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Corporate UniversityAligning People & Passions for Enhanced Organizational Engagement with Dr. Keith WhittinghamOctober 13th, 2009Back by popular demand, this exciting program has received rave reviews from previous participants:
A Pathway to Passion Ask yourself: The surprising answer to this innocuous question launched our facilitator on a "Hero's Quest" for fulfillment that has led him down an amazing path of self-discovery. Having seen that you can "get there from here," he has come back to serve as our guide. This workshop provides an integrated personal and organizational model for recognizing and understanding individual passion, and embracing it to enhance leadership effectiveness. An Epic Journey: Step by Step Our journey starts with self exploration - Understanding self and others.
Using the RightPath4 Profile as a platform, we gain valuable insights into our
own behaviors and those of others we work and play with. (The vast majority of
participants find that the assessment "nails" them, capturing the essence
of their natural tendencies.) With this objective filter in place,
we probe into individual leadership behaviors and one-on-one interactions. Participants
receive a Trait Recognition tool, to aid in recognizing differences in behavioral
styles, as well as specific coaching tips on how to relate to different styles
and how to effectively adapt their own behaviors. Next we look at effective
team leadership. Participants review a model showing how teams develop from a
group of individuals through various stages to alignment and team success, with
Trust as a critical factor. We also develop an understanding of why Trust is such
a rare commodity in today's organizations and how effective leaders address this
shortage - by working on "Trust Builders" and eliminating "Trust
Busters". With the backdrop of deeper personal insight and enhanced
leadership awareness, we arrive at a critical moment in our quest - for many,
a "Leap of Faith." Participants are led through a simple but effective
exercise to conceptualize, articulate and record their Personal Passion Statement.
This deeply introspective pause becomes a defining moment for many participants
as they uncover truths about themselves previously buried. This personal
revelation is injected into an organizational context as the starting point for
a working model. This Passion Alignment Model combines four major roles across
four major phases in a matrix that maps an individual's journey to a place of
mutual fulfillment in the organization. An End With the Beginning
in Mind The closing is aptly called "The Beginning…"
as our guide leaves our participants with a fable of creation and discovery that
parallels their journeys thus far, inspiring them to dive deeper into their quest
to seize the rightful place for their "Passion in the Work-Life" Setting the stage Objectives
Understanding
Self and Others Objectives
The factors are:
Critical
Factors in Effective Leadership
The Passion Alignment
Process A framework for personal and organizational fulfillment Objectives
A
fable illustrating the importance of being who we are meant to be.
Faculty Leader Keith Whittingham Dr. Keith Whittingham is a Visiting Associate Professor of Management Science at the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he previously served two years as Associate Dean of Operations. He is an award-winning teacher with varied research interests that include the role of personality and internal motivation in educational and organizational settings, and other work in the areas of Behavioral Science, Operations Management and Global Sustainable Development. Prior to joining the Crummer team, Keith spent seven years with AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Agere Systems. Over that period, he held a number of management positions in manufacturing, R&D, strategic business development and human resources. As part of
the Bell Laboratories R&D team at Lucent Technologies, Keith coordinated the
development of state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies. In strategic business
development, he coordinated team efforts to forge external relationships and alliances,
leading to significant capital investment and revenue inflows. Keith
brought his research mindset to his assignment in Human Resources, where he was
tasked with developing effective strategies for recruiting highly qualified, under-represented
minorities for technical positions. He also contributed to the development of
the Local Leadership Potential Pool, a leadership development and succession program
at the Cirent Semiconductor subsidiary. Over the past 18 months, his
acclaimed Leadership/Personal Development workshop "Aligning People and Passions
for Enhanced Leadership Effectiveness," has impacted and ignited hundreds
of participants across the nation at companies like Walt Disney World and Darden
Restaurants. Keith has also provided executive feedback and coaching to numerous
Managers and General Managers through the Olive Garden Restaurants "Embracing
Leadership Excellence" program. His engaging, attentive manner and personal
style make him an empathetic yet challenging coach. Keith currently serves on the boards of Hope
Charter School in Orange County, Florida, and Restoration Concepts, Inc., a community-service-focused
organization that exists to create revenue to fund both local and global community
service projects. He has previously served on the Board of Trustees of WMFE, the
local public radio and television stations. He is President and Lead Passioneer
of The Kelani Group, a local consulting organization. Keith lives in
Winter Garden, Florida, near Orlando, with his wife, Faith, and their sons, Mark
and Justin. Faith and Keith are members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Ocoee,
FL, where Keith serves as an Elder and Clerk of the Session. Upon
completion of the program, you will receive a Certificate of Achievement from
Rollins College. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are also available upon request.
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