Leadership Today: Adapting to the New World of Business

When: Thursday, September 16, 2010. 1:00pm EST
Where: Your Computer
Duration: 60 Minutes
Price: $99      

Overview:

According to Former White House advisor, bestselling author and leadership expert, David Gergen, the current world of management requires a new kind of leadership. Leaders in every type of organization today need to adapt to the evolved business climate, as the role of leaders is now more important than ever.

This Online Seminar covers the importance of strong leadership as a key ingredient to organizational success. Gergen shares lessons and insight drawn from his years of first-hand experience as a Presidential advisor to four US Presidents, revealing the unique leadership styles of each. Learn how each President’s style impacted the way in which they led the nation. Learn some common traits and characteristics among leaders, and discover how to use your own personal strengths to improve quality of leadership.

What You'll Learn:

- The type of leadership your company needs now
- The impact of leadership on a company’s culture
- After the crisis: Regaining confidence as a leader
- Identifying your strengths and how to incorporate them into your leadership style
- Four American Presidents’ unique leadership styles

A White House adviser, journalist, and teacher over the past 40 years, David Gergen has served in the administrations of Presidents Nixon and Ford; was director of communications for President Reagan, and served as counselor to President Clinton on both foreign policy and domestic affairs. He is a professor of public service at the Harvard Kennedy School, and also director of its Center for Public Leadership.

Gergen, a longtime commentator, now a CNN senior political analyst, published the bestselling book, Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership, Nixon to Clinton. He is currently working on a book about leadership challenges facing the country.

A member of the District of Columbia bar, he is an honors graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Law School. Gergen is active on a dozen non-profit boards and has been awarded 19 honorary degrees.