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Leading
from the Middle New York 2008 will run from September 2008 to June
2009. There will be six six-hour sessions one Saturday a month between
September 6 and February 7. Fellows will receive one-to-one executive
coaching from March through May. A graduation ceremony will take
place in June.
Sessions will be held in Manhattan, either in Midtown or in the
Union Square neighborhood.
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Focus: Power and Influence |
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Discover
your hidden powers to influence at any level. Learn better ways to
leverage your strengths efficiently, ethically, and effectively. Learn
how to mobilize assets within communities and organizations for change.
Class
meets: Saturday,
September 6, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Focus: Strategic Communications |
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Discover
new and better ways to convince and persuade various and diverse audiences.
Learn to promote issues and agendas in organizations, communities
and the public.
Class
meets: Saturday, October 4, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Focus: Values-Based Planning and Cost-Effective Evaluation |
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Learn
to achieve success through values-based planning and cost-
effective evaluation. Discover how to leverage small successes for large-
scale change.
Class
meets:
Saturday, November 8, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Focus: Building and Leading Groups and Partnerships |
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Three
of the keys to the success of group efforts are: picking the right
partners, having clear roles for each member, and making meetings
productive. Learn to do all three in this session.
Class
meets: Saturday,
December 6, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Focus: Managing Resistance |
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Conflict
is a natural part of group work, growth and change. Learn how to manage
conflict and resistance to create more effective solutions and build
better relationships.
Class
meets: Saturday, January 10,
9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Focus: Cultural Competency |
Learn
to lead in diverse organizations and communities, and how to manage
the challenges of diversity to find more creative solutions to problems.
Class
meets: Saturday,
February 7, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. |
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Coaching |
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Each fellow will be matched with a coach. Coaches are current or retired executives and senior-level professionals in community development
or planning.
March
to May. Fellows and coaches will arrange their own, mutually convenient,
appointments. For more on coaching, please
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A
graduation ceremony will be held in early to mid-December.
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