For over a quarter-century DCLF has helped shape the skills our community leaders need to turn challenge into opportunity and conflict into collaboration. Building on the program's 26 year history while looking towards the future, DCLF is embarking on an
2012 DCLF Curriculum & Dates
Page Content DCLF is a year-long forum that focuses on a new leadership topic each month. Each class is unique, offering a wide range of approaches, workshops, guest speakers, and group exercises. While the topics may be different from month to month, the program is designed to build on the knowledge gained throughout the year and attendance at each session is critical to maximize the full value of the experience.
2012 Program Dates
February 9 & 10
March 15
April 5
April 19 - 3rd Annual DCLF Urban Adventure
May 17
June 14 & 15
July 9-14 - Outward Bound Experience
August 17
September 6
September 20
October 18
November 15
November 16 - Class of 2012 Graduation
DCLF Curriculum Topics
The 2012 program will revolve around a monthly (and occasionally twice monthly) curriculum similar to years past. The highlight of DCLF is what many call the life-changing adventure of Outward Bound. The program will run from February through November, 2012. It will be driven by the nationally recognized academic professionals of the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public Affairs making it one of the most highly regarded leadership development programs available in the state of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.
Community Engagement and Involvement
Civic Responsibility
Leadership-What is it anyway?
Negotiations & Conflict Management
Adaptive Leadership
Teamwork at its Best
Facilitating for Success
Outward Bound
Creativity and Leadership
Generational Differences in the Workplace
Cultural Competency
Ethical Leadership
Curriculum Topics:
Community Engagement and Involvement/ Civic Responsibility This seminar builds relationships among the participants, as well as introducing the purpose and concept of the DCLF program.
Leadership-What is it anyway?
Developing an understanding of the various schools of thought about leadership can provide an important framework for our discussions about leadership throughout the DCLF year. In this experiential session, we will explore different concepts and theories about leadership, hopefully challenging ourselves to broaden our ways of thinking about leadership.
Conflict Management
A critical element in making things work is to match appropriate approaches to specific situations. Some situations demand consensus for achieving results and preempting conflict. Some demand a more direct intervention. Others, when conflict occurs, need effective tools for managing conflict and getting results. This seminar will examine recent approaches to mediation and negotiation, which have application at several levels – interpersonal, organizational, and community.
Adaptive Leadership
The concept of adaptive leadership is discussed along with the latest leadership theories and practices and compared with historical and contemporary practices of great leaders.
Outward Bound
Our personal approach to leadership has much to do with the results we achieve. Empowering ourselves through mastering new challenges can help build the commitment, sense of self-efficacy and perseverance we need. A time of reflection can help make our purpose become clearer. The Outward Bound program provides an opportunity to look closely at ourselves, and it is also a way of experiencing how to empower others in working together. The Colorado Outward Bound School and Maureen Ediger will design and manage this 5-day course.
Creativity and Leadership
This seminar explores the connection between creativity, humor, and leadership. This session includes an interactive presentation. Come with an open mind and an active imagination.
Diversity
Frequently, barriers to change in communities and organizations result from inherent cultural and gender differences between people. This seminar takes a look at some of those differences and how we can use them to better work together. Effley Brooks will lead this session.
Leadership & Ethics - As leaders, many of the most difficult situations we struggle with have to do with questions of ethics and values. In this seminar, we examine the role of ethics in decision-making and organizational life, and view ethical frameworks from the perspectives of each of the three sectors.