This seminar vividly brings to life the interplay of power, politics and influence - both upward and across the organization. We will debunk the stereotype of politics as emerging from an unethical manipulative underworld. The key is to know the strategies that enhance our impact on the organization. These strategies work hand-in-hand with the personal characteristics and tactics of leadership that we may already possess. Participants will learn to diagnose political styles and map political terrains.

Organizing your objectives and commitments is a basic requirement for effective work. However, most models for doing this do not stand up to the speed, volume and intensity of transactions of sophisticated professionals. This workshop will define a workable method for "clearing the decks": freeing up your attention to maintain strategic focus, balance and creative thinking, and as a means of ensuring that things really get done.

Forces such as the advance of technology, globalization, demographic change, and regulatory change are creating opportunities for reinventing the rules of the game in all corners of the economy. To sustain growth, and sometimes just to survive, long-established organizations must create, grow, and profit from entirely new business models. This program will prepare managers for leading, supporting, or managing within high-growth-potential new businesses within established organizations.

Influential and successful leaders like Eleanor Roosevelt or Washington Post publisher, Katharine Graham, were true to their core values and beliefs. They led through personal conviction, gaining power beyond their formal authority. Participants will examine their personal value propositions, assess their strengths and identify their leadership style. Questions and practice sessions will focus on leadership challenges drawn from participants' experience. Participants will leave this session empowered to be authentic leaders.