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Announcing the 2011-2012 Strong Leadership Breakfast of Champions Series

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2011-2012 Strong Leadership Series

Leadership Oakland is pleased to announce our Breakfast of Champions series for 11-12 which will focus on a variety of aspects of “Strong Leadership.”  From personal energy reserves to managing your organization in ways that promote strong processes and practices, our presenters will inform, inspire and engage.  Come grow with us!

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Single Event Registration Fee:
$32 Alumni Association Members / $36 Non Association Members & General Public

Power Pack Pricing - Attend All Four Breakfasts in the Series and Save:
$105 Alumni Association Members / $125 Non Association Members & General Public


November 15, 2011, 7:30 – 9:00am
Strong Country / Strong Infrastructure
Bill Kowalski, J.D., Vice President and Director of Corporate Investigations, Rehmann CIS
Townsend Hotel,100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, MI, 48009

Oh, the tales he will tell!  As a former Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the FBI, Bill Kowalski has had years of experience with counterintelligence and espionage as well as oversight for counter-terrorism operations throughout Michigan.  Now he applies this knowledge to help businesses manage, prevent, and—if needed—investigate, fraud and other potentially criminal activity.   Bill will discuss past and current efforts that keep our nation strong.  In the second half of his presentation he will discuss important steps you can take to protect your business from internal and external security issues.  No matter how large or small your business, you will take away information that applies to your operations.


January 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9am

High Energy Health
Susan Bailey, LOXVII, Program Manager, Health and Wellness, DTE Energy
Management Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098

Do you ever wish you had more energy and mental clarity to get through those high stress days?  Make 2012 the year you turn your energy level up a notch!  This session will provide valuable insights on managing your stress by managing your energy at work and at home.  Participants will learn tips that will allow them to be more engaged and find a greater sense of balance, vitality, and fulfillment though a holistic approach to health and energy management.  Susan has been nationally recognized as an expert in the field of health promotion and wellness and has a passion for empowering others to lead healthy, happy and productive lives.  You will leave the session with a spring in your step and a can-do attitude!


February 28, 2012, 7:30 – 9am

Managing Thought, Think Differently, Think Powerfully, Achieve New Levels of Success
Mary Lore, LOIV, Author, Founder and CEO, Managing Thought, LLC
Management Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098

Everything we say and do begins with a thought. Everything. And it is when we are inspired in our thoughts that we achieve significant results and transformation—individually and collectively.  Join award winning author and international speaker Mary Lore, and discover how we can change the course of our lives, our organizations, our communities and our world just by understanding our thoughts and choosing the way we think.  Mary will share practical tools to get at the essence of counter-productive thoughts and restore a sense of purpose allowing us to be more creative, inspired and impactful in all we do.   Mary is a CPA, Vistage International expert resource, and is considered a thought leader in a wide variety of business practices from motivation to entrepreneurship to profitability. 


April 24, 2012, 7:30 – 9am
Ethics in Leadership
David Mayer, Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ross School of Business
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend Street
Birmingham, MI, 48009

We see many examples of unethical leadership in businesses and other area’s of life.  It can be devastating to see individuals we have held up as leaders and role models use their power and influence in unethical ways. What makes these leaders go down the wrong path? David Mayer’s fascinating research has focused on behavioral ethics, organizational justice and workplace diversity and his work has been published in top organizational and management journals.  An international speaker, business consultant and  teacher of leadership and ethics at the university level, David will discuss the importance of leaders as ethical role models and provide tips to ensure your own behaviors as a leader align with your values.
 

Leadership Oakland Announces LOXXI Graduating Class

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Troy, MI - Leadership Oakland today announced a list of graduates from the 2010-2011 Cornerstone Program. Forty-five individuals representing businesses and non-profit agencies completed the requirements of the year long leadership development program and were recognized at a ceremony at the Michigan State University Tollgate Education Center. Over the past year, participants gained leadership insight personally, professionally and through public awareness and service. Their participation links them to one of the most powerful business networks in Michigan.

Diana Anderson,
Henry Ford Health System (West Bloomfield)

Gregory Atkins,
The I.T. Management Group

John Bamberger,
Center for Computer Resources

Colin Battersby,
Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, P.L.C.

Tricia Beck,
French Associates, Inc.

Carolyn Bennett,
DTE Energy

Jeff Burmeister,
William Beaumont Hospital

Michael Chiasson,
Oakland County

Lisa Daniel,
University of Phoenix

Michael Elinski,
Health Alliance Plan

Chip Erwin,
Comerica Bank

Sandy Fester,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Julie Garavaglia,
ITC Holdings, Corp.

Cynthia Gier,
Consultant

Shari Grant,
Reid Family Foundation

David Groth,
Henry Ford Health System (West Bloomfield)

Jay Hack,
Raymond James &  Associates

Richard Holcomb,
Oakland Community College

Brandon Hooley,
Mercedes-Benz Financial Services LLC

Regina Jamerson,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Thomas Lanni,
Beaumont Health Systems

Stephanie Mackey,
Oakland County Parks and Recreation

Dominic Mirabella,
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

Malkia Newman,
Community Network Services, Inc.

Jennifer O'Connor,
Oakland Schools

Lisa Perazza,
Consultant, Abruzzi Associates

Karen Peterson,
Oakland County-Community Corrections

Ann Piper,
Baker College of Auburn Hills

Clifton Powell,
Croskey & Lanni & Company

Tracey Rettig,
MSU Extension - Leadership Council

Christine Santos,
TTi Global

Juanita Savage,
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

John Savio,
MSU Federal Credit Union

Heike Scott,
Presbyterian Villages of Michigan

Sidhdharth Sheth,
UBS Financial Services

Kimber Smail,
Plante & Moran PLLC

Kent Snyder,
Kent Financial Group

David Sonntag,
DTE Energy

Juliana Stitz,
Easter Seals of Michigan

Hannah Thoms,
Gordon Advisors, P.C.

Amy Wang,
Henry Ford Health System (West Bloomfield)

Cindy Warner,
Oakland Schools

Darin Weiss,
Grace Centers of Hope

David Williams,
Williams Consulting Services, LLC

Jennifer Williams,
Community Housing Network



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Established in 1990, Leadership Oakland is a 501 (c)(3) organization focused on business and community leadership development. Leadership Oakland is a member of The Community Leadership Association. The organization provides a nine-month community leadership Cornerstone Program to participants from businesses, organizations and governmental agencies that are selected based on an application process. The organization continues to provide educational and networking opportunities to alumni after graduation from the Cornerstone Program. Leadership Oakland graduates are key business and community leaders serving as catalysts on boards of various organizations throughout the region.

 

Leadership Oakland's Arts & Culture Session Inspires the Current Class

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By Ron Shamma, LOXII
LO Volunteer in Residence

LOXXI visited two locations for month's ARTS & CULTURE session. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in Farmington Hills and the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center in Birmingham both hosted the session.

The culture at Mercedes-Benz is cutting edge, offering staffers many open-area meeting locations, work areas and common areas. This includes coffee bars and cafeteria areas on almost all four floors of their building. It also includes lots of art work, in all forms, and much of it is meant to be handled. Their commitment and  corporate devotion to art and culture made it a perfect spot for the morning session.  Jennifer Korman, Mercedes-Benz Community Relations Manager, arranged tours of the entire building so the class got to see the entire Mercedes-Benz collection. It was truly inspiring to see a corporation interweave art into their culture.

One session titled: "100 Arts & Entertainment Venues in Southeastern Michigan" was particularly interesting. It included an exercise to identify as many as 100 venues in the metropolitan area that you may not think of as arts and cultural venues. Although the group only managed to identify about 55, it did bring out the point that there are lots of opportunities to increase your leadership understanding through the arts and culture of the area. Another session: "What can the Business Community learn from the Art Community" showed how a group of individuals with diverse backgrounds, including arts, can help find best solutions to issues that need answering; arts and art education is also a business.

Leadership Oakland's second part of the day moved to the Birmingham Bloomfield Arts Center(BBAC). There amongst classrooms of adults taking "art" classes, our session continued A video of Detroit's Heidelberg Project showed how the Heidelberg street community has come together to infuse art into their neighborhood and that has helped to clean-up the area and bring in new residents thereby increasing the value of the area. Tours of BBAC were taken by class participants and several pieces of local art were purchased. (This includes a great wool purse this author bought for my wife's birthday.)

The day included several other sessions that appeared to inspire the class. A talk by Christopher Baum, Senior VP, Film Detroit about the current state of Michigan's film incentives, sparked lots of questions and enthusiasm from the class.

Tyree Guyton's quote from the Heidelberg Project video was particularly inspiring, he said: "Life is no fun, unless you can go out and shake things up!"

The 2011 Leadership Oakland class year is almost over (graduation is in June) and it appears to me that yet another LO class will soon be going out into the work world with newly inspired leadership skills and follow Tyree's lead to begin to "shake things up."

If you are looking for this same type inspiration, sign up for the next LO class.

One final point: below website is a short picture quiz. Don't worry--there are no wrong answers. There are three photos. One is captioned "Do You See it?"another, "Do You Like it?" and a third, "Do You Get It?". They reference three pieces of art in Mercedes-Benz collection. Write me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and let me know your thoughts on them.  We will discuss it next month!!

 


Do You See It?

 


Do You Like It?

 


Do You Get It?

 

Dare to Dream!

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2010-2011 Defining Leadership Breakfast of Champions Series  
"Disciplined Dreaming"
Josh Linkner, Chairman / Founder, ePrize
Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 7:30 - 9am
The Management Education Center, 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098

"Our ability to lead with creativity and innovation can change the course of our region and lead to a strong and vibrant future."

What if you let go of the rules and followed your dreams with unapologetic vigor?
What if you refused to accept mediocrity?
What if we removed regret and realized that setbacks are simply the pathway to progress?
What if you attended a breakfast event that could change the way you see yourself and your world?

Josh Linkner is the founder and Chairman of ePrize, the world's largest interactive promotion agency.  Over the last 20 years, he founded and sold three other technology companies.  He is also a jazz guitarist who has performed professionally since the age of 13.  As an author, speaker and blogger, he has launched the "Creativity Generation" and is on a Mission to make the world a more creative planet.   He has authored the book "Disciplined Dreaming - A Proven System to Drive Breakthrough Creativity" that outlines the process he will share with our participants.  Join Josh and learn how the process of innovation can be practiced easily through logical, practical techniques.

Following the theme “Defining Leadership,” the series will explore the various ways that leadership in our area has been, and possibly will be, defined.  What has worked?  What models have failed us?  How have individual leaders risen above challenging circumstances and led with integrity?  How could innovation and creativity redefine our perception of leadership and the health of the region in the future?  Attendees will hear from a diverse range of speakers as they offer their experience and perspective on these important questions.  Highlights of the program include:

•    Top quality presenters
•    Delicious, full breakfast
•    Networking
•    Learn about Leadership Oakland

The cost is $32 for LO alumni members and $36 for non-members and guests and includes a complete breakfast. Pre-registration required. To register, contact Carol Dendler at 248.952.6880 or register online here.
 

Leadership Oakland Asks, “How Do You Define Leadership?”

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2010-2011 Defining Leadership Breakfast of Champions Series

“From Where I Sit”
Brian Dickerson, Columnist, Detroit Free Press, Leadership Oakland Alumnus
Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 7:30 – 9am
Townsend Hotel, 100 Townsend Street, Birmingham, MI, 48009

Brian Dickerson has been writing for the Free Press for over twenty years.  During this period he has investigated, contemplated and written about leaders of every shape and form.  At times controversial, he has offered his thoughts and opinions to thousands of readers each week.  In this session, Brian will discuss some of the traits and attributes he has observed over the years that have defined leadership in the region in both positive and negative ways.  What makes leadership work for the good of our world and what can we learn from the leaders that have stumbled and fallen? Participants in this session will be provided an opportunity to examine their own leadership and give thought to the image and legacy they will leave behind.

Following the theme “Defining Leadership,” the series will explore the various ways that leadership in our area has been, and possibly will be, defined.  What has worked?  What models have failed us?  How have individual leaders risen above challenging circumstances and led with integrity?  How could innovation and creativity redefine our perception of leadership and the health of the region in the future?  Attendees will hear from a diverse range of speakers as they offer their experience and perspective on these important questions.  Highlights of the program include:

•    Top quality presenters
•    Delicious, full breakfast
•    Networking
•    Learn about Leadership Oakland

The cost is $32 for LO alumni members and $36 for non-members and guests and includes a complete breakfast. Pre-registration required. To register, contact Carol Dendler at 248.952.6880 or register online at: https://www.leadershipoakland.com/index.php/our-store

The Leadership Oakland Breakfast of Champions Series is Sponsored by: HAP, DTE Energy Foundation, Corp!, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, Henry Ford Health System, McDonald Hopkins, PLC and Center for Computer Resources.
 
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