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KNOWLEDGE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE
June 5-7, 1997
Seattle, Washington
Developed by the Special Libraries Association, this pilot Institute
will provide members who are leaders in their organizations with a
unique learning opportunity in which to grow specific executive
competencies needed for knowledge executive roles within their
organizations.
The ideal candidate for the Institute should manage an organization
of 10+ employees; manage a large budget (1+ million); and/or exercise
high-level organization-wide decision making authority for
information management and policies.
An impressive roster of faculty will work with participants in a
highly intensive, interactive 2.5 day course. Attendance will be
limited to ensure that all participants will gain and apply insights
for leadership development in their own organizations. Pre-work,
including reading and completion of a leadership assessment
instrument to participants, their peers and senior management, will
be required.
OUR FACULTY INCLUDES:
JIM CLEMMER, founder and president of the Clemmer Group, an expert in
leadership and personal effectiveness and author of Pathways to
Performance: A Guide to Transforming Yourself, Your Team, and Your
Organization and Firing on All Cylinders: The Service Quality System
for High-Powered Performance.
TOM DAVENPORT, PH.D., director of the information management program
at the University of Texas, Austin, academic and industry leader in
information technology and knowledge management, and author of
Process Innovation: Reengineering Work through Information
Technology.
CAROL GINSBURG, Vice President, Bankers Trust Co., and Lois Remeikis,
Director of Knowledge & Information Management, Booz, Allen &
Hamilton, Inc., information profession leaders who will provide
practical insights into managing knowledge programs and communicating
and negotiating at high levels within their organizations.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
I. Enable attendees to set personal and organizational leadership
goals.
(i) Offer a supportive and empowering environment to share goals,
objectives and leadership challenges with peers.
(ii) Gain insights from experts in fields related to organizational
psychology and leadership.
(iii) Enable attendees to produce personal blueprints for action
within their organizations.
II. Provide techniques and training for executive-level
communication, focusing on negotiating and influencing skills
required to effectively champion and manage corporate-wide
initiatives.
III. Provide an overview of the broader issues in information and
knowledge management to prepare attendees to envision, plan and
implement programs to manage their organization's information and
knowledge assets.
Development of this Institute has been sponsored by Knight-Ridder
Information, Inc. and Teltech.
CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Participants' Key Takeaways:
CONCERNING LEADERSHIP...
*Personal blue-print for action
*Guidance through a process of personal and professional visioning
*Receipt of assessment completed by peers, superiors and
subordinates, and enablement to interpret these assessments to better
understand their personal leadership styles
*Opportunity to begin work on personal blue-print, applying insights
from the assessments
*Opportunities to network with participants, faculty and others
involved with pilot development
CONCERNING INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT...
*Overview of the broader issues in information management: people,
technology, policies, culture, and processes & strategies for
managing information in organizations
*Overview of knowledge-based programs: how these fit into an
organization's information management strategies
*Heard experiences of knowledge program from information profession
leader
*Receipt of framework to be used for approaching or initiating a
knowledge-based program within their organization
CONCERNING COMMUNICATION...
*Learned and discussed techniques for influencing, negotiating and
presenting at an executive level & cross-organizationally
*Practiced & received feedback on applying these techniques
*Heard experiences of communication strategies from an information
profession leader
*Completed framework to be used for approaching or initiating a
knowledge-based program within their organization, integrating
communication styles and techniques
KNOWLEDGE EXECUTIVE INSTITUTE
Registration Form
*Attendance is limited to 30 participants, so register early! You
can register by completing this form and mailing it to: Special
Libraries Association, PO Box 75338, Baltimore, MD 21275 or fax to
202/234-2442. For additional information, contact Valerie Taylor,
Director, Professional Development at 202/234-4700 x617, or by e-mail
at [log in to unmask]
Name_________________________________________________________
Organization_________________________________________________
Department____________________________________________________
Street Address_______________________________________________
City______________________ State/Province___________________
Zip/Postal Code_____________ Country_________________________
Business phone_____________________ Fax______________________
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Registration Fee $1,200 for SLA members and includes meals,
courses materials, pre-work and assessment tools.
Method of payment
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*Cancellation policy- Written notification of cancellation must be
received 30 days or more prior to the program will be refunded in
full. Cancellation received seven days prior to the program will
receive a 70% refund. No refund will be issued for cancellations
received less than seven days before the date of the program before
the date of the program.
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