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Leadership Development and Coaching Program Information Session

Leadership Development and Coaching Program Information Session. Paula Greenberg, Graduate Division 8 January 2009. Focus of the Program and Requirements. Focus: Potential leaders’ individual development and personal growth Interpersonal skills Leadership development in real time

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Leadership Development and Coaching Program Information Session

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  1. Leadership Development and Coaching Program Information Session Paula Greenberg, Graduate Division 8 January 2009

  2. Focus of the Program and Requirements Focus: • Potential leaders’ individual development and personal growth • Interpersonal skills • Leadership development in real time Requirements: • We are looking for students that wish to expand their leadership skill set while at Wharton and beyond graduation. • Willingness to be reflective and self-analytical • Willingness to learn about yourself • Openness to feedback

  3. Program Design • Designed sequentially so that the experiences build upon one another • Moves participant from self-awareness to action • Coaching sessions provide professional guidance on interpersonal challenges. Note: Coaching is not counseling!!!

  4. Program Overview Participants • Open to approximately 90 firstyear students serving in leadership positions Program Outline Spring 2009: • Online DISC Assessment • Small Group Dynamics • Coaching Action Plan---Based on steps 1 and 2 and MGMT652 coursework • Coaching Session---1 session with Executive Coach (total session time = 3 hours) Summer 2009: • Alumni Mentoring Relationship Fall 2009: • Communications Workshop • Coaching Sessions---Remainder of 3-hour allotment of sessions with Executive Coach

  5. MBA Leadership Development Coaching Program Dates Program Kick-Off Session 11 February 2009, 4:30pm Online DiSC Assessment 12-26 February 2009 (approximately 30 minutes to complete) Small Group Workshops for Participants 27 February through 1 March 2009 20 through 22 March 2009 27 through 29 March 2009 1st Coaching Session 2 March through 28 April 2009 following completion of Small Group Workshop

  6. Timeline for Applying • Application Essay Due: Tuesday 20 January 2009, Noon Available at: http://wlp.wharton.upenn.edu/wlp_ver1.3/co_coaching_application.htm • Decisions Announced: Friday 6 February 2009, Noon

  7. Coach: Leslie Gargas • Leslie Gargas is the former Director of Training & Development for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare. • 25 years of corporate experience with a focus on developing and leading high performance individuals and cross-functional teams, as well as serving as an internal coach and mentor. • Leslie has completed her Executive Coaching certification through Linkage and she is certified in DISC. In addition, she is currently certified in "Effective Intelligence" and has used this assessment (focused on thinking/decision making styles) to facilitate effective communication and collaboration within and across teams. • Through her Executive Coaching company, "Success Factor Coaching", she has had the opportunity to coach individuals to achieve personal and professional success. Much of her work has been focused in the area of "successfully navigating Corporate America.”

  8. Questions? If you think of anything after the session, please feel free to contact: Paula Greenberg at pgreenbe@wharton.upenn.edu Or Lynn Krage at lkrage@wharton.upenn.edu Current Student Participants Brook Eplee brooke.eplee.wg09@wharton.upenn.edu Omar McGann omcgann@wharton.upenn.edu

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