Leadership During Lean Times
February 11, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

Dr. Jo Young Switzer, (President, Manchester College)

Challenging economic times strain organizations and their leaders.  Together, we will consider ways to lead with confidence during an economic downturn.  We will also take the oft-quoted advice about “never let a crisis go to waste” to consider how to use a downturn to strengthen an organization so it is ready for a positive trajectory once the crisis has passed.

Dr. Henry Cloud (Licensed Psychologist, Executive Leadership Consultant, Author of 21 books)

It's a fairly simple truth: a good leader is a growing leader.  Strong leadership emerges from persons who are deeply committed to their own emotional, spiritual, personal and professional growth. Without this quality, both leader and leadership stagnates. However, it's definitely not as simple as it sounds. Leaders in both ministry and business arenas often have difficulty finding the time, energy and resources to pay attention to fostering their own growth. Once they do, it can be equally hard to evaluate whether they are on the right track.  You and your leadership team will learn how to set your own personal growth plan into motion while discovering:

• Key ingredients which facilitate growth
• Core issues which all leaders must confront and resolve
  

Followership
April 1, 2010, Noon to 1 pm

Dr. Sharon Drury, (Professor of Organizational Leadership, College of Graduate Studies, Indiana Wesleyan University)

How followers are changing leaders and their organizations?  Several books have hit the shelves on this topic in the last couple of years, and it is a hot topic in leadership studies here as well.