Leaders today are expected to do more: spend more time, devote more energy at specific targets, and marshal more resources. Staying focused and driven is now essential for high performance leadership. Ann Richards will describe the qualities that define successful leadership from recognizing opportunities to debunking the myth of separate personal and professional lives. She will also provide a soul-searching message about taking responsibility for your physical and mental health.
Participants in this program will learn how to:
- Take risks and accept failures
- Balance tasks and responsibilities when faced with limited time and resources
- Strive for ambitious goals rather than settling for safe, achievable results
- Understand the importance of acting as a visionary to set the tone for your leadership role
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During her tenure as governor of Texas from 1990-1994, the late Ann Richards created thousands of jobs, rewrote the penal code, and introduced educational policies that raised SAT scores and reduced the dropout rate. Her unforgettable speech at the 1988 Democratic National Convention captured the attention of the nation and established her as a political force on the national scene. Governor Richards currently serves on many corporate boards and works as a senior advisor with the law firm of Verner, Liipfert, Bernhard, McPherson & Hand.