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The 2010
Raymond E. Mason, Jr.,
Leadership Symposium

Once again, our 7th Annual Leadership Symposium was an event filled with inspiration and vision.  The day began with our keynote panel of Central Ohio leaders moderated by Bill Lhota, CEO, Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) and featured Jo Ann Davidson, President, JAD & Associates and Former Speaker, Ohio House of Representatives; Jim Kunk, President, Central Ohio Region, Huntington Bank; Doug Kridler, President and CEO, Columbus Foundation; Kerrii Anderson, Former President and CEO, Wendy’s International; and Eddie Harrell, President, Columbus Urban League.

The question to the panel – ‘Does Leadership Apply Across All Sectors – Business, Government, Community and Education?’ was eloquently answered by this strong group of leaders, all of whom effectively lead in many different sectors. One of our goals at the Leadership Center is to broaden your leadership lens and this panel stood as an example that leadership does indeed apply across all sectors.  It doesn’t matter whether you are in government or business, non-profit or education – having a vision and being able to communicate the organization’s mission or goal is what makes a good leader.

After listening to our past participants for the second year in a row, we expanded our breakout session to three.  After the break-out sessions, we had three authors available to sign their books.

• Jason Barger, Step Back from the Baggage Claim
• Beth Thomas, Powered by Happy
• Allen Proctor, More Than Just Money: Practical and Provocative Steps to Nonprofit Success

During lunch, Paul Otte, Executive Director of the Leadership Center, introduced the concept of Leadership Practice – Summary of Principles and Concepts and Ideas  if followed they can make you a better leader and if repeated (often enough), one of the best leaders.  The idea is that even the best leaders are:

• Continually Stretching
• Consciously Thinking
• Doing Openly
• Developing Others

To learn more about our Leadership Practice principles and concepts read Our Best Leaders = Your Best Leadership, what makes some leaders better than others and what can we learn from the best?

Mallory Holtman and Sara Tucholsky, 2008 ESPY “Best Moment” award winners, were our luncheon speakers with a presentation titled, “Because Nice Matters: From the Field to the Boardroom – Being the Best You.”  Their presentation began with the YouTube video of the homerun that thrust them into the spot light and why they would not let that event be the only thing that defined their lives.

After the moving luncheon presentation, the audience participated in the afternoon break out sessions.  This session was followed by our unique ‘Take It Back To Work’ session where attendees gathered in sector specific facilitated groups to discuss what they learn and how they will apply their new vision.

 Agenda:  View or download PDF

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2010 SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS - Click here for our flyer

 

KERRII ANDERSON

Former President and CEO of Wendy's International
From School Bus Driver to CEO

CHRISTIE ANGEL

Board President, YWCA
Building Leadership Skills Through Non-Profit Board Service

DAVID AXNER

Superintendent, Dublin City Schools
Transformational Leadership

JASON BARGER

author of Step Back from the Baggage Claim
Leadership At the Airport Level

JO ANN DAVIDSON

Former Speaker of the House, and JAD And Associates

EDDIE HARRELL

President, Columbus Urban League
The Power of Effective Listening

 

DOUG KRIDLER

President and CEO, The Columbus Foundation

JIM KUNK

President, Central Region, Huntington National Bank
Attributes of Successful Leaders

BILL LHOTA

President and CEO, COTA

DR. TERESA C. LONG

Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health
Resilience and Leadership

ALLEN PROCTOR

Proctor Consulting, LLC
We Are What We Are Funded To Be

ROBERT SHENTON

Managing Partner, Plante Moran
Leadership and Ethics

 

BETH THOMAS

Executive VP and Managing Director of Consulting, Sequent
Your #1 Job as a Leader: Engage Your Associates!

 

MALLORY HOLTMAN AND SARA TUCHOLSKY

2008 ESPY award winners for "Best Moment" - Sportsmanship Defined Foundation
Leadership Styles and Their Effectiveness - 'Building the Best Leader'

What's Your Leadership Philosophy? 

 

JANET RADER

Associate Pastor, Salem Church of God

 

AMBER DALTON

Management Company Owner

 

 

MAUREEN GATEWOOD

OHSERS

 

BRIAN SCHLEPPI

ODOT

 

STACEY HEATON

Columbus Regional Airport Authority

 

JENNIFER KING

PPG Corporation

 

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