Gettysburg Leadership Experience Brochure
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Gettysburg Leadership Experience Brochure
T he Gettysburg Leadership Experience is not a study of military strategy, but an excellent opportunity to stimulate new thinking and a new understanding of leadership, teamwork and communication. Through on-the-ground study of the leadership challenges facing commanders in this pivotal battle of the American Civil War, participants learn practical, usable lessons that will benefit their organizations today, gaining new insights and new ideas on: • How leaders can make the right calls amid murky, ill-defined conditions, incomplete information and high pressure • The intricacies of decision-making and communication in large organizations, and how culture affects what’s possible • How successful leaders share their vision for success, reduce the possibility of misinterpretation, and get everyone pulling in the same direction • How leaders develop imagination and courage in themselves and others • Why character, a central element of leadership, is the key to building trust on teams Walking this ground teaches things one cannot learn in a conference room because the experience, like leadership, is emotional as well as intellectual. Our facilitators use stories of key leadership moments to bring critical lessons to life in vivid detail. These lessons, in turn, render valuable insights into how successful leaders operate today. Sample Agenda* 3:00 PM DAY ONE Check in at Antrim 1844 Country House 6:00 - 7:00 PM Welcome reception and strategic overview. Ed Ruggero will present the historical background to the battle of Gettysburg - discussion sets the stage for the battlefield visit the following day. 7:00 PM Dinner in a private dining room: Discuss current leadership challenges 7:30 AM DAY TWO Full breakfast on the mansion veranda. 8:30 AM Depart Antrim Country House for battlefield by bus. 9:00 - 10:00 AM Day 1 (July 1, 1863) - The Improvised Battle Leadership Moments: • Conveying Leader’s Intent • Taking Charge • Relying on Subordinates to Assess and Make Critical Decisions • Losing Sight of the Objective • Syncronizing Assets • Strategy vs. Execution 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Day 2 (July 2, 1863) - The Orchestrated Battle Leadership Moments: • Communicating Effectively • Role of the Individual in Shaping Events • Viewing the Tactical Battlefield • Strategy vs. Execution 12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch in historic Gettysburg 1:00 - 3:30 PM Day 3 (July 3, 1863) - Act of Desperation or Coordinated Attack? Leadership Moments: • Communicating Intent • Activity Doesn’t Equate to Progress • Leadership by Example • Taking Responsibility • Strategy vs. Execution 3:30 PM The Aftermath • Reflection at the National Cemetery 4:00 - 4:30 PM Visit Gettysburg Museum 5:00 - 5:30 PM En route to Antrim Country House 6:00 - 7:00 PM Reception in mansion parlor 7:00 PM Dinner in private dining room 7:30 AM DAY THREE Full breakfast on the mansion veranda 8:30 - 10:30 AM Leadership Workshop to discuss the application of principles learned on the battlefield to leadership challenges today and how to develop a Personal Leadership Philosophy 11:00 AM Hotel check-out and departure *Agenda is customized to meet client needs What Participants Are Saying: “This was the best team-building exercise I’ve encountered in twenty-five years in this business — just a superb opportunity for us to come together and do some deep thinking about who we are and where we want to take our company. You made the leadership lessons of Gettysburg come alive for us in fascinating ways, and helped us see immediately how this knowledge can help us become better leaders today. You engaged us intellectually and — as you promised — emotionally, and did it all in the context of a completely enjoyable few days. My team was energized and left Gettysburg better equipped to lead and to inspire. I’m looking forward to our next engagement.” Pete Marchetto, CEO, Bovis Lend Lease “Reading about great leaders like Colonel Joshua Chamberlain is instructive. But standing in the wind on Little Round Top and listening to Ed weave the story of Chamberlain’s creativity and courage was riveting and intense. My senior leadership team has brought that intensity back to the office where they’re tackling our business and leadership challenges with fresh ideas and energy. Thank you so much for delivering an excellent program that is paying off for our business.” Roger Crandall, CEO MassMutual Facilitator & Historian Ed Ruggero is the author of eleven books and an international speaker on leadership. A graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point, Ed served as an infantry officer in the US Army. His most recent book is The First Men In: US Paratroopers and the Fight to Save D-Day. Ed also leads a Normandy Leadership Experience at the site of the Allied invasion of France in 1944; and a Lexington and Concord Leadership Experience that visits the beginnings of the American Revolution outside Boston. For More Information: Dennis F. Haley Academy Leadership (610) 783-0630 [email protected] www.academyleadership.com • www.edruggero.com