Discussion Topics

• Levels of Leadership• Program Overview• Modules• Schedule• Application Process

Entrepreneur: I can do it

Transactional Leader: We can do it

Transformational Leader: You can do it

Entrepreneur

Sean ParkerNapster, Plaxo, Facebook, Spotify and others

Transactional Leader

Larry Page, version 1Google

Enter the Investors

Eric Schmidt hired as CEO in 2001

Eric Schmidt @ericschmidt Jan 20, 2011Adult-supervision no longer needed.

Transformational Leader

Larry Page, version 2Google

Do I Need to be a Transformational Leader?

It Depends On What You Want

Which Do You Really Want?Entrepreneur: Innovator and creator of things

Transactional Leader: Effectively and efficiently get things done, keeps the ships running

Transformational Leader: Visionary, motivating, create the future, trust-based relationships, force

multiplier

There Is No Wrong Answer

"We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them."

Albert Einstein

" It is never too late to become what you might have been."

George Elliot

" Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

Leo Tolstoy

Announcing…

• The Arizona Technology Council and ImpaQ Solutions are excited to announce our partnership to bring a transformational leadership development program to Arizona.

• Transformational leadership represents the current best practices for business growth and provides a new framework of thinking for leading self, leading others, and leading organizations.

Unique Program in Southwest

• Leaders who previously wanted to participate in transformational leadership programs had to travel to locations such as San Francisco, Boston, Washington, DC, or the United Kingdom.

• This Arizona-based program provides a unique opportunity for Arizona business leaders to better balance their day-to-day responsibilities with the need to learn new leadership skills to help move their company to a higher level.

Overview

• Six month program, 8/26/15 – 2/19/16• 11 days of classroom from renowned faculty• One-on-one executive coaching sessions• Assessments and feedback• Learning community and network of colleagues

Designed For

• Professional who finds themselves in a swirl or frustrated with the rate of organizational and personal evolution.

• People who know they may be succeeding but there must be a better way, a different way, a less exhausting way to do and be what they imagine could be.

• Will typically hold a title of director, vice president or above and have a minimum of 8 years management or leadership experience.

• Participants will thrive in a highly interactive learning environment.

Areas of Focus

Leading Self Leading Others

Leading Organizations

What Do You See?

Advanced Personal Leadership (Leading Self)

• Cornerstone of the Transformational Leadership Program• Sets the context for the program with discussions about

leading in a changing and complex world• Become clear about values and capabilities, and building an

agenda for others to follow• Participants self-examine how they think about success,

contribution and leadership and the future they want to create for both themselves as a leader and the organizations and communities in which they lead

• Identify individual challenge to follow throughout the program

Relationships, Communications & Decision Making (Leading Self & Others)

• How to use conversation to inspire, direct, develop and hold others accountable

• Explore how to create breakthroughs in actions and outcomes through effective engagement with others

• Creative problem solving methodology, a mental process of searching for new and novel creative solutions to a problem

• Receive 360 feedback to see how others view you

Leading Through Complexity and Challenge (Leading Self and Others)

• Understand leadership from the perspective of adult developmental stages

• Identify where you are on the developmental journey• Use their new knowledge to better manage and lead

others in light of their current leadership context• Apply the mindset awareness to strategic thinking and

approaches• Receive personal feedback on Global Leadership Profile

Innovation and Leading Organizational Change

(Leading Self, Others &Organizations)• Understand the difference between organizational

culture and climate • Understand and learn to manage the creative tension

that lies between a compelling future state and the current state and how to strategically move toward the future state

• Manage organizational polarities such as incremental and disruptive innovation

• Understand the emotional impact of change on key stakeholders and how to increase resilience and agility

• Locate your organization on the change curve, identify where you are going and how to get there

Integration Seminar – Leader in Action, Leading the Future

• Participants will apply what they have learned and present their challenge they identified at the beginning of the program, their proposed solution or approach, and the thought process behind the proposed solution to a panel of executives.

Individual Executive CoachingEach participant will select a leadership coach from a pool of experienced, credentialed coaches

1. Between Module 1 and 22. Between Module 2 and 33. Between Module 3 and 44. Between Module 4 and 55. After Module 5

Session Name DatesI: Advanced Personal Leadership August 26 – 28, 2015

II. Leadership Skills, Developing Effective Relationships and Decision Making

October 8 - 9, 2015

III: Leading through Complexity and Change December 3 - 4, 2015

IV: Innovation and Leading Organizational Change

January 14 – 15, 2016

V. Integration / Capstone Project February 18 – 19, 2016

Schedule

Acceptance Into Program

• Competitive and selective admissions process• Each cohort will consist of 15 – 25 leaders• Applications due by July 15, 2015• Early application encouraged

Confidential Application• General applicant information• Specific questions

• Brief description of organization / business unit• Your current responsibilities and level in the organization• What objectives you hop to achieve • What you anticipate 5-year career progression will be • Your leadership strengths and weaknesses• Most formidable challenges facing your organization /

business unit

• Please indicate how you learned about program

Sponsor’s Statement

• Required unless the applicant is the CEO• Acknowledge their commitment to applicant’s

participation• Specific questions:

• Their objectives in nominating application for program• What distinguishes applicant from other individuals in

organization• Their assessment of applicant’s strengths and areas of

development

For More Information and Application

www.AZTransformationalLeadership.com

LeadershipTransformation@aztechcouncil.org

Being a boss is like walking through a cemetery –there are a lot of people below you, but nobody is

listening to you..

Tuition and Material

• $8,970 for Tech Council Members and $9,750 for non-members

• Most course materials, including the cost of assessments, are included in the cost of tuition.

• Participants may incur additional costs for assigned books.