LEAP 1
Leadership Education in Action Program 1
What’s Your Leadership Style?
February 20, 2015
8:15am – 2:30pm
UCEN 258
I.
Breakfast ………………………………………………………………………………. 8:15 – 8:45
Menu: Scrambled eggs, bagels, bacon, fruit, coffee, hot tea
II.
Ice Breaker……………………………………………………………………………. 8:45 – 9:00
Facilitator: Ms. Leslie Carr
III.
Welcome and Program Overview……………………………………….. 9:00 – 10:00
Presenter: Dr. Dianne Van Hook
 What is LEAP?
 Building Your Ability to Lead and Shape Change
 Leading in a Connected Era
IV.
What’s Your Leadership Style? …………………………………..………… 10:00 – 12:15
Facilitator: Dr. Kevin Walsh
 Develop personal professional goals based on DiSC assessment
V.
Lunch…………………………………………………………………………..………. 12:15 – 12:45
Menu: Chicken and beef tacos, cheese enchiladas, rice, beans, chips & salsa,
garden salad, dessert
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VI.
The Nuts & Bolts of the CA Community College System………. 12:45 – 1:15
Presenters: Ms. Diane Stewart
 Where did community colleges come from?
 What is the mission of CA community colleges?
 How are we funded?
 How do we intersect with the local high schools and 4-year universities?
 Why aren’t we a 4-year university?
 What makes COC different from other community colleges?
VII.
Working Effectively in a Team……………………………………………… 1:15 – 2:00
Facilitator: Ms. Doris Marie Zimmer
VIII.
Solution Team Projects ………………………………………………. ……… 2:00 – 2:15
Facilitators: Dr. Diane Fiero and Ms. Leslie Carr
IX.
Wrap Up…………………………………………………………………………….. 2:15 – 2:30
Facilitator: Ms. Leslie Carr
Session Topic 3/6/15: Advocacy: Making the Case for Your Department, Program
and College of the Canyons
Homework
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Please email Eric Harnish if you would like to go on the advocacy trip to Sacramento on
March 16 & 17.
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Complete your online leadership skills pre-assessment by Friday, February 27th.
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Review past LEAP Solution Team Project business plans and executive summaries online
at www.canyons.edu/offices/pd -- go to the LEAP tab at the top of the page.
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Submit a LEAP Solution Team Project proposal to Professional Development by
Friday, February 27th if you so desire. Be prepared to provide a 3-minute “sales pitch”
for your proposed project idea. Please bring 30 copies of your proposal to the next LEAP
session.

Read How to Make the Perfect Sales Pitch handout

Read the Thoughts on Advocacy Handout
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Learn what is happening with advocacy right now at the state level by reviewing the
following:
o Community College League of California Legislative News http://ccleague.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3841
o Chancellor’s Office State Legislative Update http://extranet.cccco.edu/Portals/1/ExecutiveOffice/Board/2015_agendas/Janu
ary/4.2%20Attachment%201.pdf
o Key Facts About California Community Colleges http://californiacommunitycolleges.cccco.edu/PolicyInAction/KeyFacts.aspx
o CCLC Fast Facts - http://www.ccleague.org/files/public/Publications/FF2015.pdf
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Each table group will research one bill and be prepared to present a summary of the
legislation, its potential impact on COC, and two or three key facts that would help make
a case for support or opposition to the bill.
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billSearchClient.xhtml
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this session, participants will:
 Examine behavioral strengths and challenges in themselves and in others
 Analyze the differences and strengths of others and compare those to their own
differences and strengths
 Develop teambuilding and conflict resolution strategies
 Analyze how various communication styles impact work groups and teams
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