                                         Executive Leadership Doctoral Program
                                            Human and Organizational Learning

PRACTICAL WISDOM

The Executive Leadership Program presents a transformational learning experience which provides leading edge strategies and practical processes for generating innovation and expanding our human potential. Grounded in the 21st Century science of mind and consciousness, the modules of this seminar provide insights into how global change operates and why it is so difficult to change our selves and the organizations in which we live and work.

Using the latest affective science as well a principles of human learning, participants will gain an understanding of and skill in practicing mindfulness and wisdom from the perspectives of Western knowledge and eastern wisdom. By applying global concepts and research from GWU's Center for the Study of Learning, MIT, and the Mind and Life Institute, the seminar dialogues and learning experiences focus on first- and second-person interactive learning experiences, as participants practice and develop the innovative skills of focused mental attention, self-awareness and self-transformation.

During this seminar you will learn:

How to apply the principles of mindfulness and global leadership.
How sense-making operates and how to choose actions.
How perception, memory, and knowledge often limit strategic action and self-transformation.
How to understand and practice symmetry breaking awareness.
How to operate with mindfulness and ethical know-how.
How global leadership operates and is generated as an organizational, not just an individual capacity.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This program benefits mid- to senior-level managers and executives who are charged with leading and creating value through vision and innovative thinking. The design moves participants beyond knowledge to developing their own wisdom through actionable learning that can achieve sustainable results for participants and their organizations.

SEMINAR DETAILS

July 20 to 21, 2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
$1,500 per participant
If your organization has a team of 2 or more, the cost is $1,250 per participant. Early registration prior to June 15 will receive a discount of $200 per person.
The registration fee includes tuition, a personalized assessment and leadership profile, lunches, coffee breaks and all materials.
Classes are held at the Executive Leadership Program facilities at the GWU Virginia Campus in Ashburn Building 2, located at 44983 Knoll Square Drive.
Contact the Center for the Study of Learning at elpnow@gwu.edu or 703-726-8396.

COURSE OUTLINE

Day 1 - How Sense-making Operates

Morning

Personal Leadership Profile with Feedback
Practical Wisdom
Leading Organizational Change

Afternoon

New Science and the Mind
Symmetry Breaking Awareness
How Cultural Interaction Operates

Day 2 - How Our Mind Shapes the Brain

Morning

Global Leadership
Cross-Cultural Mindfulness
Change Blindness
Organizational Sense-making

Afternoon

One-on-One Leadership Coaching
Future Planning and Your Leadership Interactions

COURSE FACULTY

Dr. Clyde Croswell has over 28 years experience in government and 10 years in consulting in private, government and nonprofit organizations. He leads research in the areas of human learning and affective science to understand leadership complexity.

Dr. Liliana Meneses has over 15 years experience as an educator, consultant and researcher in the field of human and organizational learning in multicultural settings. She has presented worldwide on cultural sensitivity development and diversity in the workplace.

Ms. Katie Rosenbusch holds a Master's degree in Human Resource Development. She has lived and worked in Asia and presents leadership training workshops throughout the U.S.

To request information or an application packet, click here.

The George Washington University
Executive Leadership Doctoral Program
44983 Knoll Square Drive, Suite 391
Ashburn, VA 20147
703-726-8396

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