Leadership Foundations Program brochure

1:30 – 3:30
LEADING BY EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT
PHIL MILLER
Professional Director, Carlson Consulting Enterprise Carlson School of Management
An important part of leadership is your ability to cut to the heart
of an issue and rally a diverse group around it. How often have
you struggled to get to the core of an issue or to clearly organize
your thinking on a question? Have you ever been sideswiped by
unexpected opposition to an idea or program you’ve proposed?
If you are like most professionals the answer is “more often than
I’d like.” This session demonstrates tools that are proven to be
effective in organizing both problem-solving efforts and stakeholder management. The initial focus on determining “what
problem am I trying to solve?” transitions to “how do I get
people on board?” through the use of pragmatic application of
these tools to real-world problems. Bring an existing situation or
case with you to work on.
PHIL MILLER is an experienced business leader and educator who has led
teams, organizations and business operations and teaches management,
consulting methodology and critical thinking at the undergraduate, graduate
and executive levels. He brings a passion for teaching to his role as Professional Director of the Carlson Consulting Enterprise at the Carlson School
of Management. Prior to joining the Carlson School, Phil worked at 3M.
His responsibilities included managing a global growth business, leading
an internal corporate venturing opportunity and co-leading 3M’s corporate
Strategic Business Development group.
3:30 – 3:45
3:45 – 4:45
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FRAMEBREAKING LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT: A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO DEVELOPING YOURSELF ON THE JOB
MARK KIZILOS, PH.D.
Assistant Dean, Executive Education, Carlson School of Management
Dr. Kizilos’ new FrameBreaking model can help you to accelerate
your career success by giving you the tools to identify great
development opportunities, learn the most from them, and avoid
common career traps. MARK KIZILOS joined the Carlson School of Management as Assistant
Dean of Executive Education in May, 2008. Previously, he was Vice President
of Talent Management and Thomson University for The Thomson Corporation. In this role, Mark served as the chief architect of Thomson’s talent
management process, which has been cited as a best practice by the Harvard
Business Review and others.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
11:00 – 11:10
BREAK
8:00 – 9:00
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
11:10 – 12:30
THE BUSINESS OF LAW
TOM BRADLEY
9:00 – 10:00 PREPARING FOR ACT II: BECOMING AN
ETHICAL LAWYER
JIM HALE (’65)
BRYN VAALER (’79)
Chair of the Governance Committee,
Tennant Company
For a practicing lawyer, reputation is critical. In his remarks Jim
Hale discusses the process of becoming an ethical lawyer, taking
pride in the profession and aspiring to be a great lawyer.
JAMES T. HALE , chair of the Governance Committee at Tennant Com-
pany, is the former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary of Target Corporation. At Target, he was responsible for legal and
board matters, government affairs, corporate audit, and Target Brands Inc.,
the corporation’s brand management and compliance company. Jim was
general counsel of Target for 23 years. Prior to joining Target Corporation
and developing an outstanding in-house law group, Jim clerked on the U.S.
Supreme Court for Chief Justice Earl Warren, practiced law at Faegre &
Benson LLP for 13 years, and was the head of mergers and acquisitions at
General Mills.
10:00 – 11:00
LAW FIRM LEADERSHIP AND
CONSOLIDATION IN A CHANGING
ENVIRONMENT
PHIL GARON (’72)
Former Chair of the Management Committee, Faegre & Benson
Phil Garon, former chair of the Management Committee of
Faegre & Benson LLP, leads an interactive discussion regarding
the development, characteristics and roles of successful law firm
leaders; alternative management structures at law firms; and
changing trends in those structures and alternative compensation
systems used to further management objectives. He also
discusses consolidation trends among law firms—including factors
that result in consolidations and integration issues that must be
resolved to make the firms successful.
PHIL GARON has been a member of the Faegre & Benson corporate practice since 1974. He focuses primarily on general corporate matters,
public and private mergers and acquisitions, private financings and hostile
takeover defense. He is former chair of the Business Law Section of the
Minnesota Bar Association, the Board of Visitors of the Law School, and
the U.S. Law Firm Group. With Law School Professor John Matheson, he
co-authored Minnesota Corporation Law and Practice, a treatise published by
Thomson Reuters.
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Chief Financial Officer, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Professional Services Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
How does a modern law firm actually operate as a business? The CFO and marketing partner of one of the largest firms in
the country explain not only how billable hours become cash
collections and net profits but also how professional services are
marketed and sold in a fiercely competitive industry. Learn the
ABCs of the business today—from AFA to WIP, from LPM to
RFP and from RPL to PPP.
TOM BRADLEY is Chief Financial Officer of Dorsey & Whitney LLP,
which he joined in 2011. Previously, he was Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer at Fair Isaac Corporation, responsible for all
financial operations of this industry-leading provider of predictive analytic
software, best known for the FICO Credit Score. Tom also held several
senior executive positions with Zurich Financial Services and was Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with St. Paul Companies.
BRYN VAALER is a partner in the Corporate Group of Dorsey &
Whitney LLP and the Professional Services Partner, overseeing and
directing business and professional development through the firm’s Professional Services Group. For 11 years, Bryn was a professor of law at the
University of Mississippi Law School and taught contracts, corporations,
corporate finance law and securities regulation.. He was a member of the
ABA Committee on Corporate Laws from 2000-06, and he has written
numerous articles on corporate and securities law and on lawyer
professional development.
12:30 – 12:35
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LAW SCHOOL
CORPORATE INSTITUTE
LEADERSHIP
FOUNDATIONS
PROGRAM
CLOSING
The University of Minnesota Law School is an equal opportunity
educator and employer.
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University of Minnesota Law School Corporate Institute
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JANUARY 11-13, 2012
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
RECOGNIZING THE ROLE THAT LAWYERS
PROVIDE AS LEADERS, both in business and
throughout the fabric of modern society, the Law School
inaugurates a J.D. Leadership Foundations Program.
The program offers intensive exposure to fundamental
leadership skills and concepts.
The Leadership Foundations Program is offered to
all current J.D. students at no cost.
You will gain significant insight into leadership issues
as well as into your own aptitudes and strengths. In
addition, you will receive a Certificate of Completion
following the program and your participation can be
used as a great resume builder!
FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL
[email protected]
7:30 – 8:30 REGISTRATION/CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
8:30 – 8:40 WELCOME/INTRODUCTION
PROFESSOR JOHN MATHESON
DEAN DAVID WIPPMAN
8:40 – 10:50
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND HOW IT CAN ENHANCE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
KATHLEEN MARRON (’82)
President, The Marron Alliance
What is EQ, and why should we care about this subject? At the
highest levels, professional success and satisfaction are more
dependent upon emotional skills (EQ) than intellectual abilities
(IQ). Relationship building through collaboration and teamwork
is an essential leadership skill for attorneys. In this session, participants learn how to increase their own EQ for maximum effectiveness, as a lawyer, rising leader, and future rainmaker. Building
one’s EQ is essential to superior professional performance.
KATHLEEN MARRON is a lawyer, mediator, leadership consultant, pro-
fessional speaker and certified executive coach. For most of her lengthy legal
career, she was an equity partner in a national law firm, leading cross-functional teams to success in business trials and appeals throughout the United
States. As President of The Marron Alliance LLC, Kathleen specializes in
equipping leaders and their teams with what they need to achieve breakthrough success in their careers and business.
10:50 – 11:00
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11:00 – 12:00
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP THROUGH
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
AMY ROTENBERG (’92)
President, Rotenberg Associates
Successful leaders know that effective communications are critical to earning and maintaining the support and loyalty of key
stakeholders such as employees, customers, investors, donors,
or the public. In this session, veteran media attorney and communications consultant Amy Rotenberg discusses how strategic
communications make for strong leaders and advance business,
organizational and legal objectives.
AMY ROTENBERG, principal of Rotenberg Associates LLC, provides
strategic communications counsel to clients facing adverse publicity. By
working in close coordination with her clients’ attorneys, she specializes
in helping clients who find themselves at the intersection of legal claims,
regulatory attacks and media scrutiny. Amy was previously Vice President at
Padilla Speer Beardsley, launching and directing its Litigation and Critical
Issues Communications practice. She was also a trial lawyer at Dorsey &
Whitney LLP in Minneapolis.
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCH PRESENTATION: LEADERSHIP SKILLS LEARNED IN THE TRENCHES
LEE MITAU (’72)
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, U.S. Bancorp
LEE MITAU has been Executive Vice President and General Counsel of
U.S. Bancorp since 1995 and also serves as Corporate Secretary. Previously
he was a partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP.
1:30 – 3:00
PRACTICES OF INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP
BARBARA CROSBY
Associate Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Learn how integrative leaders can help diverse constituents
tackle complex public problems such as homelessness, unemployment, environmental degradation, or human trafficking.
This session explores the nature of integrative leadership and
highlights such leadership practices as shaping “windows of
opportunity,” convening inclusive conversations, and assessing
outcomes and managing results. The campaign to end homelessness in Hennepin County is featured, and participants have a
chance to assess their own integrative leadership potential.
BARBARA CROSBY is associate professor at the Hubert H. Humphrey
School of Public Affairs, former academic co-director of the Center for
Integrative Leadership at the University of Minnesota, and a fellow of the
U.K. Leadership Trust. She has taught and written extensively on leadership and public policy, integrative leadership, cross-sector collaboration,
women in leadership, and strategic planning and has authored Leadership
for Global Citizenship and co-authored with John M. Bryson Leadership for
the Common Good: Tackling Public Problems in a Shared-Power World.
3:00 – 3:15
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3:15 – 4:55
LEADERSHIP AND NEGOTIATION
MARY ALTON
Corporate Institute Program Director and
Clinical Faculty
As a leader, your work confronts situations that depend on your
skills as a negotiator. To be effective, you need to understand
both the basics of negotiation and your bargaining style. In this
interactive presentation, you take a personal assessment to
determine your negotiation style and have a chance to practice
and improve your skills in a negotiation simulation.
MARY ALTON has been at the Law School since 2001. As program
director and clinical faculty for its Corporate Institute, she administers the
Corporate Externship Program and supervises student attorneys in the
Business Law Clinic. She is also the adviser for the J.D./M.B.A. program
and coach of the ABA Negotiation Competition team.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2012
8:00 – 9:00
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
9:00 – 12:00
LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS QUEST:
CHALLENGING LEADERS TO HELP THEM GO FROM “GOOD TO GREAT”
TOM MATSON
Senior Director of Leadership Development,
Gallup Education Practice
Gallup has studied human nature and behavior for more than
75 years. Gallup’s reputation for delivering relevant, timely, and
visionary research on what people around the world think and
feel is the cornerstone of the organization. Through studying the
best in leaders and followers, this session will deepen leaders’
knowledge of themselves, followers, partners and teams.
TOM MATSON is the Senior Director of Leadership Development and
Programming for the Gallup Education Practice. He is also an executive
coach and speaker, with more than 10 years of consulting experience.
During the past 15 years, Matson has spoken to thousands each year about
leadership, morals, long-range planning, and visioning. He is committed to
challenging audiences to become authentic leaders and fully live out
their strengths each day.
12:00 – 1:30
LUNCH PRESENTATION: COMMUNICATE THAT! TM
ROSHINI RAJKUMAR (’97)
President, The Roshini Performance Group
Do the words coming out of your mouth showcase a heavy
hitter or scream “lightweight”? Does your message delivery
say “winner” or “that person doesn’t know what she’s talking
about”? Telling an engaging story about yourself and your
organization can build positive relationships toward success.
But before you can get to those important steps for launching
your business, developing leadership status, or raising your
profile, you must know how to powerfully present yourself—
starting with how you show up. In her interactive presentation
“Who Are You?”, Roshini Rajkumar guides you through her
trademarked communication formula to help you first showcase
YOU, so you can WOW! every time.
ROSHINI RAJKUMAR helps leaders develop their executive presence
and ability to influence by empowering their communication acumen. Her
mission is backed by a career in television news and radio and more than
25 years of public speaking. Roshini coaches high-level executives, financial
and legal professionals, authors, and politicos to powerful industry and media
performances.
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