| David Gergen and Bill George will headline May 3 kick-off event for new Center for Integrative Leadership The Center for Integrative Leadership, a new University of Minnesota initiative
to examine and develop leadership models for complex global challenges, announced
that David
Gergen, director of the Center
for Public Leadership at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government
and former presidential consultant; and Bill
George, former Medtronic Inc. CEO and chairman, will headline its official
launch event on May 3.
“The Age of Integrative Leadership: A Conversation with David Gergen and
Bill George” is scheduled from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3, 2007,
at the Ted Mann Concert Hall, 2106 4th St. S., on the East Bank of the University
of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.
The Center for Integrative Leadership brings together policy minds from all
sectors to solve some of the world's most pressing problems, such as international
terrorism, disease prevention, world hunger, and poverty. The center is the
first of its kind in the country to be jointly managed by a business school—the
Carlson School of Management—and
a school of public affairs—the Humphrey
Institute of Public Affairs.
“A new vision of leadership is needed, today and for the future,”
said J. Brian Atwood,
dean of the Humphrey Institute. “Challenges such as a possible flu pandemic
don't adhere to national boundaries and aren't the province of one sector
or another. More than ever, leaders must muster resources and ideas from across
the private, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance the common good.”
Alison Davis-Blake, dean
of the Carlson School, reiterated that “integrative leadership identifies
the common ground between sectors and leverages their unique influence and resources
to better move organizations, communities, and society forward in times of increased
interconnection and rapid change.”
A reception in the Ted Mann Concert Hall lobby will follow the event. George
also will sign copies of his new book, True North, in the auditorium
after the program. The event is free and open to the public, but seating is
limited. To RSVP by April 30, visit carlsonschool.umn.edu/cil
or call Peter Rich at (612) 624-8913.
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