1. Welcome to the Academy for Leadership & Development

2. Confronting Reentry For those who have experienced community it can be very lonely to return to a society where there is precious little, if any, community. Thus, it is the responsibility of community-building leaders to see to it that people are as well prepared as possible to return from the mountaintop to the narrow valleys still governed and confined by very different rules. —M. Scott Peck

3. Operational Guide  Appreciate, value, and respect differences  Maintain confidentiality  No rank in the room  Everyone participates; no one dominates  Help us stay on track  One speaker at a time; do not interrupt  Be an active and objective listener  Give freely of your experience  Keep an open mind  Recognize that communication is a shared responsibility  Challenge your own assumptions  Respect the right to disagree  Be on time  Cell phones must be either off or on vibrate  Have fun!

4. Issue Bank The “Issue Bank” is a blank sheet of paper that is posted and used to record important issues. Items to include in the Issue Bank: NOTE: The Issue Bank should always be posted in plain sight. Anyone can ask that a topic be placed or written in the Issue Bank.  Topics that will be addressed later  Questions that should be deferred until the end of the current agenda  Items that should be the subject of future agendas

5. Program Principles and Values 1.Building and Sustaining a Learning and Leading Community of Organizational Leaders 2.Developing Effective, Inspired, Transformational Leadership 3.Developing Leadership Communication and Coaching Skills 4.Engaging in Learner-Centered, Community-Centered Environments 5.Appreciating, Valuing, Respecting, and Celebrating Diversity 6.Recognizing, Valuing, and Capitalizing on Strengths 7.Being Relevant and Cutting-Edge, Relying on Up-to-Date Theory and Research on Leadership 8.Seeking Results in Personal and Professional Change and Growth 9.Engaging in Dialogue and Discovery 10.Engaging in Journaling and Reflective Practice 11.Seeking to Understand Self and Relationships for the Expressed Purpose of Mindful Communication and Leadership 12.Making a Difference in the Lives of Individuals, Teams, Departments, and Communities The Program is designed upon the following leadership principles and values:

6. Program Topic Areas  Welcome and Practicum Reflections  Strengths-Based Leadership  Managing and Leading Change on Teams and in Organizations  Dimensions of Leadership  Leader as Manager  Leadership Assessments: Academy Surveys (MLQ and LSPS)  Appreciating and Valuing Diversity  Leading Part-Time Staff  Hiring and Orienting for Excellence  Coaching and Developing for Exemplary Performance Outcomes  Recognizing and Celebrating Values and Victories  Closing and Graduation  Leadership Academy Competencies

7. Reflections – Leadership Practicum As a group:  Visually (by drawing a picture) describe the experiences, emotions, obstacles, or successes you faced during your practicum leadership journey  Discuss the benefits derived from reflective practice and journaling, your IPDP activities, and any other professional or personal development experiences you had during the practicum

8. Go Put Your Strengths to Work

9. Strengths-Based Leadership Three Myths – Three Truths Myth #1: As you grow, your personality changes Truth: As you grow, you become more of who you already are. Myth #2 : You will grow the most in your areas of greatest weakness. Truth: You will grow the most in your areas of greatest strength. Myth #3: A good team member does whatever it takes to help the team. Truth: A good team member deliberately volunteers his or her strengths to the team most of the time.

10. Five Clues to Talent Yearning Rapid Learning Flow Glimpses of Excellence Satisfaction

11. Trombone Player Wanted Conversation Points:  “To capture the specific activities that constitute your strengths, you are going to have to go beyond generic talent labels and pinpoint how your actual activities in a regular week make you feel. Your personality- profile results can certainly prod you into looking in the right direction, but that’s all they do. You must then take the next step and pay close attention to your feelings before, during, and after your weekly activities. Only then will you get clear on exactly what your true strengths are.”  “Your strengths are those activities that make you feel strong.”  “The most effective way to identify your strengths is through a simple three-phase process. This process won’t require you to step back and away from your work. Instead it will ask you to pay attention to your work more closely than ever before and to sort out exactly how the things you do make you feel.”

12. Writing and Reflection