You Will Experience....
- The new realities of our multi-generational workplace and the impact it is having on leadership development programs
- How to shape young people into socially just and forward thinking leaders
- Inventive ways to maintain leadership development initiatives during lean times
- New ideas and research related to leadership development, including Emotional Intelligence
- Best practices in leadership development and practical, hands-on learning tools
- New ways to move from leadership events to on-going development and performance support
- How to connect leadership development to strategic business results n The basics of The Leadership Challenge model for those
- The basics of The Leadership Challenge model for those
who are new to The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
SCHEDULE:
DAY 1 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6- Breakfast
- Welcome address
- Keynote: “Leveraging Leadership Across Generations”—Barry Posner
- Two Rounds of Breakout Sessions
- Networking Lunch
- All-Conference Panel Discussion
- Sponsor Presentations
- Keynote: “Leading in Turbulent Times”—James Kouzes
- Reception
- Breakfast
- Keynote: “Love Leadership” —John Hope Bryant
- Breakout Sessions
- Networking Lunch
- Keynote Presenter Book signings
- Two Rounds of Breakout Sessions
- Closing Conversation with James Kouzes and Barry Posner
THURSDAY KEYNOTES

- BARRY Z. POSNER
“Leveraging Leadership Across Generations”
Barry Z. Posner is Dean of the Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University - JAMES M. KOUZES
“Leading in Turbulent Times”
James M. Kouzes is the Dean’s Executive Professor of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University James Kouzes and Barry Posner are the authors of the award winning and best-selling book The Leadership Challenge, as well as the highly acclaimed Leadership Practices Inventory and LPI Online, a 360-degree assessment tool.
FRIDAY KEYNOTE
- JOHN HOPE BRYANT
“Love Leadership”
John Hope Bryant is Founder and CEO of Operation HOPE, Vice Chairman of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy, and author of the forthcoming book Love Leadership: The New Way to Lead in a Fear Based World (Jossey-Bass).
JOIN US FOR:
A POWERFUL EXPERT PANEL
This cross-sector discussion will explore the theme of Forum 2009: Leveraging Leadership Across Generations. Panelists from corporate, higher education, executive education, healthcare, and government backgrounds will compare their observations and experiences with time for audience Q&A afterward.WIDE-RANGING BREAKOUT SESSIONS AND PRACTICAL ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
The Forum breakout sessions feature presenters from a variety of settings. These sessions are designed to shed light on how today’s most innovative leadership development professionals are putting the Leadership Challenge principles into practice.
Our roundtable discussions will provide you with the opportunity to benefit from the collective wisdom and experience on hand at the Forum. Small peer groups will convene to discuss shared questions and issues pertinent to their work.MIX, MINGLE, NETWORK
There will be ample opportunity to talk with Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner as well as The Leadership Challenge® Workshop Master Facilitators who will be on hand to offer advice and answer your questions.NEW PRODUCT PRESENTATIONS
Representatives from Jossey-Bass and Pfeiffer will present and discuss the latest product developments, including a preview demonstration of the new LPI Online and Student LPI Online release. The Leadership Challenge training partners will be on hand to answer questions about products and services.
TOPICS AND PRESENTERS FOR PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE:
Sustaining The Leadership Challenge Over Time
Sterling Gross, Executive & Leadership Development Luxottica Retail
Getting to the Heart of Leadership at SJM (St. Jude Medical)
Mark Hoffman, St. Jude Medical and Ron Crossland, author and leadership development consultant
Fostering Non-Traditional Leadership in a Tradition-Based Organization
Dawn Lindblom, American Red Cross
Challenge the Process: The Engine for Growth
Steve Coats, International Leadership Associates and Tom Heuer, Fifth Third Bank
Building and Sustaining Corporate Leader Development Using The Leadership Challenge
Mark Ronk, Nestle USA
Evidence-Based Leadership Development
Lu Pennal, St. Vincent Hospital – Indianapolis and Kim Chesky, LeadingWise
Leadership is Everyone's Business: Cascading The Leadership Challenge
Throughout the Enterprise Eileen M. Rogers, LeadershipSigma and Daren Blonski, Sonoma Leadership Systems
The Quest to Provide the “Un-government Experience”: A Case of Culture Change
Georgette Carroll, Palm Beach County Tax Collector’s Office and Trina Pulliam and Myra Quinn, Trainnovations Consulting
Using The Five Practices As An Intervention Tool
Donna Goss and Don Robertson, Leadership Development Institute
Leadership Learning: From Horse Sense to People Smarts
Nancy Lowery, The Natural Leader and Fred Jacques, Jacques & Associates Inc.
Build a Leader Workshop: A Card Sort Activity
Craig Atkinson, The Walsh Group
Bridging the Leadership Divide: Building High Performance Relationships Across Leadership Generations
Ron Carucci, author of Leadership Divided and Josh Epperson, Passages Consulting
The Five Practices in the Virtual Environment
Beth High, HighRoad Consulting
Getting to Know The Leadership Challenge Model: An Introduction to The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Steve Coats, International Leadership Associates
See One. Do One. Teach One: Transforming Physician Leadership Training
Christiane O. Corriveau and Karen Smith, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
Coaching Leaders: A Blended Solution for Keeping Learning Alive
Jeni Nichols, Sonoma Leadership Systems and Holly Seaton, Seaton Consulting
The Phenomenon of Momentum: Leading Up With The Five Practices
Liz Cloud and Jackalyn Rainosek, Cloud-Rainosek & Associates, LP
Leader as Storyteller, Story as Vision: Using The Offsite as a Learning Tool
Robert Thompson, author of The Offsite; Kathryn Manzer-Matsuo, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; and Angie Chaplin, Seton Hall University
Podcasting Your Stories: How to Tell an Encouraging Story When Nobody's Around
Beth High, HighRoad Consulting
Leadership and Hope in Times of Change
Maureen O'Leary Pickard, The Leadership Journey
A Conversation About Implementation
Becky Smith, Systems Management and Research, Inc.
Leading the Way to Emotionally Intelligent Teams
Marcia Hughes and James Terrell, Collaborative Growth
TOPICS AND PRESENTERS FOR EDUCATORS AND STUDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE:
Serving While Leading: College Students and the Ultimate Leadership Challenge
Randall Ferguson, Concordia University Wisconsin
Effective Practices in Developing a Campus-Wide Leadership Certificate Program
Kevin A. Smith and Mary Tucker, Ohio University
High Touch and High Tech: The Five Practices in Online Leadership Education
Angie Chaplin, Seton Hall University
Cultivating a Culture of Leadership Across the University
Rebecca K. Hawthorne, St. Catherine University
The Leadership Café: Using Dialogue to Deepen Understanding of The Leadership Challenge
Amanda Crowell Itliong, Stanford University
iLEADER: Make Way for the Millennials
Ryan Underwood and Amy Gallimore, TRI Leadership Resources
To Learn, To Lead, To Serve: Truly Engaging Students in the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Gary M. Morgan, University of Central Florida
A Night at the Oscars!: Models of Exemplary Leadership From Your Favorite Films
Michelle Poché Flaherty, City of Rockville, MD













