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Transformational Leadership: Women Lead the Way. Year Developed: 2012. Source: CityMatCH. Presenter(s): Linda Tarr-Whelan. Type: Webinar Archive. Level: Intermediate. Length: 42 minutes.
Annotation: This webinar describes the importance of women in leadership roles and as change agents, why it matters for women to be 30% of the leadership, how other countries are ahead of the United States, what women can to to transform leadership, and how women can prepare themselves to be leaders.
Build a Tower, Build a Team. Year Developed: 2010. Source: TED Talks. Presenter(s): Tom Wujec. Type: Video. Level: Introductory. Length: 7 minutes.
Annotation: This video, part of the TED Talks series, probes the "marshmallow problem," a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape, and a marshmallow. The exercise forces people to collaborate quickly with the goal of building the tallest tower. The speaker discusses the lessons of collaboration that are learned throughout the process, including what types of teams succeed and what types fail.
Leading by Convening. Year Developed: n.a.. Source: National Center for Systemic Improvement. Presenter(s): n.a.. Type: Webinar. Level: Intermediate. Length: Series; various lengths.
Annotation: These self-study modules introduce and explore the Leading by Convening habits of interaction that can help state leaders engage stakeholders as allies to reach shared goals. Each module provides several short, easy-to-access lessons that can be applied to state work. Modules currently available are: • Module 1: Authentic Engagement This module provides an overview of the IDEA Partnership blueprint on Leading by Convening. It outlines the essential habits that leaders need to cultivate to build allied relationship across groups. The tools and learning activities help groups identify their values and shared interests, and work together to improve practice. • Module 2: Coalescing Around Issues This module helps us understand and develop a habit of practice in which diverse groups of people come together around shared issues or problems of practice that they want to resolve. This habit is called Coalescing Around Issues. Individuals with differing backgrounds and experiences share, learn, and act together to achieve their common goal. • Module 5: Reviewing and Reflecting on Engagement Over Time This module helps us understand and develop a habit of practice in which diverse groups of people come together around shared issues or problems of practice that they want to resolve. This habit is called Coalescing Around Issues. Individuals with differing backgrounds and experiences share, learn, and act together to achieve their common goal. A book published in 2014 that explores the concept of leading by convening is also available for download at no cost.