Presented by: Lisa Gregory, Strengths Strategist, Strengths Strategy, Chanhassen, MN

The 21st century with its increasing complexity and ongoing economic challenges requires innovation. Once again,
we must change and adapt, and traditional leadership competencies, while necessary, are no longer sufcient. To
successfully respond to our new environment, we must focus on seeing and optimizing the value, capabilities, and
positive potential in ourselves, each other and our institutions. Join us as we share a new meta-competency that
will facilitate your ability to thrive and help others succeed. This meta-competency is key not only to the survival of
our institutions and the success of our students, but it will help us fourish as individuals.

Participants in this session will:
• Explore ways this new meta-competency will drive improved results
• Discover crucial components of the meta-competency and how to manifest it
• Experience strategic interdependence as a model for afecting change within their institutions
• Evaluate strategies for using the strengths of their people and institutions to drive success
• Identify methods for increasing individual and collective energy and performance

ALEXA:
WHY ARE YOU SENDING ALL OF MY INFORMATION TO THE POLICE?

Location: Boca V TECHNOLOGY

Presented by: Bruce Seger, Professor, Sufolk Community College, Brentwood, NY

Voice recognition/interactive devices and virtual reality ware are just a few of the latest technologies linked to the
cyber world. Items, such as, the Amazon Echo and Google Home are smart speakers that respond to voice
recognition and commands. They are the frst in a growing collection of smart speakers that can control other smart
devices by serving as an automation hub. The negative is that they also have the ability to record all information
within range of their speakers and send that information to the cloud. Such information can then potentially be
obtained by governmental agencies, as well as, private companies without prior authorization or justifcation.

Leaders of Academic Institutions must be cognizant of these technologies and how they can impact learning,
interaction with others and privacy. Through knowledge of these devices, academic leaders can create policies
and be aware of ever changing cyber-laws and regulations that may impact students, faculty and the entire college
community regarding individual and academic freedoms.

The attendees will beneft by:
• Examining the features of these devices and issues created.
• Exploring the current laws and regulations regarding cyber-privacy.
• Recognizing how these technologies can beneft rights and simultaneously impinge upon freedoms.
• Learning how to fashion potential policies to address the many high tech questions created by new
technologies.

26 The Chair Academy’s 26th Annual International Leadership Conference