Rady School: Exec Identity Leadership with Stedman Graham

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Program Overview

At no other time in history has there been a greater need or a better opportunity for people to be the leaders of their lives and to claim their rights as human beings, which includes the freedom to achieve their full potential.

Focus

Participants will be led through the Nine-Step Success Process which begins with self-examination and focuses on self-awareness and personal performance as the best way to achieve optimal results. The Success Process is a systematic approach for advancing life goals and aspirations. Renewed self-knowledge provides a foundation for leaders to cope with the inevitable challenges of business development, employee, and community engagement, and the overall management and leadership of a business. In utilizing the Success Process you will:

Gain an in-depth understanding of your personal identity and drivers
Set goals based on vision
Be better able to position yourself to capitalize on new business opportunities and professional growth
Take control of your path to success

Details

Date TBA

8:00 AM - 12:00PM

$325

Impact

A business evolves as a business leader evolves. Leaders must be equipped to consistently reinvent themselves so they may cope with pressures and changes of addressing the issues and opportunities of globalization and consolidation, changing go-to-market strategies, an explosion of information available or more sophisticated, knowledgeable clients and customers. Beyond fundamental academic or technical skills, leaders need to learn how to identify and apply their strengths in ways that empower them to establish and achieve a vision for their businesses that transcends the circumstances of their environment. Equipping leaders with the tools they need to seize control of their lives and their futures is a powerful step toward securing a strong future for their stakeholders, families, and our nation as a whole. The best solution lies in helping leaders learn to live reflective, purposeful lives.

Faculty

Stedman Graham is an executive, educator and speaker who works with corporations, organizations and nonprofits in the areas of identity development, leadership, diversity training, personal wellness, and personal / professional branding. Graham has authored ten books, including two New York Times bestsellers, You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success and Teens Can Make It Happen: Nine Steps to Success. Graham's forthcoming book, Identity: Passport to Freedom, published by Pearson Education, is scheduled for release in 2012.

Stedman Graham is a former adjunct professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago where he taught a leadership course based on his Nine-Step Process. Graham also taught management strategy at Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Chicago, Illinois. He is a distinguished visiting professor at several colleges and universities throughout the country.

Graham serves on several boards, including Corporate Voices, the National Board of Junior Achievement (JA), the 7-Eleven Education Is Freedom Foundation and is a member of the Economic Club of Chicago. Graham holds a bachelor's degree in Social Work from Hardin-Simmons University. He received a master's degree in Education from Ball State University and an honorary doctorate in Humanities from Coker College, where he is also a distinguished visiting professor.

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