Building World-Class Leadership Teams Focus of Fuqua/Coach K Conference
October 3, 2007 | DURHAM,
N.C. –- Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business will host
the sixth annual Fuqua School of Business and Coach K Leadership
Conference on October 15-17. Convened by the Fuqua/Coach K Center
on Leadership & Ethics (COLE), the conference will gather
25 prominent business leaders in faculty-moderated sessions to
share their thoughts on best practices for fostering leadership
in their organizations.
“Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed,” said
Sim Sitkin, COLE’s Faculty Director. “To lead with integrity
and ethics requires intense commitment, reflection and understanding.
The Fuqua and Coach K Leadership Conference provides an opportunity
for business leaders to stay abreast of innovation and emerging
trends that will expand their leadership skills beyond technical
expertise.”
This year’s conference theme, “Building World-Class Leadership
Teams,” is reflected in a wide range of panel discussions, keynote
addresses, and breakout sessions. Session topics will include:
building ethical teams; creating a culture of innovation; making
effective execution the core competency of your team; identifying
and developing entrepreneurial leadership teams; and what teaching
hospitals can teach business about building world-class leaderships
teams.
Duke men’s basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is also the
coach of the U.S. national team, will deliver a keynote on adaptability
and leadership. A new session for this year will feature a dialogue
between Fuqua Dean Blair Sheppard and John Allison IV, chairman
and CEO of BB&T, on current and future business needs centering
on leadership capabilities.
Other keynote speakers include Joseph Hogan, CEO, GE Healthcare;
G. Kennedy Thompson, chairman, CEO and president, Wachovia Corporation;
and Mellody L. Hobson, president, Aerial Capital Management,
LLC.
Partner organizations supporting the 2007 Leadership Conference
include: Aramark, American Express, CNN, Cushman & Wakefield,
Financial Times, Heidrick & Struggles, CNN, and Mass Mutual
Financial Group.
For complete details on the conference, as well as registration
information, visit http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/conference/ or
contact Tejumade Ajasa at tajasa@duke.edu or
919-660-7792.
The Fuqua/Coach K Center of Leadership & Ethics (COLE) was
established by The Fuqua School of Business, in collaboration
with the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke and the Duke Athletics
Department, to advance leadership and ethics through research
and education.
The mission of The Fuqua School of Business is to provide the
highest quality education for business and academic leaders,
and promote the advancement of the understanding and practice
of management through research.
