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The Learning Event:
Leadership development was identified as a top priority in Pricewaterhouse Coopers' International 15th Annual Global CEO Survey 2012. While many organizations are paying attention to this priority as part of their talent management strategy, high performance organizations are especially interested in and understand the strengths of transformational leadership.
When transformational leaders hit their stride, a
fascinating scaffolding process occurs-leaders and followers "raise one another to higher levels of morality and motivation." Transformational leaders raise the bar by appealing to their followers' values and motivations. Leadership is proactive, expectations are high, the entire staff is engaged, and true collaboration is possible. The results of this scaffolding effect translate into higher performing organizations.
Sue Schlichtemeier-Nutzman, Ph.D., and Sally Bisson-Best, J.D., will provide an overview of the differences between transformational and transactional (traditional) leadership based on current research and best practices. Because only a small fraction of business leaders currently reflect a transformational style, the focus of this learning event will be on how truly transformational leaders can positively impact organizational culture by creating learning opportunities for their followers, thus stimulating them to solve problems and frame new possibilities.
Recent research demonstrates that transformational leadership can markedly increase customer and employee satisfaction and quality of work, while reducing absenteeism, staff turnover, and error rates.
Workshop Description
Strengths of Transformational Leadership: Training Components You Can Use
Workplace learning professionals are often in the optimal position to model and develop a culture of transformational leadership. The afternoon workshop will provide specific tools that can be used in your training sessions. In addition, you will receive permission to use the PowerPoint slides in your own training sessions.
Components include:
1) Assessing your own leadership style
2) Appealing to followers' higher order values
3) Ways to champion the development of followers
(or trainees) by providing individualized consideration and intellectual stimulation
4) Practicing the Deming cycle for facilitating organizational change. (Deming is the management expert who launched
continuous improvement. His model provides a clear way
for leaders and managers to champion change.)
5) Acknowledging and addressing potential challenges to transformational leaders
6) Supporting problem solving that exceeds self-interest through transformational leadership
Meet Your Presenters:
SUE SCHLICHTEMEIER-NUTZMAN is a Leadership/Management Consultant with a Ph.D. in Community/ Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She teaches communication and business classes for Nebraska Wesleyan University; graduate level research methods for Doane College; and specializes in workshops, keynotes, and staff retreats on organizational bullying, generational and cultural diversity, and maximizing team dynamics.
Traveling nationally, Sue has presented to nearly 3 million people. She has published articles on generational diversity, social capital, and leadership; and consults with a wide range of organizations.
SALLY BISSON-BEST is an AssociateProfessor and Director of the Paralegal Studies Program at College of Saint Mary in Omaha. She has been a faculty member at the College since 1992, and served as Division Chair for 4 years.
She has published articles in paralegal textbooks and journals and serves as a reviewer for several major legal publishers. Her presentations have included regional and national conferences of the American Association for Paralegal Education, the Association of Legal Administrators, and the Nebraska Association of Paralegals.
Sally is a member of the Nebraska Bar Association. She received her B.A. from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her J.D. from the University of Nebraska College Of Law.
For more information or to register visit www.astdlincoln.org
Cancellation Policy: No-shows will be billed. To avoid a no-show billing, please cancel 72 hours before the event by calling 402.434.7557.
