Ithaca College

 In the search for diverse leadership, most organizations ignore one of their greatest assets: the largely untapped pool of “natural” (informal) and potential leaders who exist at all levels of the organization. In this highly interactive workshop, participants will be introduced to a framework and practical tips for intentionally nurturing and developing diverse leadership among those they supervise and teach, while simultaneously furthering their organization’s mission, goals and work. Supervisors will strengthen their ability to better fulfill their staff development responsibilities and help the college intentionally develop and retain motivated employees at all levels. Faculty will strengthen their ability to develop their students’ leadership skills in addition to their content knowledge. While designed for supervisors and faculty members, this workshop is open to all employees interested in the topics covered.

Participants will:

·        Explore a “developmental leadership” framework that emphasizes “capacity-building” over “motivating” and “influencing,” and consider how it can help cultivate a more inclusive environment.

·        Learn how to identify, nurture, support and grow the diverse pool of informal leaders – and potential leaders – that already exists at all levels of the organization, while simultaneously furthering your department’s mission and goals.

·        Recognize the key attributes & skills needed to succeed in this work, assess your strengths and identify the attributes & skills you want to develop further.

·        Learn to identify and strategically use available resources to further diversity and inclusion goals.

Facilitator: Margo Hittleman, PhD. Co-founder and Coordinator, Natural Leaders Initiative. Margo is a Senior Fellow with the Dorothy Cotton Institute in Ithaca, NY and a former Cornell Civil Leadership Fellow. She has designed and led numerous educational and professional development workshops and curricula on leadership; staff and organizational development; diversity and inclusion; human rights; social and organizational change; alliance-building, university-community and school-community partnerships, participatory action research; and evaluation. She has also written several professional development books and publications, including Winning Decisions: Getting It Right the First Time (Doubleday, 2002), and Counting Caring: Attending to the Human in an Age of Public Management (Cornell Cooperative Extensions, 2007). She has a PhD in Adult & Extension Education from Cornell University.

DATE: Wednesday, May 4th, 2016, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Peggy Ryan Williams Center, HR Training/Conference Room

Light refreshments will be provided.

To RSVP for this event, please visit the following link: https://form.jotform.com/60776482288166

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact Michelle Rios-Dominguez at mriosdominguez@ithaca.edu or (607) 274-1506. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.