Leadership Development and Coaching Program Information Session

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Leadership Development and Coaching Program
Information Session

• Paula Greenberg, Graduate Division
• Lynn Krage, Graduate Leadership Program
• 12 January 2009
• G55 JMHH

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Focus of the Program and Requirements

• Focus
• Potential leaders individual development and
  personal growth
• Interpersonal skills
• Leadership development in real time
• Requirements
• We are looking for students that wish to expand
  their leadership skill set while at Wharton and
  beyond graduation.
• Willingness to be reflective and self-analytical
• Willingness to learn about yourself
• Openness to feedback

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Program Design

• Designed sequentially so that the experiences
  build upon one another
• Moves participant from self-awareness to action
• Coaching sessions provide professional guidance
  on interpersonal challenges.
• Note Coaching is not counseling!!!

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Program Overview

• Participants
• Open to approximately 90 first year students
  serving in leadership positions
• Program Outline
• Spring 2009
• Online DISC Assessment
• Small Group Dynamics
• Coaching Action Plan---Based on steps 1 and 2 and
  MGMT652 coursework
• Coaching Session---1 session with Executive Coach
  
• (total session time 3 hours)
• Summer 2009
• Alumni Mentoring Relationship
• Fall 2009
• Communications Workshop
• Coaching Sessions---Remainder of 3-hour allotment
  of sessions with Executive Coach

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MBA Leadership Development Coaching Program Dates
Program Kick-Off Session 11 February 2009,
430pm Online DiSC Assessment 12-26 February
2009 (approximately 30 minutes to
complete) Small Group Workshops for
Participants 27 February through 1 March 2009 20
through 22 March 2009 27 through 29 March
2009 1st Coaching Session 2 March through 28
April 2009 following completion of Small Group
Workshop
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Timeline for Applying

• Application Essay Due
• Tuesday 20 January 2009, Noon
• Available at
• http//wlp.wharton.upenn.edu/wlp_ver1.3/co_coachi
  ng_application.htm
• Decisions Announced
• Friday 6 February 2009, Noon

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Coach Leslie Gargas

• Leslie Gargas is the former Director of Training
  Development for Wyeth Consumer Healthcare.
• 25 years of corporate experience with a focus on
  developing and leading high performance
  individuals and cross-functional teams, as well
  as serving as an internal coach and mentor.
• Leslie has completed her Executive Coaching
  certification through Linkage and she is
  certified in DISC. In addition, she is currently
  certified in "Effective Intelligence" and has
  used this assessment (focused on
  thinking/decision making styles) to facilitate
  effective communication and collaboration within
  and across teams.
• Through her Executive Coaching company, "Success
  Factor Coaching", she has had the opportunity to
  coach individuals to achieve personal and
  professional success. Much of her work has been
  focused in the area of "successfully navigating
  Corporate America.

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Questions?

• The following students are available for
  questions by e-mail
• Omar McGann
• Brooke Eplee
• Tushyati Maudgalya

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Follow-Up

• If you think of anything after the session,
  please feel free to contact
• Paula Greenberg at pgreenbe_at_wharton.upenn.edu
• or
• Lynn Krage at lkrage_at_wharton.upenn.edu
• Slide Deck available at http//wlp.wharton.upenn.
  edu/wlp_ver1.3/index.php