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(April 22) - American sports icon Bill Curry spoke to a crowd of nearly 250 KSU and community members at a Siegel Institute event Monday, April 21 at the KSU Student Center. He shared stories of his career as a college and NFL athlete which shaped his leadership development and personal values. Curry explored five characteristics of great leaders by sharing personal stories and illustrations exemplifying each characteristic: singleness of purpose; unselfishness; toughness; being smart; never quit or give in. Curry was featured at this event in the Siegel Institute's Why Leadership and Ethics Matter Speaker Series.
(April 22) - Change or Die? This provocative question serves as the keynote topic for the Georgia Coach Association PRISM 2008 Awards and Conference April 29, 2008. The conference is for executives looking for ways to maximize the performance of their leaders and teams, especially human resources and organizational development professionals. Dr. Deborah Roebuck will do a beakout session on "Workplace Solutions: Strategies for Growing Your Leaders, Teams, and Organizations." This session will focus on how to implement coaching within your organization to enable the team members to get work done as well as to integrate and sustain on the job learning. It will also examine factors that hinder or support organizational coaching from taking root. Siegel Institute is a sponsor for this event. The PRISM Awards and conference will be held at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. For more information and reservations go to www.georgiaprismaward.com.
(April 22
) - Stellenbosch Seboka on Higher Education and Ethical Leadership: Global Perspectives in a Southern African Context--Dr. Betty Siegel, Distinguished Chair of the Siegel Institute for Leadership, Ethics & Character, is in Stellenbosch, South Africa, preparing for the upcoming Stellenbosch Seboka on Higher Education and Ethical Leadership: Global Perspectives in a Southern African Context. The Seboka will be held April 23-25 near Cape Town. Speakers at the Seboka include Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, former South Africa Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Ms. Frances Hesselbein of the Leader to Leader Institute, Ms. Geneva Johnson (former president and CEO of Family Service America), Dr. Betty Siegel, Dr. John Knapp and others.
The Seboka will focus on the practical contributions universities can make towards developing ethical and socially responsible leaders for Africa. The Seboka, a Sesotho word meaning a group of people meeting for a common cause, is a joint effort of three universities: Stellenbosch University, Kennesaw State University and Georgia State University. It is modeled on the three Oxford Conclaves Dr. Siegel initiated, two at Oxford, England and one at Sundance, Utah. As a visiting scholar, Dr. Betty Siegel spent three months in 2007 at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, consulting on Ethical Leadership and the First Year Experience. Out of this experience was developed the Stellenbosch Seboka.
April 18) - The Siegel Institute was honored to serve the Better Business Bureau as they hosted their annual Torch Awards April 17 at the Westin Peachtree Plaza. Deborah Roebuck served as one of six judges for the award categories of Marketplace Ethics, Customer Service and Community Service. Keynote speaker Ambassador Andrew Young shared significant points about character taking precedence in one's life over fame and wealth. For more information about this event, visit the BBB website or email torchawards@atlanta.bbb.org.
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