Session Schedule
Session Schedule
All sessions will be held Lincoln, Nebraska.
Sessions 1 & 6 will be held at Hilton Garden Inn Downtown Haymarket, 801 R Street.
Sessions 2-5 will be held at The Catalyst Space, 350 Canopy Street Suite 130. The entrance is on the East side of The Railyard and faces North 7th Street.
Session 1: 12:00 noon–3:00pm. This session will be attended by participants and all mentors and will start with a working lunch.
Session 2, 3, 4, 5: 1:00–5:00pm. Sessions will be attended by participants
Session 6: 12:00 noon–3:00pm. This session will be attended by participants, mentors and top company leaders and will start with lunch. The participants will each make presentations about their projects and evaluation/debriefing will take place.
Session 1: January 11, 2017
Session 2: January 25, 2017
Session 3: February 22, 2017
Session 4: March 8, 2017
Session 5: March 29, 2017
Session 6: April 12, 2017.
Session dates and Topics of Each Workshop
Session 1: Wednesday, January 11, 2017 @ 12:00pm – Luncheon & Workshop
Leadership Field Guide: Transforming Ordinary People into Extraordinary Leaders for Great Results
- Leadership Matters – Portrait of a Leader
- Personal Leadership Growth – Proven Learning Methods
- Leadership Decoded – What Good Leaders Know and Do
– The Leadership Competencies and Practices that Matter: from research to real life
– "The Leadership Challenge" book and practices – Going First to "Model the Way"- Class Project: Model the Way Project and Process
- Beyond the Class: Mentoring Roles and Goals
Session 2: Wednesday, January 25, 2017 @ 1:00pm – Workshop
Crafting a Personal Vision and Voice – Compass for Leadership Action
- Creating a Personal Strategy – Begin Within
– Finding and Focusing Personal Leadership Passion
Alignment: Shared Values: Personal, Company and Team
– Benchmarking – Assessing Leadership Strengths and Needs
– Building Confidence and Competence
- Leadership by Example – Learning to Walk the Talk
– Smart Goals for Time and Life Planning
Defining High Pay Off Activities/Priorities
Eliminating Performance Roadblocks
Messaging – 360
- Class Project / Mentoring Update
Session 3: Wednesday, February 22, 2017 @ 1:00pm – Workshop
Building Collaboration – Shared Values and Victories as You Challenge the Process
- You Can't Go It Alone: Mobilizing Others
– Reaching for the Summit: Expectations: Theory and Practice- Creative Progress – Embracing Challenge and Change
– Sharing Influence and Power to create Accountability and Commitment
– Building Trust - The Performance Bond- Finding GRIT: The Survival Game and Synergistic Decision Making
- Class Project / Mentoring Update
Session 4: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 @ 1:00pm – Workshop
Action through Interaction: Nothing Happens Until We Talk
- Communications 101: Believability with the Basics
- How Leaders Communicate
– What Leaders Talk About
– Techniques to Inspire Performance
– Situations to Master - Conflict - Roadblocks and More- Communications Planning
– Managing the Message
– Productive Presentations and Meetings- Class Project / Mentoring Update
Session 5: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 @ 1:00pm – Workshop
Leadership Impact to Encourage Long Distance Performance
- The Right Climate for Success - Head and Heart Alignment
– The Performance Formula: Engage and Enable
– Motivation and Empowerment- Leadership Differentiators - The Toolbox
– Goals / Standards and Benchmarks
– Recognition, Rewards and Celebrations- Class Project / Mentoring Update
Session 6: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 @ 12:00pm – Luncheon & Individual Presentations
Leadership Academy Summary & Celebration
- Lessons Learned
- Sharing of Successes – Participant Statements and Stories
- Challenges and Commitments going forward
- Presentations of Community Projects
- Mentor and Coach feedback