RLF program offers participants a collaborative learning environment where sessions are devoted to interactive work on leadership, team-building, creativity, listening skills among other topics. In addition to the extensive book list, the sessions include executive guest speakers that share their career highlights with participants.

SAMPLE TOPICS AND EXERCISES

• Eggineering
• Tai Chi
• Magic Eye
• Panel of RLF Graduates
• Trust Exercise
• Negotiation Game
• Globalization
• Courage
• Compassion
• Diversity
• Business Ethics
• Managing Scarce Resources
• Leadership Portrait
• Feedback Exercise
• Checking In
• Checking Out
• Leadership Stories Exercise
• Humor in Business
• Dealing with Stress
• Making the Best of a New Experience
• Business Models

PAST RLF SPEAKERS

• Joe Lasik, CIO, Aviall
• Kevin Campbell, CIO, Hunt Oil
• Susan Mersereau, CIO, Weyerhaeuser
• June Drewry Global CIO, Chubb and Son
• Carl Ascenzo, CIO, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
• Sam Valanju , CIO, Johnson Controls
• Tom Lucas, VP - IT, Sherwin Williams
• Darwin John, Former CIO, FBI
• Leo Gilmore, Sr. VP, Lancaster General

BOOKS/ALTERNATIVE MEDIA

• George, Authentic Leadership
• Michalko, Thinkertoys
• Bridges, Managing Transitions
• Adler, How to Read a Book
• Jamison, Nibble Theory
• Friedman, The World is Flat
• Machiavelli, The Prince
• Hammerschlag, Theft of the Spirit
• Winik, April 1865
• Whyte, The Heart Aroused (CD)