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2003 Institute |
The Asian American Forum and The University of Texas at Arlington present the
Asian American Forum 2003 Leadership Institute Saturday - October 18, 2003 - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM University of Texas at Arlington
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Program Schedule 8:30 -
9:00 AM Registration
9 -
9:45 AM General Session Welcome - Phillip
Shinoda, University
of Texas at Arlington & President of the Asian American Forum J.D. Hokoyama, CEO, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) www.leap.org “Become Visible: Let Your Voice Be Heard” 10:00
– 12:00 Noon AM Sessions A
– The
Message and The Media Getting
the Asian American community and your individual organization noticed takes skill
and planning. --
The Process and the Practice of Effective Public Relations --
The Media's Viewpoint Roslyn Dawson Thompson – Principal Dawson Duncan Public Relations
www.dawsonduncan.com
Tom
Huang, Texas Living Editor, Dallas Morning News Scott
Nishimura, Business Editor, Fort Worth Star Telegram Carol Wang, Anchor, KXAS Channel 5
B
- Understanding Your Cultural Values
Asian Pacific American Cultural
Values - Stereotypes, the impact on self-esteem and self-identity, and
their relationship to cultural values - Perceptions / Comparisons of APA
and Anglo American values - Mainstream leadership skills and management
styles J.D. Hokoyama - Leadership
Education for Asian Pacifics www.leap.org
C
- Assertiveness
Training Developing assertiveness is more than just learning to talk differently. Being assertive requires thinking assertively, feeling confidently and behaving positively. In this workshop participants will have many opportunities to practice and develop skills through fun exercises and games. Some of the skills participants will learn are: -
How to develop positive assertiveness -
Understand the emotional component of assertiveness -
Changing your behavior -
Expanding your assertiveness -
Assuring successful changes John Nguyen – Lighthouse Leadership Consulting
D - The Entrepreneurial Option The large organization is not for
everyone. Join these
successful entrepreneurs who will share how they made the decision to
strike out on their own and their experiences as entrepreneurs.
Learn from their successes and mistakes. Pulin
Patel, CEO, Aether Partners Dr Samuel Lam, Plastic Surgeon Tony
Luong, President, Southern Star Distributors Perry
Molubhoy, President, Atlantic Oil and Gas Jay
Forte, CEO, Valiente Group
12:15
PM - 1:45 PM Lunch and Keynote Speaker Duy-Loan
Le, Senior Fellow, Texas Instruments “Real
Leadership” 2:00-4:00
PM Sessions
E – Way
Cool Presentations What's
the difference between presenting with graceful confidence or
deer-in-the-headlights-panic? Easy answer. It's skill -- not innate
talent. Ineffective speakers simply never had the opportunity to
learn the skills that make all the difference. Way Cool
Presentations! takes away the mystery, drudge and fear.
It is an interactive, action-packed and filled with ideas that
challenge conventional wisdom about speaking and provide concrete tips
you can put to immediate use. Alex Ramsey, CEO, Lode Star
Universal
F - Risk Taking: Making Changes Happen
Personal Assessment of risk
taking - Influence of cultural, historical and other factors on APA risk
taking - Risk taking models and situational analysis in practicing these
methods - Strategies for risk taking and ideas about leadership
J.D. Hokoyama - Leadership
Education for Asian Pacifics G – Managing The Asian Pacific American Career A successful career does not just happen, it requires thoughtful planning. Managing the APA Career provides a framework for examining your career and lifestyle needs, preferences and choices in the context of today's rapidly changing workplace. This framework rests upon a unique blend of values, beliefs and attitudes drawn from our multicultural heritage as Asian Pacific Americans. Managing our careers and lives requires a commitment to a process of continuous learning and development. To find and optimize the passion in our careers and lives we must constantly strive for self-mastery and personal excellence. This program is designed to help you develop a career/lifestyle strategy that harnesses your inner strengths and values in support of your personal vision. Glenn Kawafuchi - Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics www.leap.org
H – The Art of Networking Do you hate networking? Feel that it is a stressful and false way to gain recognition and visibility. Through this session, participants will explore networking as an enjoyable process of interacting and building relationships with people to get things accomplished and to enrich our lives and those of others. Participants will find that networking will help build a sense of community and also strengthen existing relationships and expand circle of friends. Linda Akutagawa - Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics www.leap.org
4:00 - 5:00 Networking Reception
Register Now
2003 Leadership Institute Registration
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