TEACH Butler 2012: Experiencing the Butler
Phenomenon
July 23, 2012
Keynote Speaker- Dr. Kathy Cramer
Leading with Substance, Sizzle and Soul:
Become Exceptional with Asset-Based Thinking™
In Leading with Substance, Sizzle, and Soul,
participants will have the opportunity to unleash their potential
as exceptional leaders through the integration of Asset-Based
Thinking (ABT) to guide their leadership. They will learn a
comprehensive framework built upon 30 years of positive psychology,
practice with clients and innovative leadership development
consulting with thousands of industry leaders. The framework also
includes empirical findings from scholars across the
globe.
People follow people, not just good
ideas. Leaders realize this axiom is true, and yet they often
neglect their own "self-investment" to become an exceptional force
for achieving positive change. Instead, leaders concentrate on more
conventional approaches such as cultivating industry expertise and
developing sound business strategies to make their mark. These
conventional areas of focus are of course important - but not if
they are pursued at the expense of what it takes to become an
exceptional leader. Asset-Based Thinking takes "positive
thinking" to a whole new level of engagement. While positive
thinking calls for a positive attitude about life and the future,
ABT is the leadership imperative that calls for positive action and
traction in the present moment. Leading with Substance,
Sizzle, and Soul offers leaders a comprehensive, yet simple,
framework for unleashing your potential as an exceptional leader.
Learning Outcomes:
In this highly interactive 3-hour workshop,
participants will be introduced to the Substance - Sizzle - Soul
framework with its ABT foundation. Learning objectives
include how to:
- Leverage your strengths and aspirations as primary drivers of
positive change
- Cultivate superb rhetorical skills that captivate the minds and
hearts of your constituents
- Establish strong personal connections with your followers that
withstand the tests of time, setbacks, and volatile
uncertainty
- Become an admired role model, motivator, risk-taker and
mentor.
Kathryn
D. Cramer, Ph.D. is the Founder and Managing Partner of The
Cramer Institute in St. Louis, specializing in organization change
consulting, leadership and team development, and executive
coaching. She and her colleagues at The Cramer Institute have
pioneered the development of Asset-Based Thinking
approaches to coaching, consulting, and training processes for more
than twenty years. Under Kathy's leadership, organizations such as
Monsanto, DuPont, Microsoft, Starbucks, Peabody Energy, Deloitte
& Touche, MasterCard and the US Air Force have adopted ABT
approaches to developing their leaders and managing change.
Kathy is an accomplished author and keynote speaker as well as
an experienced consultant and executive coach. She is the author of
four previous books, as well as one that was released this spring
(April 2008) titled, Change the Way You See Yourself
Through Asset-Based Thinking, (Running Press.) In addition
to these books, Dr. Cramer is published extensively in her field as
well as by national magazines. She has produced two films on
stress, one of which received an Emmy Award. She is frequently
invited to appear on national television broadcasts.
In 1978, Dr. Cramer co-founded St. Louis University Medical
Center's HealthLine and was named director of its Stress Center.
Under her leadership, programs in corporate wellness, stress
prevention and lifestyle improvement were adopted nationwide by
more than 300 corporations, 60 hospitals, and the United States Air
Force.
Dr. Cramer earned her Masters Degree in psychology from De Pauw
University, and her Doctorate in psychology from St. Louis
University. She is a licensed psychologist and a member of the
American Psychological Association. She currently serves on the
Executive Board for the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute and the
Executive Advisory Board for the John Cook School of Business at
St. Louis University.
Check back for further information on strands and registration
information.