Program Summary

The Institute of Ethical Leadership will provide you with the skills to mobilize others in your organization to follow a shared vision. Learn the practices that leaders share to move their employees to the next level. Each monthly sessions explores the distinct aspects of being an Ethical Leader through readings, presentations by local leaders, discussions, and projects.

Kouzes and Posner state in their book, Leadership Challenge (John Wiley & Sons, 2003), there are five practices of exemplary leadership. These are:

• Model the Way - Leaders model the way with clear guiding principles
• Inspire a shared vision - Leaders inspire a shared vision that invents the future
• Challenge the process-Leaders challenge the process by stepping out into the unknown
• Enable others to act - Leaders foster collaboration and build trust
• Encourage the heart - Leaders perform genuine acts of caring that uplift the spirits and draw people forward

 

Facilitator

John Donnerberg has spent thirty years learning to challenge, lead and inspire others to make strategic changes in order to experience personal transformation and organizational effectiveness. he completed his undergraduate work at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, and received a masters from Lubbock Christian University.

As an ordained minister with thirty years of experience, John has traveled the U.S. conducting conferences and revivals. He enjoys the challenge of developing individuals who embrace the leadership challenge. John believes it is the desire for personal improvement and growth that compels an individual to reject the status quo and reach forward to make a difference and pursue excellence. He is currently the pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Amarillo.

Program Information

When:	September 16, 2009 - May 19, 2010
	One session per month
	Wednesday, 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Where:	Amarillo College
	Business & Industry Center
	Polk Street Campus
	1314 S. Polk
Cost:	$695.00 (Book included)
Deadline:	The deadline to register is Tuesday,
	September 8, 2009. Due to fixed costs,
	no refunds will be given after that date.

 

Who Should Attend

Managers or individuals in the private sector, public sector, and volunteers who are interested in:

• broadening their leadership abilities
• developing the courage and spirit to make a difference
• sharing an inspired vision with others
• enabling others to act
• leading with clear ethical standards

management vs. LEADERSHIP

Warren Bennis (1989) drew twelve distinctions between the two groups:

• Managers administer; LEADERS innovate
• Managers ask how and when; LEADERS ask what and why
• Managers focus on systems; LEADERS focus on people
• Managers do things right; LEADERS do the right things
• Managers maintain; LEADERS develop
• Managers rely on control; LEADERS inspire trust
• Managers have short-term perspective; LEADERS have a long-term perspective
• Managers accept status quo; LEADERS challenge the status quo
• Managers have an eye on teh bottom line; LEADERS have an eye on the horizon
• Managers imitate; LEADERS originate
• Managers emulate the classic good soldier; LEADERS are their own person
• Managers copy; LEADERS show originality

 

Register NOW Class size is limited

Online Registration
Go to www.actx.edu and select
Class Schedule, then click on Continuing Education

 

FAX Your Registration
with completed registration form
including major credit card information to:
Registrar's Office - (806) 371-5066

 

Mail Your Registration
Amarillo College - Registrar's Office
P.O. Box 447 - Amarillo, Texas 79178

 

In-Person Registration
You may also register at AC Assistance Centers
on the Washington Street Campus, West Campus
or East Campus

 

For More Information
Contact Linda Reed
Associate Director, Continuing Education
(806) 371-2916
llreed@actx.edu