Begin your journey from manager to leader by participating in the DMA Leadership Institute. This three-day, intensive learning opportunity is designed exclusively for qualifying CDM, CFPPs.

Leadership is a set of competencies you can learn. The DMA Leadership Institute gives you an extraordinary opportunity to learn and practice these competencies in an intensive, three-day college-like learning environment. Your sessions will be taught by expert leadership instructors and will address the unique dynamics of a foodservice environment.

You can walk away with the competence and confidence to build teams, boost productivity, and enjoy effective relationships with supervisors as well as those you supervise. You'll be ready to put new strategic leadership skills to work in your organization!

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2009 Leadership Institute Details

What

This three day, intensive learning opportunity will focus on competencies needed to lead dietary management, addressing the unique dynamics of a food service related environment. Coursework taught by expert leadership instructors.

Where

General Mills Headquarters • Minneapolis, MN

When

Wednesday, September 30 – Friday, October 2

Application Process

Applications due July 15th; applicants will be notified of status by August 10

Download application (PDF) >

Participant Tuition Fee

$500 fee includes materials, daily breakfast and workshop breaks. Participant responsible for costs associated with transportation, hotel and other meals.

Scholarships

Scholarships for attendance at the 2009 DMA Leadership Institute are available for Dietary Managers who are currently employed in a non-commercial foodservice workplace. Download scholarship application (Word doc) >

Hotels (Book by September 1, 2009)

Holiday Inn Express • $95/night
6020 Wayzata Boulevard, Golden Valley, MN 55422
Phone: (763) 545-8300 • Toll Free Reservations: (877) 863-4780
www.higoldenvalley.com • Book online: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com

Marriott Minneapolis West • $114/night
9960 Wayzata Boulevard, St Louis Park, MN 55426
www.MarriottMinneapolisWest.com • Book online: www.marriott.com

Travel

DMA has arranged a special airfare discount for meeting attendees with CEM Travel Services. To make your travel arrangements, visit the CEM Travel website: www.cemchicago.com. Click "Register to Book Online" or to speak to a live agent, call 800.247.8785. A 5% discount will be applied and reflected in your confirmation email.

Curriculum

The DMA Leadership Institute delivers an extraordinary learning experience based on four pillars of competencies:

Leading change
Leading people
Leading strategically
Leading collaboratively

Pillar 1: Leading Change

Involves the ability to bring about strategic change, both within and outside the organization, to meet personal organizational goals. Inherent in this theme is the ability to establish (or participate in establishing) an organizational or personal vision and to implement it in a continuously changing environment.

Competencies

Creativity
Innovation
Flexibility
Resilience
Initiative
Self confidence
Prudent risk-taking

Pillar 2: Leading People

Involves the ability to lead people toward meeting the organization's vision, mission, and goals. Also involves the ability to provide an inclusive workplace that fosters the development of others, facilitates cooperation and teamwork, and supports constructive resolution of conflict.

Competencies

Conflict management
Diversity
Integrity
Accountability
Credibility
High-level communication
Developing others
Team building

Pillar 3: Leading Strategically

Involves the ability to meet organizational and personal goals and expectations. Inherent in this theme is the ability to make decisions that produce high-quality results by applying technical knowledge, analyzing problems, and calculating risks.

Competencies

External awareness
Strategic thinking
Vision
Customer service
Decisiveness
Entrepreneurship
Problem-solving

Pillar 4: Leading Collaboratively

Involves the ability to work with others to manage human, financial, and information resources strategically and collaboratively in order to achieve organizational goals. Includes the ability to build and sustain a personal network of people to attain personal and business success.

Competencies

Building coalitions
Political savvy
Influencing/negotiating
Fostering cooperation

Our meeting site sponsored by:

General Mills Foodservice