Developing A Culture of Transformational Leadership A Partnership with Linkage, Inc.

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1 Developing A Culture of Transformational Leadership A Partnership with Linkage, Inc. Dr. Rob Simpson President & CEO RETREAT

2 So What is Transformational Leadership? Transformational Leadership enhances the connection of each employee to the future vision of the organization. Leaders focus on inspiring employees, challenging them to take greater ownership for their work in a manner that optimizes performance at every level. Effective transformational leadership results in performances that exceed organizational expectations. 2

3 Our Partner: Linkage, Inc. Dr. Phil Harkins, CEO For the 2 nd consecutive year, Linkage, Inc. has been named to The Training Industry s 2011 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies Linkage, Inc. is a global leadership development company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with operations in Atlanta, New York, San Francisco, Athens, the Baltic's, Bangalore, Bermuda, Brussels, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Mexico City, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, and Sydney. The 2011 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies list is intended to help organizations evaluate leadership-training service providers. The selected 2011 Top 20 Leadership Training Companies demonstrated excellence in the following areas: Thought leadership, assessments or research to support programs; Strength of clients and audiences served; Geographic reach and participants trained; Company size and growth potential; and Industry recognition, innovation and impact.

4 Partnership with Linkage

5 Bennis on Leadership: Leadership is like beauty; it s hard to define, but you know it when you see it. The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born That s nonsense!...leaders are made. -Warren Bennis Acclaimed American scholar, author, and the world s reigning expert on the field of leadership. He is widely regarded as the thought leader who defined what it means to be a leader. Business Week acknowledged him as one of the ten business school professors who has had the greatest influence on business thinking in the last 50 years. Distinguished Professor of Business Administration and Founding Chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California, co-chair of the Global Institute for Leadership Development and Chairman of the Board of Linkage, Inc.

6 Bennis Video: Leadership Responsibilities Creating the Vision Focused Drive Building a Culture of Innovation Communication Emotional Intelligence Coaching & Mentoring Trusted influence Creating the Organization Producing Results Motivating the Team

7 Partnership with Linkage

8 Brattleboro Retreat Leadership Development Process Leadership Development Goals: 1. To develop all Leaders to be Transformational Leaders 2. To equip Leaders with the knowledge, processes, and tools to drive organizational change. 3. To build a sustainable Transformational Leadership Development Process that transcends anyone individual s contribution. 4. To build a sustainable Leaders Developing Leaders (LDL) system of leadership development.

9 Brattleboro Retreat Leadership Development Process Transformational Leadership Core Skills: All leaders at the Retreat will participate in the key learning events with members of the Executive Leadership Team acting as Subject Matter Experts (SME) to facilitate and teach these sessions. This is a multi-year process to ensure continuity. Partnership with Linkage, Inc. will supply Coaches and Trainers as needed. The following 9 Core Skills will be developed into focused skill building modules. Transformational Leadership: Why Lead? Strategic Thinking Change Management Transition Management Coaching & Mentoring Emotional Intelligence Innovation Project Management Performance Management

10 Leaders Training Leaders: #9: Performance Management

11 To Be One of America s Leading Psychiatric Hospitals We must: Provide Superior Clinical Services! Develop Superior Leaders!

12 And Remember All Men (Teams) Dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. This I (We) did. T.E. Lawrence 12

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