The Dialogic Leader

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Management development through group learning workshops and self-study assignments


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Self-study learning assignments

Note to learner: Remember in our program map that you will do two self-study learning assignments before each group learning workshop. You will need to click on each week in the following table to get your self-study learning assignments. 

Week Date Description
Orientation Week 1 We will be meeting at (location) for one hour
Week 1 self-study learning assignment Week 1We are all one people: Comparative history of Oregon cultures
Week 2 self-study learning assignment Week 2 Living the vision: Framing everyday actions through the lens of who we are as an enterprise
Group learning workshop 1 Week 3 We will be meeting at (location) for four hours
Week 3 self-study learning assignment Week 3We are a living system: Social systems and conversations that bind them
Week 4 self-study learning assignment Week 4We deliver value: Understanding the value we deliver and how to create an enterprise that will deliver it
Group learning workshop 2 Week 5 We will be meeting at (location) for four hours
Week 5 self-study learning assignment Week 5Interpersonal communication skills: How we link to each other and our work
Week 6 self-study learning assignment Week 6The Language of teamwork: Work preferences, how we allocate work, and link to each other
Group learning workshop 3 Week 7 We will be meeting at (location) for four hours
Week 7 self-study learning assignment Week 7The vital few: Setting priorities, Pareto based event management and using decision making models to select best alternatives
Week 8 self-study learning assignment Week 8Coaching and performance management: Managing to standards
Group learning workshop 4 Week 9 We will be meeting at (location) for four hours
Week 9 self-study learning assignment Week 9Meeting management: Work assignment and processes, roles, and techniques for effectively facilitating meetings
Week 10 self-study learning assignment Week 10 Handling documentation, discipline, hiring, and separation
Group learning workshop 5 and one hour celebration Week 10 We will be meeting at (location) for five hours