Chewing on Leadership, hosted by Vermont leaders creates a potent platform for relevant questions and meaningful dialogue about current events.
November 2018
Date: Friday, November 30
Topic: Leading From and Being in Alignment with our Core Values in Challenging Times
Presenter: Martha Maksym
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August 2018
Date: Thursday, August 30
Topic: Daily Change and Transition, Beyond Busyness
Presenter: Suzanne Trahey
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April 2018
Date: Tuesday, April 17
Topic: Difficult Conversations: How to get at the truth of things without causing or receiving harm.
Guest Presenters: Jane Arthur and Jody Fried
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January 2018
Date: Wednesday, January 24
Topic: What is Leadership?
Guest Presenter: Con Hogan
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December 2017
Date: Wednesday, December 13
Topic: What shapes your leadership?
Guest Presenters: Hal Colston & Sue McCormack
November 2017
Date: Tuesday, November 7
Topic: Know Thyself: Finding the Courage for Renewal
Guest Presenter: Andrew Pallito, Green Mountain Care Board
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May 2017
Date: Tuesday, May 23
Topic: Beyond Polarization: Strategies for Effective Communication to Bridge the Political Divide (Part 2)
Guest Presenters: Sue McCormack and Jeb Spaulding
Check out this article by Sue McCormack http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ent…/587443d6e4b0a5e600a78e37…
April 2017
Date: Thursday, April 20
Topic: Beyond Polarization: Strategies for Effective Communication to Bridge the Political Divide (Part 1)
Guest Presenters: Kesha Ram and Mark Snelling
February 2017
Date: Thursday, February 23
Topic: What do leaders need to understand about diversity?
What are the competencies necessary for engaging with people with opposite perspectives and what are leaders doing in Vermont right now?
Guest Presenters: Emilie Kornheiser and Monica Collins
Pre-reading materials:
http://insights.som.yale.edu/…/what-do-leaders-need-to-unde…
https://www.egonzehnder.com/files/diversity_whitepaper_2.pdf
January 2017
Date: Tuesday, January 24
Topic: What is our responsibility as leaders to counter hostility and exclusion?
How do you actively cultivate relationships across differences, how are you prepared to counter/respond to exclusion and inequities in your workplace and community?
Guest Presenters: Hal Colston and Beth Truzansky
November 2016
Date: Tuesday, November 15
Topic: Given that we will be facing more complex challenges in our communities and country, what will be the essential competencies for successful leaders?
Guest Presenter: Hal Colston
Dr. Hal Colston
After teaching and serving as the Director of Catering at New England Culinary Institute (1989), Hal created the Good News Garage (1996) and NeighborKeepers (2006) as a social entrepreneur. He received an honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree from Saint Michael’s College (2000) for creating Good News Garage. Appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin in 2011 as Executive Director of SerVermont, Hal now serves as Director of Partnership for Change since 2013. He has served on numerous boards and has been an advocate for social justice in Vermont. Hal was named the 2014 Vermonter of the Year by the Burlington Free Press. He is a 2004 graduate of VLI and sits on the Snelling Center Board.