Hill Leadership Working Group is Launched!

Posted At : October 25, 2007 9:10 AM | Posted By : Charles Weinstein
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The new Hill Leadership Working Group met for the first time this morning, to establish the ongoing objectives, approach, and logistics for the group. Based on the discussion that took place, I am looking forward to some very enlightening, stimulating, and enjoyable sessions.

Here’s the skinny:

The primary objectives of the HLWG are to help participants learn and develop ethical leadership skills, and to encourage members to collaborate, improve, and solve problems together.
The group is open to anyone interested in ethical leadership. Participation is entirely free of charge.
The success of the group will depend upon mutual trust, respect, and confidentiality.
Our focus will be on practical application of learning to real-world leadership.
In order to best pursue our shared objectives, the group will remain non-partisan and secular.
The HLWG is a service of the Hill Center for Ethical Business Leadership.

Logistics:

Regular group meetings will be held on the third Wednesday of each month, 7:30-9:00 AM, at the James J. Hill Library.
Prior to each meeting we will select a reading to be completed before the meeting. A group member will volunteer to lead the meeting.
Typical meeting agenda:
- Introductions
- Announcements or business
- Response to the reading. A volunteer leader will share a summary and reflections (10-15 minutes).
- Group Discussion The remainder of the time will be for discussion, using an agreed-upon discussion guide.

We will close when the discussion naturally concludes, no later than 9:00.

Group members may call on one another at any time to collaborate, confer, solve problems, etc. These ad hoc meetings may be held via teleconference, at the Hill Library, or at the members’ offices.
We will maintain a member contact list, available for the use of members only. Inclusion on the list will be voluntary.
Notices will be posted on the Hill Center Website and Director’s Blog. Members will be notified via email. We will also use other technologies to promote communication and collaboration going forward.

All of the foregoing is subject to change based on our experience and the needs of the group.

Next Meeting:

Wednesday, November 21, 7:30 – 9:00 A.M.

James J. Hill Reference Library

Reading:

Leadership is an Art by Max DePree.

(The Hill Center will receive partial proceeds from purchases through links on this page.)

I selected this book because it offers a relatively brief, personal, powerful account of what I believe are important elements of ethical leadership. His open style invites interpretation, discussion, and constructive disagreement. I expect that we will have all of those elements in our next meeting! - CAW

For more information, e-mail or call me at 651-265-5459