NAPSLO Executive Leadership School

2010 Executive Leadership School
April 7-10
Location: University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Charlottesville, Va.
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2009 Executive Leadership School
More than 20 people signed up for the 2009 course and Ed Levy, a member of the NAPSLO Education Committee and participant in the school talked with American Agent & Broker about the school. Click to hear to find the podcast.
The Program
The NAPSLO Executive Leadership Program was designed for senior-level members who wish to broaden their perspectives on important social, political, and economic issues influencing the insurance industry. Participants will enhance their leadership skills and become more able to effectively manage change at the personal, team, and organizational levels, and will return to their organizations with the tools and mindsets to think and act more strategically. Those who attend will develop the enterprise perspective required to make winning choices about running their businesses in
today’s complex environment.
Target Audience
Senior-level NAPSLO members with 15 years or more of industry experience who are at the top or close to the top of their respective organizations’ leadership teams, and those senior-level members with direct responsibility for obtaining superior and sustainable financial and human results.
Benefits of Attending
Participants will:
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Crystallize their personal world views about how to compete successfully in their market spaces.
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Develop a deeper understanding of social, political, and economic forces affecting their business environments.
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Cultivate a set of strategic frameworks and strategies for winning in your market.
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Employ the power of engagement in their organizations.
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Learn to lead with a core set of values and convictions.
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Relate the broad issues in the world to NAPSLO’s industry and to the career experiences—and challenges—of peer participants.
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Understand the stages and dynamics of change from a leadership viewpoint.
Faculty
The faculty for this program was selected from all of the Darden faculty to provide a framework for future success in strategically managing, developing and leading your organization.
Alan Beckenstein is Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan. He has taught at the Darden School for thirty-four years in the areas of political economy, global competition, public policy, environmental management, and quantitative analysis.
Alec Horniman is Professor of Business Administration and Senior Fellow, Olsson Center for Applied Ethics, The Darden School, University of Virginia. Mr. Horniman is a consultant to industry in the area of organizational behavior.
Sankaran Venkataraman ("Venkat") is the MasterCard Professor of Business Administration at the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia. He is a member of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Ethics area at Darden and teaches MBA and executive level courses in strategy, entrepreneurship, and ethics.
Hotel Accommodations
Sponsors Executive Residence Center provides private, single-room lodging for program participants. Executives will take meals at the Abbott Center Dining Room. The Executive Residence Center is located on the Darden Grounds, and the Abbott Center is adjacent to the classroom building at Darden.