Experts come together to discuss integrative leadership
Leaders to examine 21st century leadership challenges at Oct. 6 public event
MINNEAPOLIS (September 19, 2008) — Complex issues such as world hunger, global warming, and planetary energy demands are not subject to quick fixes or easy solutions. Their very names define how they transcend boundaries and have the potential to affect anyone at anytime. Issues like these demand integrated leadership; leadership that pools the knowledge and talent from individuals in the private, not-for-profit, and government sectors to move society forward in these times of increased interconnection and rapid change.
The public is invited to listen to a select panel of outstanding leaders in government, business, finance, the academy, and civil society who will gather to discuss this new century’s big integrative challenges Monday, October 6, at 6:30 p.m. at the Carlson School of Management, 321 19th Avenue South, 3M Auditorium, Minneapolis. The panel discussion, “Wanted: Integrative Leaders for 21st Century Leadership Challenges,” is free and everyone is encouraged to attend.
Join Bush Foundation President and former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Peter Hutchinson, Carlson Companies Chairman Marilyn Carlson Nelson and University of Michigan business professor Noel Tichy for a discussion of what it will take to train integrative leaders to be ready for 21st century challenges.
This panel discussion is part of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Integrative Leadership’s second annual research and practice symposium, “Integrative Leadership: Crossing Boundaries for the Common Good,” Sunday, October 5, through Tuesday, October 7. This symposium will feature presentations from local, national, and global integrative leaders as well as research presentations from diverse scholars on the topic of integrative leadership. The goal of this event is to bring public policy practitioners and leadership scholars together, across disciplines, to facilitate interdisciplinary leadership dialogue based on current research.
The fee for this three-day event is $120, including meals. Students can register for the symposium for $25 at the door with their student ID. For registration information and further details about the event, visit www.hhh.umn.edu/news/events/index.html.
The Center for Integrative Leadership is a University-wide initiative and its oversight is shared by the Carlson School of Management and the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. The Center is dedicated to examining and advancing the concept of integrative leadership so that it can be understood, taught, and deployed to help deal with and solve some of the most challenging issues of our time. More public forums are scheduled for fall and spring.
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