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Most Influential Women Business Leaders in America Speak at USD

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Noel Tichy, author of The Leadership Engine and Judegment, has argued that what sets exceptional leaders apart from others is a teachable leadership point of view. In both the upcoming February 2008 Servant Leadership Breakfast, featuring Pat Woertz, and the October 2007 Executive Leadership Forum, with Meg Whitman, these women leaders demonstrate this point.

Servant Leadership Breakfast: February 21, 2008 with Pat Woertz WATCH VIDEO HERE

Read Pat Woertz Article

Read Meg Whitman Article and Watch Video

Profile in Leadership: Don Starkey and the Expansion of Wachovia into the San Diego Market

It was an easy decision for Don Starkey, then head of Comerica Bank San Diego, to move to Don StarkeyWachovia in August 2007 to take responsibility for expanding the nation’s fourth largest bank into the San Diego market.  Even though Starkey had achieved significant successes throughout his banking career, starting something from scratch for such a strong bank is “a once in a lifetime opportunity.”  Such savvy moves like these have made Starkey’s career follow a constantly upwards trajectory.  However, it’s not just the physical moves that have contributed to his success, but rather, Starkey’s leadership style and philosophies have helped him to find constant success. Read more...

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Reinforcing Accountability While Having Fun at Work: Shelley Miller and the Red Cross WIC Program

What if, as a business leader, you could create an environment where employees were having FUN while being productive at the same time? Sound Impossible? Not for Shelley Miller, former director of the San Diego/Imperial Counties Red Cross WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) program. Read more...

Leadership Resources

Bringing out the Best in Others
Free Webinar hosted by The Ken Blanchard Companies. Featuring Ann Phillips on Thursday, March 13th, 2008 at 9:00-10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. Click here for more information.

Discovering Self and Others: Mastering Communicating and Interacting with Others
Click here for more information on DISC.

 

 

The Ken Blanchard Companies
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Upcoming Events

Servant Leadership Breakfast featuring Pat Woertz, President and CEO of Archer Daniels Midland Company
Thursday, February 21, 2008
University of San Diego
7:00am Check-in
7:30am-9:30am Breakfast/Program
Please click here to register.


School of Business Alumni Networking Event Sponsored by the SBAA Council and the Real Estate Alumni Association
February 20, 2008
6:00pm-9:00pm
Please click here for more information.


Graduate Business Information Fair
Thursday February 28, 2008
University of San Diego
5:30pm-7:30pm

Please click here for more information.

Cracking the BooksJan Phillips Book Cover

The Art of Original Thinking: The Making of a Thought Leader by Jan Phillips

A brilliant guide to original thinking, inspired living, and visionary leadership. It’s a hands-on guide to becoming a thought leader. Book of The Year Award: ForeWord Magazine, Editor's Choice Award: Allbooks Review, & Best Books Award Finalist: USABookNews.com.
Please visit www.janphillips.com

How to Stay When You Want to Quit: Rescripting your life from whiner to winner by Karl Bimshas
This book demonstrates real life situations and detailed explanations of what people often go through everyday and are easily understood throughout the book. The book offers steps to identify problems, steps to address problems, steps to fix problems in a all too real setting of today’s competitive, ever changing technology business environment. www.karlbimshas.com

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