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SUMMARY:Silo Breakers: How to Lead Across the Organization
DESCRIPTION: \n\nToday’s business leaders are challenged to lead in multi
 ple\ndirections. They are called upon to lead in a complex world full of\n
 unknowns and fast-paced change\, and organizations continue to place\nmore
  and more onto them. Within fast-paced work environments\, how can\nleader
 s find ways to take on more of these expectations and be\nsuccessful? They
  cannot go it alone\; leaders must be able to build\nrelationships and wor
 k laterally across the organization. Gone are the\ndays of working strictl
 y in your functional area. Breaking through\nsilos is a necessity for lead
 ership teams to be successful. How do\nleaders ensure they are all tied to
  the mission of the organization?\nHow do leaders approach lateral influen
 ce? How do they connect with\nother leaders and build support systems\, so
  they all help each other\ncarry the load and be successful?\n\nIn this ex
 ecutive course\, we will discuss the importance of how you\,\nas a leader\
 , influence your peers and break down silos through the use\nof proactive 
 coping\, building coalitions\, and connecting fellow\nleaders to a shared 
 purpose\, in the context of leading in multiple\ndirections through comple
 x situations. The first half of the course\nwill focus on experiential cas
 e exercises\, where participants will\nengage in an interactive discussion
  using real-world experiences that\nwill lead to self-discovery on handlin
 g a variety of interpersonal\nconflicts and workplace demands across teams
 . The second half of the\ncourse will focus on identifying blind spots and
  strengths in your\nleadership approach when faced with the demands of lea
 ding across the\norganization.\n\nCOURSE OUTLINE\n\nSECTION ONE: UNDERSTAN
 DING HOW TO BREAK THROUGH SILOS BETWEEN\nFUNCTIONAL TEAMS\n\n1.1. Experien
 tial Exercise — The Endowed Chair Case Participate in a\ndecision-making
  scenario in which the group must come to a consensus\nunder a time constr
 aint. Communication will be challenging due to\navailability of informatio
 n. Group members must work through these\nchallenges to arrive at a shared
  recommendation.\n\n1.2. Debrief — The Endowed Chair Case Discuss your t
 eam’s ability\nto communicate\, with limited common information\, in ord
 er to arrive at\na shared group recommendation. Understand what dynamics e
 merged and\nhow individuals adapted their communication to influence the t
 eam.\nDiscuss strategies to improve your ability to exchange and absorb\ni
 nformation from multiple people representing different perspectives.\n\n1.
 3. Experiential Exercise — Puzzle Challenge Participate in a group\nacti
 vity in which teams must work within and between teams in order to\ncomple
 te the challenge. Teams will learn to embrace systems thinking\nand adapt 
 to a changing work environment.\n\n1.4. Debrief — Puzzle Challenge Discu
 ss within and between team\ndynamics the impact of systems thinking on acc
 omplishing goals.\nUnderstand how goals of the organizational team contrib
 ute to the\noverall success of the entire enterprise. Understand what dyna
 mics\nemerged\, how team decisions were made and how changes to the team\n
 environment impacted outcomes.\n\nSECTION TWO: SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR W
 ORKING ACROSS TEAMS\n\n2.1. Experiential Exercise Participate in a team-bu
 ilding activity in\nwhich the group must build a structure\, but each indi
 vidual has a\nsecret “assignment” which makes the collaborative proces
 s\nchallenging.\n\n2.2. Debrief Discuss how diversity in the team impacted
  your team’s\nability to work toward a common goal. Understand what dyna
 mics emerged\nand how individuals adapted their communication to influence
  the team.\nDiscuss how the team planned their approach to execute the exe
 rcise\nand elicit who was more influential and why. Discuss the approach t
 o\nresolving conflict in the team.\n\n2.3. Leadership Concepts — Influen
 cing to the Left and Right Lead a\ndiscussion regarding concepts such as t
 eam diversity\, team dynamics\nand shared leadership. Discuss strategies t
 o improve your\norganizational view and build a collaborative network. Inc
 rease\nawareness to help participants shift perspective on how they influe
 nce\nand maximize relationships with other leaders across the organization
 .\n 
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LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104
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