Leadership Seminars for Not for Profit Organizations

The LeMoyne College Business Division
in partnership with
The Corporate Volunteer Council and the
Human Services Leadership Council of Central New York
present a distinctive professional development opportunity

Leadership Seminars for Not for Profit Organizations
Integrity – Mutuality - Sustainability
Funded by a grant from the E.M. Kaufmann Foundation

LeMoyne College is pleased to offer a unique opportunity to our not for profit colleagues in Central New York. Each month, a faculty member will present a morning program to enhance the skills, knowledge and network base of the leadership in your organization. From strategy and change to exploring your leadership presence, the sessions will inspire and inform, and invite you to heighten your own capacities, and those of your organization.

The Program
Each session in the leadership series is designed to offer a fresh look at important topics in the not for profit leadership arena.

~ Vision, Strategy and Innovation Orne
Metaphorically, it has been astutely noted that “a good deal of strategic planning is like a ritual rain dance . . . it has more do with the dancers feeling in control than actually changing the weather.” While this seminar will discuss some of the conventional processes (dance steps) in strategic and innovation management, the primary focus is on techniques for effective strategic stewardship by linking thought, action and organizational learning.
April 30, 8:30 – 12:00

~ Leadership Presence McCallum
To be a leader is more than working out of a formally authorized role. Sometimes the most transformative acts of leadership flow from individuals exercising the authority that comes from within. This session will explore the theory and practices that deepen our capacity to lead, regardless of our role.
May 21, 8:30 – 12:00

~ Leading Your Teams O’Connor – Downey
Great teams are core to all true organizational successes. This will be a highly interactive session designed to construct a robust view of the team leadership challenges we face, as well as build some of the skills needed to bring teams to high quality results.
June 11, 8:30 – 12:00

~ Talent Management Downey
The successful employer in the future will offer both emotional and functional supports, as employees will stay with those who are the best fit for their personal and professional needs. This session will take you from finding and hiring the right talent to a guidebook for retention
August 20, 8:30 – 12:00

~ Fund Raising in 2011 Panel
Join an interactive discussion on Fundraising and its offshoots with professionals who will address the current climate in these challenging areas. From donor fatigue to enabling board members as fundraisers, local professionals will share insights and tangible ideas.
September 17, 8:30 – 10:30

~ Leading Change O’Connor
“May You Live in Exciting Times.” Change is everywhere we look and increasing at an unprecedented pace. This session is designed to complement the earlier Leadership Presence offering by exploring two cutting edge change strategies (Appreciative Inquiry and Future Search) for involving others in positive sustainable change.
October 15, 8:30 – 12:00

~ Coffee with your Colleagues All Faculty
Participants of the leadership series are invited to a breakfast / networking event to discuss learnings and reaffirm connections made during the session.
November 12, 8:30 – 10:00

The Faculty
Fr. David McCallum, S.J., Ed.D is a Jesuit priest serving as assistant to the President of Le Moyne College. He is facilitating the OneLeMoyne strategic development process, serves as Chief Mission Officer of the college, and teaches leadership in the Management Division. Fr. McCallum has years of experience as a spiritual director, retreat leader, and educator.

Dr. Daniel Orne professional career spans four decades. During that time he has been a military officer, a consultant, an academic, and an industry practitioner. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at Le Moyne focused on leadership, ethics and strategic management. Over the decades, he has provided executive education and consulting for dozens of organizations (including The Peoples’ Republic of China) in strategic management and innovation management.

Dr. Renée Downey Hart is a well known researcher, consultant and trainer in Central New York who has enjoyed an ongoing relationship with many in the not-for-profit community. A former partner at Eagle Consultants and now a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Management Division at LeMoyne, she brings her energetic style and tangible focus to her interactive sessions.

Dr. Dennis O’Connor is a Professor and Program Director of Management and Leadership at Le Moyne College. He has been long involved in consulting, researching and writing on both team leadership and organizational change processes such as the Future Search and Appreciative Inquiry, which have deep roots in non profits, NGOs, and health care, as well as business.

The Participants
Participating organizations may send two members to every session, depending on topic and interest. Leadership and emergent leaders are invited to attend. If a participant is unable to attend a session, he or she may send someone else in their place. Participating organizations will be sent an email prior to each month’s sessions in order to register their participants for that month.

Fees
Organizational Attendance
An organization fee of $150 will cover all sessions and materials for two participants from your organization. You may choose to send different people to each event, or identify two individuals to complete the entire series.

Individual Attendance
Individuals may also attend seminars at a fee of $20 per participant.

Questions or for registration information?
Renée Downey Hart 315.445.4485, lemoynepds@lemoyne.edu