Management and Leadership Development

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Leaders in charge of large change initiatives today are required to master the key  competency of leading collaboration among multiple stakeholders. Without effective collaboration, the process may result in a bland product and resentful stakeholders.
This highly interactive all-day workshop is designed for leaders and key leads working with large change initiatives. We’ll use a technique called World Café, a powerful and easy-to-use method for facilitating collaborative dialogue that awakens and engages
the collective intelligence of a group through conversation about questions that really matter. As its name implies, the World Café is used worldwide, helping people envision and build consensus. Come gain new skills, knowledge, and practical tools for leading collaborative initiatives successfully. Topics include:

• How to create a unifying vision with multiple stakeholders;
• How to work effectively with diverse interests;
• How to facilitate group process;
• How to build buy-in with multiple stakeholders.

NOTE: Lunch will be provided.

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Stanford’s initiatives require leaders who think critically, anticipate issues, solve problems, and make decisions based on new and emerging information, while also keeping the long-term vision in mind. This all-day class will help you apply a variety of tools to an important work challenge. As you gain greater awareness of the biases and assumptions that may hinder your ability to achieve results, you’ll learn how and when to apply different types of systems thinking, critical thinking, and creative thinking to both challenges and opportunities. You will:

• Identify the aspects of strategic thinking that you currently use and that you  underuse;
• Ask questions to stimulate strategic thinking in yourself and others;
• Apply strategic thinking tools to an important current issue;
• Develop approaches to help key constituents think and act strategically.

NOTE: Lunch will be provided. Registered participants will receive pre-course  instructions and the cancellation policy via email.

Fee: $400 (STAP funds, if available, can be used for this course)

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Facilitative Leadership is intended for senior-level managers who wish to refresh their commitment to strong leadership. Today’s successful leaders inspire the personal involvement and commitment of their teams, leading to greater employee satisfaction and effectiveness. Tomorrow’s leaders will have to be master strategists, change leaders, relationship builders, and talent developers. The facilitative leader is all of these. During this two-day course, you will:

• Learn the seven practices of effective leaders;
• Design your own pathways to action;
• Develop an inspiring vision;
• Learn to appropriately involve others in the collaborative decision-making effort;
• Master key skills for coaching conversations that inspire better performance.

NOTE: Lunch will be provided on both days. Registered participants will receive pre-course instructions and the cancellation policy via email.

Fee: $800 (STAP funds, if available, can be used for this course)

This year’s Managing at Stanford Conference focuses on collaboration. Keynote speaker Dr. Frank Flynn, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior in the Stanford Graduate School of Business, will present Creating a Culture of Collaboration, and the conference sessions will provide opportunities for staff who manage people, project team, and programs to:

• Network with colleagues;
• Learn about best practices, trends, and new management technologies;
• Sharpen skills for managing people and campus businesses. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

For a detailed agenda including session and presenter descriptions, plus complete conference information, see http://ld.stanford.edu/conference.

Join us to learn more about the Leadership Challenge program and one of its core practices: the Challenge the Process practice. When you Challenge the Process, you can quickly identify ways to enhance performance in your organization. Leadership is about creating opportunities for innovation, risktaking, and continuous improvement. The work of leaders often requires them to venture into the unknown to challenge the
status quo and create something new. In this webinar, you’ll learn specific tools to help you create an environment in which your staff can innovate and accelerate.
The class will cover:

• Tools to help you become a leader who promotes innovation and risk-taking;
• Strategies for gathering new ideas from outside the boundaries of your organization;
• How to use “small wins” to keep your team motivated and willing to improve;
• Participants will also review a short case study of a Stanford leader who employed Challenge the Process and the results that were achieved.

NOTE: A STARS email reminder, sent to you a day prior to the webinar, will contain  information about your webinar URL and the password needed for access.