| Dates | Location | Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2010 - Sep 16, 2010 | Philadelphia | $7,250 |
| Apr 4, 2011 - Apr 7, 2011 | Philadelphia | $7,250 |
The turbulence churned up by the recent financial crisis has focused attention on the need for leadership based on rock-solid integrity. It has drawn a distinct line between having the conviction to tackle highly charged messy issues head on, or sidestep them with quick fixes and rely on compliance systems instead of authentic leadership.
Authentic Leadership: The Impact of Integrity helps participants uncover the power of leadership that is already within them to face the toughest challenges and act on their convictions, with or without consensus. Participants discover their own solid core as leaders based on their deeply held values and exemplified in congruent actions. It demonstrates why authentic leadership is the only viable option for leaders in light of lessons learned from the financial crisis
Unlike leadership theories that offer a “one-size-fits-all” approach, this experiential program enables long-term transformation by giving you the resources you need to:
- Understand what motivates you
- Stay true to your deeply held values
- Build a support team to sustain you
- Remain grounded by integrating all aspects of your life.
- Be guided by ethics in the stewardship of your organization’s fiscal and capital assets.
Drawing upon the lessons of the financial crisis, you will examine the issues that underscore the importance of integrity for investor confidence and the success of your organization.
This program explores "crucible stories" – critical moments in your life that point to your greatest strengths and deepest values. This exploration culminates in articulating what drives you — your purpose as a leader. You will then create an action plan for leading from your "sweet spot," where your unique gifts are aligned with your purpose; as a result, you can become highly motivated from within to achieve long-term, sustainable results. Once you have defined your purpose as a leader, a series of interactive exercises involving case studies will help you to identify the leadership behaviors and actions that you can take that derive from your own strengths and values.
This program is for middle and senior managers from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors who want to uncover their unique gifts as leaders, deliver long-term sustainable results, and sustain a culture of integrity within their organizations.
We encourage companies to send cross-functional teams of executives to leverage the application and value of the program. Additional group benefits are available when four or more participants attend a program.
- Develop authentic leaders rather than rely heavily upon compliance systems.
- Inspire your team to become leaders and to achieve their best.
- Become a role model for candor and transparency within your organization.
- Embed ethics into your organizational culture and get people to speak up.
- Avoid the pitfalls that caused firms to fail during the financial crisis.
TOM
DONALDSON, PhD
Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics
The Wharton School
NICK
CRAIG
Co-author of Finding Your True North with Bill George, Nick has over 20 years of experience helping leaders create a strong culture of execution, balanced with high integrity, congruency, and authenticity. He helps executives uncover their unique purpose and gifts as leaders in order to achieve long-term, sustainable business results. Nick has designed and delivered leadership programs for companies such as BP, GE, Siemens, and Unilever, and he teaches in a number of senior executive leadership development programs for the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Nick has worked with Michael Beer, Director Emeritus of Harvard Business School's Organizational Change practice, helping top teams have honest dialogues that drive strategic implementation. He also helped MIT’s Sloan School to develop their Leadership Center and executive coaching program based on the Distributed Leadership Model.