MBTI Understanding Leadership Styles—John Tropman, Lynn Wooten, and Undraye Howard

• This session presents a brief exploration of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) approach to understanding your own leadership style and that of others. The key to understanding types is that, while there is no “better” style, there are better ways of working with styles, and this can be accomplished more successfully when you become aware of your own.

Fun, Flavorful Finance: Why Zingerman’s Dishwashers Know Our Net Operating Profit—Ari Weinzweig

• Zingerman’s approach to open book finance is a solid, ethically-oriented program designed to help manage through all kinds of economic circumstances, reduce leadership stress, and get the whole team on board to make financial success an activity that everyone participates in. During this workshop, Zingerman’s CEO and co-founding partner Ari Weinzweig will explain what Zingerman’s expects from staff in terms of financial expertise and engagement—and how these techniques and tools are as relevant and useful in academic and nonprofit organizations as they are in the business world.

A Tour of Engagement: How Complex Can a Human Services Organization Be?—Roger Swaninger

• Students will get a chance to tour the Lincoln Center of Spectrum Human Services in Detroit. Afterwards, CEO Roger Swaninger will discuss the importance of leadership and corporate structure of a complex organization. Spectrum believes that those in its care deserve a second chance. This child welfare and mental health human services agency provides services to more than 1,500 people daily. The agency operates mental health and consultation services, as well as three affiliated companies, which include one comprehensive child care center, two short-term male detention centers, 32 licensed group homes, and 22 assisted living apartments and community living settings.

Surviving and Thriving in Crisis Situations—Lynn Wooten

• An organization is susceptible to crises that have the potential to threaten its well being, effectiveness, reputation, or even survival. However some organizations are successful at managing crises by focusing on resiliency and organizational learning. In this workshop, attendees will explore the competencies of individuals and teams that contribute to the effectiveness of managing a crisis situation. The presenter will discuss planning for a crisis situation, and how to contain a crisis once it occurs. In addition, participants will develop a mindset for viewing crises as an opportunity for improvising, innovating, and organizational renewal.

An Anthropologist Looks at Poverty: Perspectives from a Career of Participant Observation—Laura Lein

• Lein’s research has concentrated on the interface between families in poverty and the organizations designed to serve them. Trained as an anthropologist, she will draw on her participant observation in low income communities to explore how impoverished households locate the goods and services they need.

New and Emerging Responses in a Changing Environment—Dom Betro

• Betro will discuss preparing the corporate culture for new futures as leaders utilize strategic positioning for success. He will also review in detail the use of asset-based, community-centered diversification strategies, and the power of leadership change in getting it all done.

The Way We Work is Not Working—Anthony Schwartz

• The Energy Project helps individuals and organizations transform the way they work. According to Tony Schwartz, founder and president of The Energy Project, demand is overwhelming organizational capacity. Human beings aren’t meant to run like machines—continuously, at high speeds, for long periods of time. Schwartz will share his insights into the importance of focusing not on the number of hours we put in each day, but the value we create during the hours we’re working. This bestselling author will discuss a revolutionary new style of management in examining how leaders work.

Leading Innovation: Putting Creativity to Work Where You Work—Jeff DeGraff

• According to DeGraff, innovation turns everything taught about effective leadership upside down. Making an organization better and new is the name of the game; productivity is no longer enough, growth is now required. DeGraff will focus on the role of leaders in developing the ability to make good on the innovation promise—to put creativity to work throughout the organization. He will also cover how to develop the practices, projects, and people to implement innovation.

Reflective Learning and ELI: The Power of Connecting the Dots—Lynn Wooten

• In this session, participants will create and share reflective learning maps that capture individual and group experiences during 2010 ELI. Individual maps will focus on a leadership theme and document three key lessons learned during the week. The theme and key lessons learned will be mapped onto action items for ELI participants to work on when they return to their organizations. In addition to mapping specific action items, the learning map will create a pathway for identifying organizational enablers, generative processes, and engaging other employees.

Mission-Based Advocacy: Busting Barriers and Making a Difference—Elizabeth Carey

• Advocacy really is as easy as 1, 2, 3. 1) How do our government systems work?; 2) What are the barriers?; and 3) What techniques work? Using the Alliance's Mission-based Advocacy Toolkit and professional experience advocating for nonprofit organizations and the people they serve, Carey will provide an interactive session that delves into why we must advocate and offers effective ways to engage staff, board members, and volunteers to educate and advocate at all levels of government to achieve your organization’s mission.

The Cost of Change as a Leader—Peter Goldberg and Diana Aviv

• High performing nonprofit human service organizations must possess strong leadership, a clear understanding of mission, and the capacity to innovate. Two of the country’s foremost nonprofit leaders will blend state-of-the-art research in organizational development with practical lessons learned. This workshop offers participants an understanding of the appropriate roles for executive leadership, as well as emerging trends in the sector.