Business Acumen Series
Leadership Essentials
The Intersection of Leadership, Culture, and Ethical Decision-Making
Noteworthy Quote: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" — Charles Dickens
Program Overview
Leadership does not exist in a vacuum. Leadership requires action, business judgment, integrity, and consistency. Today, more than ever, the current business climate will require such attributes in leaders of all types, and at all levels. This one-day workshop will examine the core concepts of leadership and examine the way leaders, past and present, shape culture and organizational success. Paul Voss will lead a highly interactive discussion on what some of the greatest thinkers in history (Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Dante, Shakespeare) said about leadership, and how their insights relate to leadership today. Participants will examine the five levels of thinking and relating — and the five possible ways we can demonstrate leadership. Participants will also be asked to debate Machiavelli's famous question: "Is it better to be loved or feared?"
Who should attend?
This workshop is designed for any professional seeking to improve their knowledge regarding the best practices in leadership and business ethics. Participants typically include new managers and directors, middle managers, and experienced managers identified as having executive potential.
How will this benefit you and your organization?
Participants will return to work with a better understanding of the difference between leadership and managing, and why both are important. Voss will provide a proven framework for understanding the intersection of leadership and ethical decision-making. Participants will come away with not only a clear vocabulary for discussing leadership and ethical issues, but they will also understand their own leadership style and consider ways to move from low-level behaviors (when they are not at their best) to higher levels (when they are at their best) that will impact the organization in profound ways.
What topics are covered?
The morning session will make the distinction between civilization (those attributes that make life and work possible) and culture (those characteristics that make life and work worthwhile) while exploring the nine attributes of a healthy culture. We will also examine what some of the greatest thinkers in history (Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Dante, Shakespeare) said about leadership. Participants will then examine the five levels of thinking and relating — and the five possible ways we can demonstrate leadership.
The afternoon session moves from the imaginative to the real, from the hypothetical to the concrete. Participants will first examine a number of actual ethical issues facing businesses represented in the workshop and look at solutions to the various dilemmas suggested. Program participants then will consider how they would react to these situations from various levels of thinking — from the lowest form of behavior (survivalist) to the highest form of leadership (transformational).
Faculty
Paul Voss is president of Ethikos, LLC, and is an award-winning teacher, gifted public speaker, and published author. He lectures nationally and internationally throughout the year on a wide variety of topics including ethics, leadership, Shakespeare, the Renaissance, marriage, and family. Paul has delivered executive-level workshops on leadership and ethics for numerous Fortune 100 corporations. He is currently working on a new book about Machiavelli, business ethics, and leadership. Voss, his wife Mary, and their five children live in Atlanta.
*The Terry College of Business and The Office of Executive Programs reserve the right to change this workshop's instructor without prior notice to participants.
Duration and Cost
This is a one day workshop held from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at the UGA Terry Executive Education Center located at 3475 Lenox Road, Suite 300, in Buckhead. In 2009, this workshop is offered on:
- Tuesday, September 8
The workshop fee is $750. A 10% discount is available to companies that send a team of two or more to the same workshop. The registration deadline for the September 8 workshop is September 3.
The Terry College of Business offers sixteen (16) different one-day workshops in the areas of leadership, operations management, accounting and finance, sales and marketing, and strategy. If a person completes six (6) workshops within a 12-month period they receive a University of Georgia Terry Certificate in Business Management. If a person completes ten (10) workshops, including all four of the workshops in the leadership series, within a 24-month period they receive a University of Georgia Terry Advanced Certificate in Business Leadership.
Registration Options
Register a group of two or more »
Please contact the Office of Executive Programs at 706-425-3051 for more information.
Contact Information
University of Georgia
Executive Education Center in Atlanta
One Live Oak Center
3475 Lenox Road
