FIU Center for Leadership
Date: March 13-16, 2012
Fee: $7,750 includes tuition,
program materials and
assessments, accommodations
for 3 nights, and all meals and
breaks.
Register Online
For additional information please
contact 305.348.5323 or
lead@fiu.edu.
“While there is no universally accepted definition of a leader, research
indicates that the most malleable leadership that is the ability to make good
decisions. Leading Decisions equips leaders to identify and leverage a broad
spectrum of competencies and assessments for developing effective
organizational strategies and proactively addressing the most complex business
issues.”
—Modesto "Mitch" Maidique
Executive Director, FIU Center for Leadership
LEADING DECISIONS
A leader is defined by the decisions he or she makes. The Center for Leadership
at Florida International University offers a fresh approach to continuous
leadership development through in-depth assessments and the application of
critical thinking in a unique program for high-potential individuals. This Executive
Leadership Development Program focuses on four critical resources for leading
decisions by:
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Leveraging individual and organizational experience
Exploring diverse perspectives and resources
Achieving physical and self- awareness
Drawing from a wide spectrum of decision-making models
This program is designed for accomplished leaders: Board chairs, Presidents,
CEO’s, and C-level executives with substantial organizational responsibilities, who
wish to develop an effective rubric for better decision making. Whether in
marketing, finance, or operations, Leading Decisions will add critical leadership
skills to their portfolios.
PROGRAM TESTIMONIALS
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
THE PARTICIPANTS
"I'm walking out of here today with a
very definitive plan on what I'm going
to do to be a better leader in the next
six months. I'm really pleased about
that because too often you come out
from an experience like this with lots
of ideas and thoughts but no real
plan on how to put them together
into something actionable. I'm
leaving with an architectural
blueprint on how to improve my
leadership - and that, I think, was one
of the most valuable aspects about
the program for me"
Chris Patterson
Leading Decisions 2011
President
Sunshine State Health Plan
Introspection and factual analysis
inform leadership decision making,
as our toughest decisions are often
an expression of who we are as
human beings - the totality of our
knowledge, experiences, values and
personality. The Leading Decisions
program integrates cutting-edge
research and expertise with physical
and personality assessments to
create a customized portfolio of
resources for effective leadership
development and training.
This program is designed for high
potential and accomplished leaders:
Board chairs, Presidents, CEO’s, and Clevel executives with substantial
organizational responsibilities, who
wish to develop an effective rubric for
better decision making. Whether in
marketing, finance, or operations,
Leading Decisions will add critical
leadership skills to their portfolios.
"This was a great opportunity to
connect the dots as to the 'why.' I will
take these tools back to work to
better understand why leaders lead
the way they do and how to use that
in making better decisions."
Ana Lopez Blazquez
Leading Decisions 2010
President and CEO
Chief Strategic Officer, Baptist
Health South Florida
"I actually spend very little time
thinking about myself. The last three
days gave me about 10 angles
through which to view myself especially my life journey. Leading
Decisions is a great reminder that
staying dedicated to, and improving
one's "Self" is a critical part of
maintaining a high performing
team."
David Landsberg
Leading Decisions 2009
President and Publisher
The Miami Herald Media Co.
KEY BENEFITS
For the Organization
• Build leadership skills to enhance
retention and strategic
organizational opportunities
• Drive team productivity and profit
by capitalizing on diverse
perspectives
• Create an action plan for
energizing the organization
• Develop creative thinking for
innovative solutions
For the individual
• Become a more effective decision
maker and align others behind your
choices
• Recognize and develop personal
strengths
• Develop self-regulatory skills and
objective situational analysis
• Build awareness of optimal
performance levels for leaders
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Professor Modesto “Mitch” Maidique is the Alvah H.
Chapman, Jr., Eminent Scholar in Leadership and
Professor of Management in the College of Business
Administration at Florida International University (FIU).
He is also the Executive Director of the FIU Center for
Leadership. Dr. Maidique is a graduate of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he
earned his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees. Recently
named President Emeritus, he has held academic
appointments at MIT, the Harvard Business School, and
Stanford University. From 1986 to 2009, Dr. Maidique
served as president of FIU and led its transformation
from a comprehensive university to a major research
university. Under Dr. Maidique’s leadership, FIU tripled in physical size and in
enrollment and now ranks among the 25 largest universities in the United States.
Published extensively in leading academic journals, Dr. Maidique is also
contributing author to ten books. His co-authored textbook, Strategic
Management of Technology and Innovation, is widely used at colleges and
universities. He is co-author of “The Art of High Technology Management,” one
of the best-selling articles published by the Sloan Management Review, and of
Energy Future, a New York Times bestseller on energy policy. Internationally
recognized as a leader in higher education and management of high technology
enterprises, Dr. Maidique has served two U.S. Presidents on Educational Advisory
Committees. He has testified before Congress on the issues of energy
conservation and energy financing, and has served as a member of the Secretary
of Energy’s Advisory Board. He currently is a member of the Commission on
Presidential Scholars. A co-founder of Analog Devices Inc., Semiconductor
Division, Dr. Maidique was CEO of Collaborative Research, now Genome
Therapeutics, and senior partner in Hambrecht & Quist Venture Partners, at the
time the world’s largest venture capital firm. Dr. Maidique currently serves on
The Center for Leadership at Florida
International University conducts
leadership research and organizes
programs to help organizations
rapidly and predictably build
leadership capacity. The Center’s
unique approach to executive
education designs and facilitates
highly-customized, practical
programs that weave together
theory, real world application,
reflection, and feedback.
For more information, visit
lead.fiu.edu.
The College of Business
Administration at Florida
International University (CBA) is
South Florida’s most important
business education resource and a
recognized leader in international
business education. The CBA also
serves the multinational business
community through an extensive
menu of executive and professional
education programs.
the boards of National Semiconductor, Carnival Corporation, and the Greater
Miami Chamber of Commerce.
SPECIAL GUEST
Noel M. Tichy, is Professor of Management and
Organizations at the University of Michigan, Stephen M.
Ross School of Business. He is also Director of the Global
Business Partnership, which for over a decade ran the
Global Leadership Program, a 36-company consortium of
Japanese, European and North American companies,
partnering to develop senior executives and conduct
action research on globalization in China, India, Russia and
Brazil. In the mid 1980s, Dr. Tichy was head of GE’s
Leadership Center, the fabled Crotonville, where he led
the transformation to action learning at GE. Dr. Tichy was rated as one of the
“Top 10 Management Gurus” by BusinessWeek and is author of the leadership
classics The Leadership Engine and The Cycle of Leadership. His latest publication
is Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls (2007, with Warren Bennis).
FACULTY
Professor Joyce Elam, PhD., is
Executive Dean of the College of
Business (FIU). Her research in the
areas of strategic use of information
technology and management of
information services has been
widely published. A Fellow at the
Harvard Business School, she has
taught at the University of
Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of
Business. She earned her Ph.D. from
the University of Texas-Austin.
Professor Robert Dollinger, M.D., is
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs
for the College of Medicine at FIU.
Prior to joining the College of
Medicine, he was the Executive
Director of University Health
Services, providing chief leadership
for student health services at FIU
since 1989. Dr. Dollinger earned his
M.D. from the University of Miami.
Professor Nathan Hiller, PhD., is a
Fellow of the FIU Center for Leadership
and assistant professor of
Management and International
Business (FIU). Specializing in senior
executive decision-making and
leadership development, he is the
recipient of the Kenneth Clark Award
from the Center for Creative
Leadership for innovative leadership
research. Dr. Hiller earned his PhD at
Pennsylvania State University.
Michael Woodward, Ph.D. Founder
and President Human Capital
Integrated, LLC. Organizational
psychologist and CEC certified
executive coach who has worked with
management and executive level
clients at the Department of Justice,
Bacardi USA, Inter-American
Development Bank, U.S. Marshall's
Service, Oasis Outsourcing,
International Finance Corporation, and
the Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. Gino Coca-Mir is founder and
director of Project Challenge,
specializing in experiential learning for
corporate executives. Some of Gino’s
clients include American Express,
Microsoft, MTV, City of Miami
Attorney’s Office, Miami Children’s
Hospital, and Burger King Corporation.
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