2022 GSAE Leadership Series 

• 6 of the strongest Leadership Academy educational sessions
• 6 CAE hours each – 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
• $189 per session 
• Open to 12 GSAE members
• Meet the expert facilitators and content leaders
• Interactive, small group work
• Resource page and all handouts available upon registration

You will receive homework assignments and a lunch request the week before each session. Unless otherwise noted, each session is 9:30 am -3:30 pm.

GSAE Member Price: $189 per session

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Dates & Modules

Series Objectives

Strategy, Change and Decision-Making, Friday, February 18
Facilitators: Heather Blanchard, CAE, Ragan Cohn, CAE, Jason Cline, CAE

Topics/concepts and their relevant implications and applications for association management:

• Individual and organizational practices for being strategic
• How strategy development can occur: model
• Race for Relevance Key Concepts
• Road to Relevance: 5 Strategies for Competitive Associations Key Concepts
• Vision & Strategy Failure
• Built to Last, Good to Great, and 7 Measures for Success Insights
• Agile leadership - a core competency necessary for Strategy Development, Execution and Change Management
• Partnership, strategic alliances, and collaboration as one method to execute strategically

Leading Groups and Teams/Conflict Management, Friday, March 18
Facilitators: Jan Price, CAE, Lisa-Marie Haygood, CAE, Mary J. Wheatley, IOM, CAE

Topics/concepts and their relevant implications and applications for association management:

• Conflict and its sources
• The benefits of conflict
• Individual conflict styles and conflict facilitation
• Conflict management, change management, and the inter-relationship with being an adaptive organization
• Facilitation techniques for managing group dynamics
• Stages of group/team developing and leading teams
• Group dynamics and ethical decision-making
• Teamwork and collaboration vs. competition

Human Capital: Engaging Employee and Volunteer Talent, Friday, April 15
Facilitators: Julie Anderson, CAE, MBA, Kristen Morgan, CAE, Julia Boyd, CAE, Janell Martin, CAE

Topics/concepts and their relevant implications and applications for association management:

• Factors Affecting Everyone
• Factors Affecting Employees
• Factors Affecting Volunteers
• Organizational Culture’s Impact

Everyday Innovation and Idea Management, Friday, May 20
Facilitators: Mike Pennington, CAE and Russ Webb

Honestly, this one changes a lot module to module, but we know it’s going to cover the following topics in some fun, interactive form:

• When Your Association Innovated
• How Others Innovate
• Scanning and Applying Trends
• From Ideas to Action
• Building an Innovation Portfolio

Career Pathways: Your Professional Journey, Friday, June 17
Facilitators: Shan Haugabrook, Tangela Monroe, CAE, Regina Robuck, Kelly McLendon, CAE

Topics/concepts and their relevant implications and applications for association management:

• What does professionalism mean in the 21^st century?
• The breadth of career options available in association management and its related suppliers and industries
• Value of, and differences in; networking, mentoring, and coaching
• Personal/professional values, personal mission statement, career plan, and accountability partners
• Peers’ perceptions of strengths and contributions that can be leveraged
• Experience giving and receiving feedback

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