During this interactive, self-paced training, you will explore the historical distinctions between leadership and management and their relevance to working in today’s environment, examine the five practices and ten commitments identified in The Leadership Challenge research on extraordinary leadership, and discuss current trends affecting your work and their implications for effective leadership.

The training includes two modules:

* Module 1: “What Produces Results in Today’s Environment: Part 1”

* Module 2: “What Produces Results in Today’s Environment: Part 2”

As a result of participating in this self-paced training, you will learn:

* The leadership-management distinction

* Lenses/perspectives for making meaning

* How to leverage strengths

* Lessons about effective leadership

* The Leadership Challenge model

* The environment in which we lead

This training is facilitated by Jeffrey Cufaude of Idea Architects. Mr. Cufaude is a recognized leader in the design and facilitation of provocative learning and strategy development experiences. For more than 20 years, he has helped individuals and organizations envision greater possibilities and achieve more innovative results. He has a consistent record of accomplishment whether serving as a student affairs staff member at two major universities; the executive director of two national associations; or as a writer, thinker, and strategic consultant to others. He regularly contributes feature articles to a variety of national publications and is a monthly Contributing Columnist for Convene, the flagship publication of the Professional Convention Management Association.

Continuing education credits are offered for this training for Safe States members. These include credits for individuals who are Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health (CPH).