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Past Forums Looking for information on past forums? Click here. The 2011 FEIAA Federal Executive Forum: Achieving Distinction as a Federal Leader Thursday, May 5, 2011   view invitation 7:45am - 4:15pm Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052 The Executive Forum is open to anyone interested in leadership training. Membership in FEIAA or status as a graduate of FEI is NOT required. FEIAA and the Federal Executive Institute are partnering to provide a 2011 Executive Forum to meet the challenging needs of today's public service executives and managers. With the theme "Achieving Distinction as a Federal Leader," the Forum will take place on Thursday, May 5, at the Grand Ballroom of the Marvin Center on the campus of The George Washington University, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC. The Foggy Bottom Metro stop on the Blue/Orange Line is just a few blocks away. We have an exciting blend of topics with a blockbuster lineup of speakers. As an added BONUS, all Executive Forum participants will receive copies of books--a nearly $70 value--by two of our speakers: Russ Linden's Leading Across Boundaries: Creating Collaborative Agencies in a Networked World and Scott Eblin's The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success.  Read on for program details.
print-friendly view Thursday, May 5, 2011
7:45am	Registration Begins
8:00am	Continental Breakfast
8:30am	Welcome John Russo, FEIAA President Sydney Heimbrock, PhD, Director, Leadership and Human Resource Development Solutions Center, Office of Personnel Management
8:45am	Collaborative Leadership: A Powerful Way to Achieve Distinction Russ Linden, Russ Linden and Associates Today’s environment of budget shortfalls, complex challenges, and growing interdependence requires collaboration. And the Millennial generation entering the workforce now is eager for collaborative leadership. Collaborative leadership can be learned, although it also presents many challenges. But collaborative leadership is in our career interest and it helps us achieve distinction. In this session, you will learn five characteristics of effective collaborative leaders; identify some hurdles to collaborative leadership; and understand several strategies to overcome the hurdles.
10:15am	Networking Break
10:30am	NeuroFed: Leadership, Executive Performance and the Emerging Neuroscience Peter Ronayne, PhD, Federal Executive Institute PJ Rooney, PhD, Federal Executive Institute In this session you will be taken on a focused, timely, and extremely relevant tour of fascinating research about the brain's functions, limitations, and tremendous capacities, all tied explicitly to leadership. This session is designed to provide you with practical and profound tools with immediate relevance and applicability for your effectiveness and well-being as a leader and learner. And the research is clear: By becoming "NeuroFeds"--that is, learning about and integrating the latest neuroscience findings into leadership practice--we can change our brains, literally change our minds, and improve our leadership and organizational performance.
11:45am	Networking Break
12:00pm	Buffet Lunch
12:30pm	The Secrets of the Inspirational Leader Bill Graham, Graham Corporate Communications Being in charge does not make you a leader. Bill will look at some of the most overlooked tools that leaders can use to connect, inspire, and motivate their team.
1:00pm	Networking Break
1:15pm	Characteristics of Distinctive Leaders Harry S. Hertz, Director, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Tom Fox, Center for Government Leadership, Partnership for Public Service [view presentation] Marianna LaCanfora, Assistant Deputy Commissioner, Office of Retirement and Disability Policy, Social Security Administration
2:30pm	Networking Break
2:45pm	Leading at the Next Level Scott Eblin, Executive Coach and President, The Eblin Group One thing we know for sure about today's world is that expectations are always changing. That's especially true for leaders taking on new roles and challenges. Different results are expected so it logically follows that even the most successful leaders will need to change some things when they move up to the next level. In this session you'll learn the behaviors and mindsets that successful leaders pick up and let go of as they advance.
4:30pm	Adjourn