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Schedule

2009 Schedule

January 2009

  • Leadership in Action
    Mr. Tom Bell – President and CEO, Cousins Properties
  • WLA Opening Address – Goals and Objectives of WLA
    Dr. Michael Johns – Chancellor, Emory University
  • Woodruff Moment and 1-Minute Session
    Mr. Gary Teal – Senior Associate Vice President for Administration, Emory University; Chief of Staff to the CEO, Woodruff Health Sciences Center; Dean, Woodruff Leadership Academy
  • History of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center
    Dr. Charles Hatcher - Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emeritus
  • Leadership Experiences
    Dr. Michael Johns
  • Strategic Thinking
    Dr. Russ Coff - Associate Professor, Goizueta Business School
  • WHSC Mission , Vision, & Goals
    • Dr. Fred Sanfilippo - Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University; CEO, Woodruff Health Sciences Center; Chair, Emory Healthcare
    • Ms. Shari Capers - Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning, EHC Corporate
  • Building the Ideal Leader
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Building Personal Awareness (Birkman)
    Mr. Dennis Redding - Academic Director, Woodruff Leadership Academy
  • President’s Address
    Dr. James Wagner – President, Emory University
  • Overview of the WHSC – Size, Scope, & Stats
    Mr. Ronnie Jowers – Vice President for Health Affairs, Emory University; CFO, Woodruff Health Sciences Center
  • Research Administration – Administrative Cost Recovery & Conflict of Interest
    Dr. David Wynes – Vice President for Research Administration, Emory University
    Mr. Bill Lambert – Director, Cost Studies
  • Leadership and Team Formation – Action Learning (Acid River)
    Mr. Dennis Redding
  • The Leadership Mind
    Mr. Dennis Redding
  • 2009 Team Projects Selection
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Birkman and Team Formation
    Mr. Dennis Redding

February 2009

  • Woodruff Moment & 1-Minute Session
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • WHSC Leadership in Action
    Dr. Stuart Zola – Director, Yerkes National Primate Research Center
  • Emory University Financial Overview
    Ms. Edie Murphree, Vice President for Finance, Emory University
  • Leadership Best Practices
    Dr. Peter Topping – Associate Professor, Goizueta Business School
    • Practices of Exemplary Leadership
    • Generational Differences
    • Emotional Intelligence
    • Leadership Styles
  • Difficult Conversations
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Managing/Negotiating Work Group Conflicts
    Dr. Michael Sacks - Associate Professor, Goizueta Business School
  • Experiential Exercise
    Mr. Bob Carr – President, Executive Adventure
  • Managing Polarities
    Mr. Dennis Redding
  • Team Project Time
    2009 WLA Project Teams

March 2009

  • Woodruff Moment & 1-Minute Session
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Leadership in Action
    Ms. Donna Hyland – President and CEO, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Experiential Exercise
    Mr. Bob Carr
  • Tour of the Carter Center
    Carter Center Staff
  • Emory Healthcare Structure & Administration
    • Mr. John Fox – President and CEO, Emory Healthcare
    • Dr. Wright Caughman – Vice President for Clinical and Academic Integration, Emory University; Director, The Emory Clinic
  • The Woodruff Foundation
    Mr. Russ Hardin – President, Robert W. Woodruff Foundation
  • WHSC Leadership in Action
    Dr. David Stephens – Vice President, Health Affairs Research, Emory University
  • Human Resources
    Ms. Dallis Howard-Crow – Chief Human Resource Officer, Emory Healthcare
    Mr. Peter Barnes – Vice President for Human Resources, Emory University
  • Building Collaboration and Influence Skills
    Dr. Michael Sacks
  • Team Project Time
    2009 WLA Project Teams

April 2009

  • Woodruff Moment & 1-Minute Session
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Quality Initiatives Across the WHSC
    • Dr. Bill Bornstein – Chief Quality Officer, Emory Healthcare
    • Dr. Rick Gitomer – Chief Quality Officer, ECLH (2003 WLA Fellow)
    • Dr. Nate Spell – Chief Quality Officer, EUH (2006 WLA Fellow)
  • Information Technology
    Dr. Rich Mendola – Vice President for Information Technology & CIO, Emory University
  • Leadership in Action
    Mr. Joe Rogers – CEO and Chairman, Waffle House
  • Experiential Exercise
    Mr. Bob Carr
  • Dean’s Panel
    • Dr. Jim Curran – Dean, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
    • Dr. Tom Lawley – Dean, School of Medicine, Emory University
  • Leadership in Action
    Mr. John Rice – Vice Chairman, General Electric; President and CEO, GE Infrastructure
  • Administrative Issues for Brasstown Valley Session
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Development and the Capital Campaign
    Ms. Maggi McKay – Vice President for Development (2003 WLA Fellow)
  • Leadership in National Organizations
    Dr. Michael Johns
  • Current Issues in Federal, State, & Local Governmental Affairs
    • Mr. John Engelen – Vice President for Governmental Affairs
    • Ms. Betty Willis – Senior Associate Vice President, Community Affairs
    • Ms. Linda Womack – Director, State Government Affairs
  • Change Management
    Mr. Dennis Redding
  • Summary Leadership Case
    Mr. Dennis Redding
  • Team Project Time
    2009 WLA Project Teams

May 2009

  • Welcome
    Mr. Gary Teal
  • Opening Remarks
    • Dr. Michael Johns
    • Dr. Fred Sanfilippo
  • 2009 Project Presentations
    2009 WLA Project Teams
  • Awards Dinner

 

 

 
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