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The Influential Leader Program
Learn how to communicate through influence to energize teams and organizations in this highly interactive program. It takes strong vision, conviction, and energy to create and animate an organization. You, as a leader, will learn and practice the critical actions required to generate positive energy in your workplace. Influential leaders inspire a shared vision, become activists for change, and build commitment to values and principles. Skill building will focus on communication techniques, persuasion strategies, presentation skills, and the language of influence. Participants will gain an understanding of their leadership strengths and opportunities for development. Explore with us the what, why and how of organizational, process, group and personal leadership.
The Influential Leader is a stand-alone program that is a part of the highly acclaimed The Emerging Leader program series designed to help franchise leaders develop the capacity to take on challenges at all levels of the organization. The focus is on assessing your leadership potential and applying a leadership action model for building personal credibility and generating organizational energy. Leadership requires vision, activists for change, and collaboration. Successful franchise systems have leaders at all levels.
Audience
- Managers, directors and professional people who are helping to lead their organizations
- Technical people who are taking the initiative to meet the changing needs of customers across the franchise system
- Leaders and potential leaders who want to learn the critical actions required to create positive energy in their environment
Program Dates and Location  top
May 3-5, 2007
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
NSU Main Campus, Fort Lauderdale-Davie Campus
Fee top
Fee of $1,525.00 includes tuition, a comprehensive manual and instructional materials, and continental breakfast, breaks and lunch daily. Multiple registrations from the same company qualify for IIFE Value Pricing. $150.00 of your registration fee is remitted to the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives (ICFE).
Programs can be custom-delivered, in-house at your company. Contact Cheryl Babcock, CFE, by phone at 800.672.7223, ext. 25071, or through email at babcockc@nsu.nova.edu for details.
Registration
You may register by phone, fax, mail or email. Click here to download a registration form.
What You Will Learn top
In this program you will learn to:
- Interpret your organizational context
- Understand how you can make a difference as a leader
- Develop and apply your leadership philosophy
- Inspire the contribution of others
- Inspire others to share a common vision and common goals
- Harness the power of influence and create a leadership network
- Build enthusiasm and commitment
- Communicate through influence to energize people, teams and organizations
- Develop action strategies for mobilizing energy throughout the franchise system
Comments from Prior Participants
"This course is invaluable for anyone who wants to influence the organization in which they work, whether an executive, manager or just one of the people in the trenches who wants to move up."
~ Ann M. Rosenberg, Co-founder & CEO, Let's Make Wine, LLC
"I can't wait to get back to the office and share the wonderful ideas. I look forward to more of our managers participating."
~ Jeré Fields, Programs Manager, MoneyMailer, Inc.
"The Influential Leader program provided an excellent opportunity to focus and refine my leadership skills."
~ Ron Lovejoy, Franchise Licensor, Two Men And A Truck International, Inc.
Instructors
Joanne Smith is president of Joanne Smith & Associates, a management consulting firm specializing in leadership training and development. She draws from 30 years of experience in corporate counseling, training, human resource management, and organization development to help individuals at all business levels develop critical management and leadership skills. Her clients range from multinationals to start-ups and from business and industry to health care. She holds an advanced degree in training and organizational development from the University of Minnesota. |
George Heenan is chairman and CEO of Excelsius Partners Ltd, a business development company specializing in strategic program implementation. He is a frequent speaker and coauthors a monthly column on strategic management for Minnesota Business. His background includes start-up, emerging growth and Fortune 500 and 200 companies. He has held a number of management and executive positions at organizations that include Medtronic, Inc. and Control Data. |
Stevie Ray is the founder and co-director of Stevie Ray's Improv Company, a company focused on entertainment and training, providing performances, education, and related products and service, and a performer and co director of Stevie Ray's Comedy Troupe, a performance company with more than 350 corporate clients. He is a director of Stevie Ray's Corporate Services division, a nationwide business development program with over 250 clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small organizations. |
Accommodations
Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida, programs take place in the Carl DeSantis Building at Nova Southeastern University, H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Information will be provided to you prior to the start of the program pertaining to the appropriate room number, parking information, directions, etc.
Hotel information will be provided to participants when they register for a course. When making your hotel accommodations, you must identify yourself as a NSU IIFE program participant and reserve your room 30 days before the program starts to assure special rates and available space.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
We realize that occasionally you need to cancel your registration. You can substitute another individual in your place at any time prior to the first day of a program. If you wish to receive a refund or credit toward a future IIFE program, the following applies: Cancellations received 30 days before a program begins will be issued a refund, less a $150.00 processing fee. Cancellations received six to 29 days prior to the start of a program will get 50 percent of the registration fee refunded.
We are sorry that we cannot provide a refund or credit if we receive your written cancellation in five or fewer business days before the start of the program.
CFE Credits
The Influential Leader program has been awarded 450 CFE Core/Elective credits by the Institute for Certified Franchise Executives. We notify the ICFE after the conference and tell them who attended. If you want to earn your CFE and have not applied to the program, please link to http://www.franchise.org/content.asp?parid=373&contentid=536 for further information and application materials for the Certified Franchise Executive Program.
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