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X-WR-CALNAME:Learning to Lead: A Guide to Leadership Skills
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071117
SUMMARY:Learning to Lead: A Guide to Leadership Skills
LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, USA
DESCRIPTION:Many of us who studied design in college missed those ‘leadersh
 ip classes’ typically offered to the business students—our educational focu
 s was on learning creative processes and improving our visual skills. As th
 e definition of corporate competitiveness evolves, the expectations placed 
 upon the design profession grow exponentially. Designers are perfectly pred
 isposed to strengthen their organization’s competitive position because the
 y are advocates of innovation and creative thinking.
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\nMaureen Thurston 
 will discuss the fundamental precepts of leadership, diagnose the role of t
 he design leader, explore how core leadership skills can be learned, applie
 d and leveraged, as well as help you develop your own personal leadership s
 tyle.
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\nWhat you will learn:
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\n    * Examining leadership and its imp
 act on the design profession
\n    * Deciphering the myth, mystique and spe
 cific traits of leadership
\n    * What are the nuances between managing an
 d leading
\n    * How to hone your ‘inner-leader’ skills
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\nHow you will 
 benefit:
\nAs designers ascend the management ladder, one of the hardest ch
 allenges they will face is conquering the ‘soft’ skills of leadership. Thro
 ugh readings, assignments, Socratic-styled discussions and experience-based
  exercises, this seminar provides participants with specific tools that wil
 l transfer leadership skills into effective practice.
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\nMaureen Thurston
  is an accomplished strategist and author of Design Leverage, and a former 
 Professor of Design Management at Art Center College of Design. Maureen is 
 Principal and Founder of ACCESS International, the first United States brok
 erage for state-of–the-art product design application.  
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\n    Feedback 
 from past attendees:
\n    Fantastic! Helpful not only for my current situa
 tion as a design leader, but for my future career.
\n    Great seminar! A t
 horoughly enjoyable experience.
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