 "Winning Leaders and Managers" Program Offered in August
On August 17, 2009 the Leadership Institute will offer a
one-day Winning Leaders and Managers program entitled "Business Acumen and Transformational Leadership." Hosted by the Institute, the program will be held at the James W.
McLamore Executive Education Center at the University of Miami School of
Business.
The Leadership Institute has
recently launched its Winning Leaders
and Managers series.
More than 250 managers in Miami-Dade County have participated in the program
and offered extremely positive feedback.
According to the International City and County Managers
Association, chief administrative officers, city and county managers and
assistants require higher skill levels, more creative problem-solving and an
ability to inspire the local government workforce to achieve ever-increasing
productivity and performance levels. Leadership development at the mid-manager
and executive levels remains a priority for leading cities and counties across
this nation, even in these tough economic times.
For more information and to
register, please visit the program Web site.
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Leadership Institute Offers New White Paper Series
A new white paper series is the latest addition to the
Leadership Institute Web site. The white
paper series summarizes leadership research from University of Miami faculty in
a concise manner and illustrates how the research is applicable to practical
issues. The introductory topics of the
series are Trust and Leadership, Strategic Leadership and Innovation in
High-Technology Firms, and Mentoring.
Additional topics will follow on a regular basis.
Click here to view PDFs of the white paper series on the Institute's Web site.
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The Leader's Bookshelf
 If you have ever asked yourself, "what leadership books
should I be reading?" The Johnson A.
Edosomwan Leadership Institute can help. The Institute now offers a list of top
books on leadership recommended by the Institute's faculty.
"The Leader's Bookshelf," available on the Institute
Web site, includes many of the most influential leadership books of all
time. The list includes such works as Good to Great by Jim Collins, The Leadership Challenge by James
Kouzes & Barry Posner, and The Five
Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership
Fable by Patrick Lencioni.
An addition to The Leader's Bookshelf will
be a "Best of 2009" listing the top leadership books released this year, and we
would like your input in compiling this list.
If you would like to nominate a book for consideration, please e-mail leadershipinstitute@miami.edu. Look for this list in January of 2010.
Visit The Leader's Bookshelf to see which books
you may want to check out at the bookstore.
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Leadership Institute Offers Research Services
to Faculty
To assist the Leadership Institute faculty, the Institute is
now offering leadership research support.
Among the services offered are:
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Manuscript editing
- Copy edits of page proofs
- Data collection
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Data entry
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Reference management with EndNote® - software for publishing
and managing bibliographies
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Creation of a research methods library
If
you are a member of the Leadership Institute faculty and would like to use any
of these services, please contact leadershipinstitute@miami.edu
or call 8-4182.
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 Research Update: Strategic Leadership and Innovation in High Technology Firms
University of Miami professors, Marianna Makri and Terri A. Scandura, studied the effects of CEO leadership on innovation, and identified new concepts in strategic leadership specifically related to high technology leadership, operational and creative leadership. Their results are detailed in an article entitled, "Exploring the Effects of Creative Leadership on Innovation in High-Technology Firms."
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Institute Sponsors Best Proposal Award at AOM Conference
The Leadership Institute is sponsoring a new award as part
of a professional development workshop organized by Marie Dasborough, assistant
professor of management, at the annual Academy of Management Annual Meeting
August 7, 2009. Read More
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Annual Leadership Best Practices Conference
November 5, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Co-sponsored by the
Leadership Institute, the Leadership Best Practices Conference is designed to
assist public and private sector organizations in creating a strategic
competitive advantage through identifying and implementing leadership best
practices. For more information about this conference or to register visit www.leadershipbestpracticesconference.com
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National Business Blog Features Faculty Insight on Trust
A recent talk by Cecily Cooper, assistant professor of management, is featured
on a blog published on BNET, part of CBS Interactive. Cooper was invited to
head a discussion on maintaining or repairing trust during recession at the
Organizational Trust Roundtable hosted by the King's College HRM Learning Board
in London on June 18. It was attended by managers from various UK
companies including Barclays, Network Rail, and the Church of England.
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May 18, 2009 - The Washington Post- The newspaper's "On Leadership" Web section featured research by Andrew Leone,
chair and professor of accounting, which found that CEOs who are also
the founders of their companies are much less likely to lose their jobs
when their firms are cited for accounting irregularities compared to
CEOs who are not founders. In those cases the CFO is more likely to get
fired. Read Article
May 2009 - HR Magazine - An article about mentoring in the workforce included quotes from Terri Scandura,
professor of management, who says leaders in most Fortune 500 companies
see mentoring as an important employee development tool, with 71%
having mentoring programs.
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ADMINISTRATION
Terri A. Scandura
Academic Director, Johnson
A. Edosomwan Leadership Institute; Dean, Graduate School
Luis Aceituno
Graduate Assistant
FACULTY
William Scott Green
Senior Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education
School of Business
Patricia Abril
Assistant Professor, Business Law
Susan W. Amat
Executive Director, The Launch Pad; Lecturer, Management
Anita Cava
Associate Professor, Department of Business Law; Co-director, UM Ethics Programs
Cecily D. Cooper
Assistant Professor, Management
Marie Dasborough
Assistant Professor, Management
Marc Junkunc
Assistant Professor, Management
Barbara E. Kahn
Dean, School of Business
Jeffery L. Kerr
Associate Professor, Management
Andrew Leone
Professor, Accounting
Robert Meyer
Professor, Marketing
John M. Mezias
Associate Professor, Management
Dhananjay Nanda
Professor, Accounting
Linda L. Neider
Vice Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs
A. Parasuraman
Vice Dean of Faculty; Director, Doctoral Program in Business Administration
Arun Sharma
Vice Dean of Strategic Initiatives
William B. Werther
Professor, Management
Joshua Wu
Assistant Professor, Management
School of Education
Scot Evans
Assistant Professor, Educational and Psychological Studies
Susan Mullane
Associate Professor, Sport Administration Program
Issac Prilleltensky
Dean, School of Education
Arts and Sciences
Jonathan West
Professor, Political Science; Director, MPA Program
Miller School of Medicine
Vineeth John
Director, JMH Mental Health Hospital Center
Frost School of Music
Shelly Berg
Dean, Frost School of Music
Serona Elton
Assistant Professor, Music Business & Entertainment Industries
School of Engineering
Shihab S. Asfour
Associate Dean for Academics
Tarek M. Khalil
Professor, Industrial Engineering
Vincent Omachonu
Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering
School of Communication
Sam L Grogg
Dean, School of Communication
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