The Center for Leadership will launch its Leadership lecture series Feb. 8 with a presentation by Mary C. Gentile, a pioneer in business ethics. Gentile’s lecture, “The ‘How’ of Business Ethics” will address the questions: “What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and [...]
What can FIU learn from the Penn State sex abuse case?
01/31/2012 By 6 Comments
President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique led the university community in a discussion about leadership, values and ethical issues raised by the Penn State scandal “This is a case of a distorted culture that has wrapped itself around a football team,” said President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique at an FIU teach-in [...]
FIU Center for Leadership hosts Miami Leadership Summit
01/25/2012 By 4 Comments
The FIU Center for Leadership hosted nearly 100 of Greater Miami’s top business, community and civic leaders at the Miami Leadership Summit Jan. 17. The summit was the brainchild of President Emeritus Modesto A. Maidique. The group developed specific ideas to position the region as a global competitor economically, culturally [...]
FIU Report: Women-led businesses find value in social responsibility
10/31/2011 By
Even in this struggling economy, women business-owners in Florida continue to value social responsibility — by enacting environmentally friendly policies, adopting green technologies, or giving back to their communities – as an important driver for their business, according to The Women Entrepreneurial Leaders report conducted by Florida International University’s Center [...]
‘Women to Watch’ to gather entrepreneurial leaders Nov. 2
10/20/2011 By
Learning more about what it takes to run a successful business and honoring Florida women achieving entrepreneurial success is the focus of the “Women to Watch: Florida’s Entrepreneurial Leaders 2011” event Wednesday, Nov. 2. This day-long experience, presented by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Leadership and the Eugenio [...]
New program from FIU’s Center for Leadership helps corporate executives soar to success
03/30/2011 By
The High Potential Leader program delivers concrete ideas that program participants can start using right away. Multi-day program includes one-on-one executive coaching and help preparing an action plan for returning to the workplace. There’s no place quite like the director’s level. The CEO of a company may fly high at 15,000 [...]
Local principals benefit from FIU’s groundbreaking leadership research
07/15/2010 By
Blending established leadership training with best business practices was the core of an innovative Principals Leadership Development Program launched at FIU. The inaugural class of 30 public school principals attended the intense weeklong program, a collaboration of FIU’s Center for Leadership and Miami-Dade County Public Schools, with the generous support [...]
School principals become students during FIU Center for Leadership training program
06/24/2010 By
MIAMI – Principals from more than two dozen Miami-Dade public schools will learn how to be more effective leaders in their schools and communities this week at a unique training program at FIU. Florida International University’s Center for Leadership’s Principals Leadership Development Program (PLDP) was designed by FIU President Emeritus Modesto A. [...]
