The 2011 FEIAA Federal Executive Forum: Achieving Distinction as a Federal Leader Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:45am - 4:15pm Grand Ballroom, 3rd Floor, Marvin Center, George Washington University, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
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, 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