Administrative Leadership Program
August 7-9, 2000
The Institute for Community College Development, Cornell sponsored the Administrative Leadership Program at the Robert Purcell Community Center on Cornell University’s campus, August 7-9, 2000. The focus of the conference was motivating, managing, and making things happen in community colleges. This conference was designed for academic, student development, and administrative professionals of community college systems. Twenty-two participants attended the conference from the states of Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, and Ohio. Louise C. Woerner, Chairman and CEO of HCR, Inc. in Rochester, NY was the keynote speaker. She provided a realistic vision of the leadership skills needed to succeed in a high performing organization of the 21 st century.
A high point of the conference was a one-day workshop on August 8 th with two faculty from Cornell; Bernie Flaherty and Ronald Seeber, both from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, presented the art of practicing Mutual Gains Negotiations for those in leadership positions. This workshop was presented again this year due to high ratings from previous conferences. Flaherty and Seeber engaged the participants in experiential exercises of interest-based negotiations as opposed to position-based negotiations. The audience rated the workshop as excellent and felt that the techniques presented are relevant and valuable in their work.
A chicken barbecue was held Tuesday evening at Upper Buttermilk State Park. The barbecue, sponsored by The Thomas Group, was a great success. Participants appreciated seeing some of the beautiful sites of upstate New York, and the opportunity to socialize with each other.
Mark D. Milliron, President and CEO of the League for Innovation in the Community College, presented the closing address. This session included an engaging exploration of a simple framework for organizational renewal that builds on strategies for developing a positive and cohesive college culture, fostering systemic thinking and outcome orientation, and inspiring a bias for action and innovation.
