Excellence in Leadership
Targeting the Leader Within

Program Schedule - Spring 2008
Registration Form
Series Overview
Speakers and Scholars
The Commitment

A 12-week interactive executive series, Excellence in Leadership: Targeting the Leader Within, is designed to identify and develop aspiring leaders in public, private and nonprofit organizations who are preparing for positions of broad responsibility. Through the assessment and development of key leadership skills and the integration of theory and practice, this series equips leaders to address the critical issues impacting their organizations.

360-Degree Leadership Assessments

A Leadership Practice Inventory (LPI) is completed before and eight months after completing the series. These assessments assist participants and their sponsors in identifying personal leadership development priorities and marking their progress in achieving them.

Innovative Learning Models

Renowned speakers and scholars provide a balance of conceptual and practical perspectives on key issues. Participants engage in candid conversations with local leaders through a series of participant-conducted executive interviews.

Experiential Activities

Team-building and leadership application activities integrate theory and practice to help participants craft innovative solutions and enhance problem-solving skills applicable across all organizational levels.

Application Project

Participants identify a critical issue that impacts their organization and work in colleague-consulting teams to plan and implement a solution.

Alumni Networking

Graduates of Excellence in Leadership meet regularly to share best practices, continue their leadership development and extend their professional networks.

Registration Form

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Series Overview

Orientation

The series opens with a full-day event designed to:

Clarify goals and expectations with a “Tools for Success” workshop that outlines the learning model.
Build cross-sector teams by engaging in experiential activities designed to establish trust and identify successful leadership strategies.
Provide strategies and skills for success through a luncheon panel of Excellence in Leadership alumni who will discuss their experiences and field questions. Organizational sponsors are invited to join their participants for lunch.

Nine Afternoon Sessions

The Dynamic Leader

What role will emerging leaders play in organizations of the future? What messages will these organizations convey to their constituencies? How can organizations respond creatively to the changing international market? These questions establish the foundation for three sessions that link theory with action and provide a contact point for cutting-edge models and common-sense realities.
• The Future Role of Leaders • Achieving Focus • Power, Money and Politics

Thriving in Change

Economic upheaval fueled by international political tensions, the state budget crisis and a loss of faith in the business community has intensified the need for strong change leadership. These three interactive sessions explore structural, technical, interpersonal and process strategies for leading dynamic organizations.
• Designing for Change • Building Trust • Leading a Value-Based Organization

Creating High-Performance Organizations

In both the public and private arenas, organizations are competing on a global level to meet constantly rising performance expectations with increasingly limited resources. These three interactive sessions focus on the strategies to meet and exceed these expectations.
• Communication Issues • Measuring Assets • Modeling Quality Leadership

Retreat & Graduation Banquet
The leadership retreat gives participants a chance to:

Integrate concepts and skills through a series of leadership application exercises.
Solidify cross-industry and cross-sector bonds.
Present their implementation projects and receive feedback from their colleagues.
Celebrate their success with a graduation banquet.
Work with partners to structure personal leadership development plans.

Speakers and Scholars

The dynamic team of internationally recognized speakers and scholars who have conducted Excellence in Leadership sessions includes:

Jerry Estenson ~ Faculty Coordinator
Anat Bird, M.B.A. ~ President and CEO of SCB Forums, Ltd.
J.J. McClatchy, J.D. ~ President and CEO, McClatchy Management Company
Lindle Hatton ~ Faculty Member at California State University, Sacramento
Larry Bienati ~ Expert in Executive & Human Development

The Commitment

This intensive 78-hour series requires commitment, energy and a willingness to take risks and challenge the status quo. In return, this experience will change the way you think about leadership and leave a lasting imprint on your organization, your career and your life.

Participant’s Commitment

Complete a 360-degree leadership assessment before and eight months after completing the series.
Take an active part in the orientation, nine afternoon sessions, leadership retreat and graduation banquet.
Design and implement a project that addresses critical business issues which impact their organization.

Sponsor’s Commitment

Assess the participant’s leadership competencies before and eight months after the completion of the series.

Identify critical business issues that the participant’s implementation project will address.
Support this project within the organization.
Attend the orientation celebration luncheon and the graduation banquet.

Executive Speakers

Dale Carlsen, President of Sleep Train Mattress Center; Caroline Drakeley, Vice President of Marketing for InfoPros; Janis Heaphy, Publisher and President of The Sacramento Bee; Van Johnson, Former President and CEO of Sutter Health; Dennis Mangers, President of the California Cable and Telecommunications Association; Jeff Morales, Former Executive Director of California Department of Transportation; Jeanne Reaves, CEO of River City Bank; Roger Valine, Former President and CEO of Vision Service Plan; Michael Ziegler, President and CEO of PRIDE Industries.

Many organizations choose to customize Excellence in Leadership to meet their specific organizational needs. The College of Continuing Education’s flexible client-centered approach enables us to deliver organizational-specific education to management and executive-level teams. Contact The College of Continuing Education for further information on customized programs.

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Program Schedule - Spring 2008

March 7, 2008	Orientation Date (9am-5pm)
March 12, 2008	Future Roles of Leaders (1-7 pm)
March 19, 2008	Building Trust (1-7 pm)
March 26, 2008	Communication Issues (1-7 pm)
April 9, 2008	Achieving Focus (1-7 pm)
April 16, 2008	Measuring Assets (1-7 pm)
April 23, 2008	Power, Money, Politics (1-7 pm)
April 30, 2008	Lending a Value-Based Organization (1-7 pm)
May 7, 2008	Designing for Change (1-7 pm)
May 14, 2008	Modeling Quality Leadership (1-7 pm)
May 22, 2008 May 23, 2008	Leadership Applications and Graduation (9 am - 5 pm)

Contact

For more information please call 916.278-2676 or e-mail executiveleadership@csus.edu

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