1. Assessment and evaluation;
   
   
2. Identification of key leadership development areas and a plan for individual development;
   
   
3. Six executive topic areas on significant leadership issues (listed at right) to help all executive men successfully deal with the cultural, structural and interpersonal obstacles that can give rise to inadvertent, non-value added behavior and discrimination at work and embrace the understanding of the important role of women and other minorities in the workplace; and
   
   
4. Ongoing individual coaching to reinforce learnings.

In an increasingly global business environment, understanding and respecting cultural differences is critical to success. This seminar will focus on acknowledging those intrinsic differences, recognizing the worth and dignity of all individuals, understanding power distinctions, learning to resolve conflict and creating responsiveness across cultural lines.

Emphasis will be placed on more effective communication by identifying, evaluating and applying each participant’s four “voices”: people, task, control and image. Each participant’s capacity in these four areas will be assessed using real life situations. Special focus will be given to identifying unconscious biases, such as withholding power and leadership opportunities for women and minority leaders.

Based on his new book, Leadership for Everyone: How to Apply the Seven Essential Skills to Become a Great Motivator, Influencer, and Leader currently available from McGraw-Hill Publishing, Dr. Peter J. Dean presents the seven skills all individuals must know and understand in order to optimize their leadership ability in everyday situations: Listening to Learn, Empathizing Emotions, Attending to Aspirations, Diagnosis and Details, Engaging with Ethics, Responding with Respect and without Bias, and Speaking with Specificity. Participants will learn how to become a motivator, influencer and leader in everyday situations with all diverse groups.

Positive, progressive leadership is no accident. This session explores the nine character traits all successful leaders possess including Expectations, Empathy, Ethics, Ego, Etiquette, Eloquence, Expertise and Effectiveness & Efficiency. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of what it takes to be a true leader in today’s complex and challenging business environment.

Today high potential women and men are at a critical impasse, poised to make tremendous progress in the corporate world.  In this topic area, facilitator Molly Dickinson Shepard will discuss the challenges that keep both women and men from becoming more effective leaders and show how, through collaboration, they can alter their own styles and organizations.  Molly will draw from topics in her new book, Stop Whining and Start Winning: 8 Surefire Ways for Women to Thrive in Business, currently available from Penguin USA.

Highly principled corporate executives today are striving to find an ethical balance between obtaining high profits and maintaining high principles of integrity.  Learn how to create an atmosphere where professional integrity and ethical practices prevail.