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Franklin University Presents
Change Leadership Symposium
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
6-8 pm
Franklin University
Main Campus, downtown
Ross Auditorium, Alumni Hall
301 E. Rich St.
Columbus, Ohio
Registration: $15
(Fee includes light dinner and supplies)
Register at: wirthr@franklin.edu or 614.947.6128
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Columbus, Ohio - On Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010, Franklin University will host its next Change Leadership Symposium, bringing together organization and community leaders working on change initiatives. This diverse group of process leaders will work together to create a knowledge-sharing network of transformers that united will create a greater level of change.
The Change Leadership Symposium will examine a number of issues within the framework of the greater change process already under way by seeking to build a holistic understanding that incorporates leading-edge thinking about change processes.
Breakout Session # 1: Avoiding (or Overcoming) Change Fatigue
The global business environment puts enormous pressure on organizations to adapt in order to remain viable and competitive. However, top management either frequently fails to implement effective change initiatives or launches too many change endeavors, resulting in significant organizational instability. This sets the stage for passive-aggressive behavior toward change and/or burnout by followers from daily disruptions of unsettled change. The challenge is to sequence change initiatives leaving periods of stability for “resting,” plus individual and organizational growth between cycles.
Breakout Session #2: Alternate Leadership Models
The traditional Leader-Follower-Goal model of leadership fails to adequately explain group processes when leadership is shared or otherwise built into the self-managed governance structure. This breakout session will be facilitated by Franklin University’s Dr. Ross Wirth and covers collective leadership, the Direction-Alignment-Commitment model of leadership, and the leadership role played by internal networkers in organizational change.
The Symposium will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with opening activities scheduled to begin at 6 pm. Closing activities should conclude by 8 pm, followed by networking and ad hoc problem-solving.
Take an active role in leading change in your organization or community by joining this innovative discussion. Registration is $15 and includes a light dinner and supplies. Parking is free and all interested members of the community are invited. Limited seating is available. For more information or to register, call 614.947.6128 or email wirthr@franklin.edu.
Mark your calendars for future Change Leadership Symposium events: Tuesday, March 9 and Tuesday, April 13.
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