Learn about those aspects of yourself that affect your personal leadership
Develop and practice personal leadership skills
Understand how teams and team leadership work
Apply lessons and skills to interviews with Utica area leaders
Apply personal leadership skills to team challenge executed in Week 2
Pre-work
Personal Journal: “Autobiography”
Self-awareness instruments: Emotional Intelligence Instrument, MBTI and Thomas Kilhman Conflict Style Instrument
Readings (to be confirmed): The Everything Leadership Book (2nd. Ed)
“What Makes a Leader” by Daniel Goleman (HBR article)
“In Praise of Followers” by Robert Kelley (HBR article)
Sunday, January 8
Welcoming reception
Monday, January 9
What Is Leadership? – Small and large group discussions
Emotional Intelligence and Leadership – Individual work and group discussion
Teamwork and Leadership – Small team initiatives
Evening: MBTI - Type preferences and teamwork
Tuesday, January 10
Understanding Type Temperaments – Exercises and discussion
Teamwork and Leadership – Team initiatives and group problem-solving
Evening: Film “Pray the Devil Back to Hell”
Wednesday, January 11
Communications, Teamwork and Leadership – Discussion and exercises
Communication Skills Practice
Interview Skills Practice - Prep for interviews with Utica-area leaders
Evening: Guest Speaker
Thursday, January 12
Interview Local Leaders – Paired interviews, group debrief
Conflict and Collaboration Preferences – Individual exercises and discussion
Collaboration Skills Practice – Small team initiatives
Evening: Large team challenge
Friday, January 13
Week 1 Leadership Lessons and Reflections – Individual exercises and discussion
Leadership and Team Skills Application: Design of a half-day activity in Week 2 with a Washington-area leader
Evening reception with President Stewart and local leaders
Week 2 – March 11-16, 2012
Focus
Understand how people practice leadership at the national level of public service
Execute and assess team challenges
Apply lessons learned to your own situation
Plan leadership legacy: to make a positive and measurable difference within the next two years for the benefit of a selected community
Pre-work
Work in one of four teams to provide all participants one half-day of leadership activities within a key Washington community (executive, legislative, judicial branches of government, private or non-profit sectors) during Week 2.
Personal Journal: “Development” and “Challenge.”
Readings: Founding Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts
“Millennials, A Portrait of Generation Next” by Pew Research Center
U.S. Naval Academy 2011 Commencement Address by Defense Secretary William Gates
Readings selected by teams (tbd)
Sunday, March 11
Reception
Monday, March 12
Public Sector Leadership Practices: Past, Present, Future - Discussion
How Washington Works – Group and panel discussions
Team Briefings of Week 2 Leadership Activities – Presentations and discussion
Tuesday, March 13
Team Execution of Leadership Activities with Washington communities A and B.
Wednesday, March 14
Team Execution of Leadership Activities with Washington communities C and D
Thursday, March 15
Washington Leadership Lessons and Insights – Group work and discussion
What Leadership Means – Personal reflections and intentions
Small Team Initiatives - Practice creative display of lessons learned from Weeks 1 and 2.
Friday, March 16
Wrap-up Observations and Lessons Learned - Discussion
Leadership Legacies – Team initiative: to create a positive and measurable change either individually or in teams, for the benefit of a selected community within the next two years.
Leadership Lessons on Display - Team presentations
Levitt Leadership Next Steps – Mentoring discussion
Levitt Leadership Institute Schedule
