The MultiCultural Development Center (MCDC)
Co-sponsored by The Minnesota Judicial Branch
is pleased to present:
Culturally Intelligent Leadership:
Leading and Managing a Diverse Workforce
Presented by Dr. Mai Moua, president of Leadership Paradigms, Inc.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008
1:30 to 5:00 p.m. (registration starts at 1:00 pm.)
Minnesota Judicial Branch, Conference Room 230
25 Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Driving directions and map link: http://www.mncourts.gov/default.aspx?page=CourtHouseProfile&ID=40090
PDF document with additional directions.
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Workshop Description:
Cultural intelligence is vital to working inter- and intra-culturally in today's global economy. Cultural intelligence is the unique ability to identify, recognize, and acknowledge the differences and similarities that exist between and among cultural groups and systems. Leaders and managers are more effective in solving problems and addressing diversity issues when they can think in a culturally appropriate way. This session provides managers and leaders with a model, cultural intelligence, which is useful to engaging, managing, and leading diverse staff and to creating systems and processes that are inclusive.
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Objectives:
- Identify components of culture on a personal and professional level
- Describe the impact of culture on leadership and management styles
- Explain the key components of cultural intelligence, and
- Apply the principles of cultural intelligence to leading a diverse workforce.
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Who should attend?
Managers and supervisors who lead diverse teams.
Employees who work in diverse environments.
Participants who want to develop their cultural competencies with regard to effective leadership.
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About the Presenter:
Mai Moua, Ph.D., is the president of Leadership Paradigms, Inc., a consulting firm which specializes in leadership and organizational development and training. She received her doctorate degree in leadership studies from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Moua has presented her research and conducted workshops on leadership to an internationally diverse audience consisting of leadership scholars and academics, executives and directors, practitioners, and students on a national and international level including the Middle East, Europe, and Canada.
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Registration fees:
MCDC Members - $ 65
Non-Members - $ 85
Government, Education and Non-profits - $ 75
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Pre-registration/cancellation for a full refund by Friday, April 11, 2008.
A limited number of scholarships for students are available. If selected, the registration fee will be waived, courtesy of Carlson Companies.
Contact MCDC at info@mcdc.org with inquiries.
Applications must be completed and submitted by Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 4:30 p.m.
Selected scholarship recipients will be informed by Friday, April 11, 2008.
Scholarship application form.
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Please direct all registration information to:
The MultiCultural Development Center (MCDC)
9633 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington , MN 55420
Call: (952) 881-6090
Fax: (952) 887-6099
E-mail: info@mcdc.org
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Culturally Intelligent Leadership on April 16, 2008.
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