Penn State Great Valley Library Blog

Presented by
Dr. Sandi L. Dinger

Monday, April 3, 2006
6:00 – 7:30 p.m.

Penn State Great Valley
Safeguard Scientifics Building
Musser Auditorium

How can leaders best encourage each colleague’s strengths and talents to make contributions that promote performance beyond expectations within their organizations? The most effective leaders

- are alert to individual needs and diversity of strengths and talents.
- provide appropriate challenges and learning experiences unique to each individual.
- use delegation to help develop followers.

Learn practical strategies for demonstrating these key leadership behaviors during this presentation. Faculty are encouraged to bring their classes to this event.

Light refreshments will be served following the discussion.

Sandi L. Dinger (Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton) is currently Associate Professor of Organizational Management and Director of the Organizational Management Program at Eastern University. Her research interests include personality and individual differences, leadership in sports contexts, and charismatic/transformational leadership. Dr. Dinger has published her research in top-tier journals such as The Leadership Quarterly.

To Register, RSVP by Friday, March 31st to Cathy O’Neill at cxo10@psu.edu or 610-648-3248.

Penn State Great Valley’s Diversity Action Council is sponsoring “Playback for Change — Isms and Phobias: Experiencing Diversity” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 20, in the Musser Auditorium of the Safeguard Scientifics Building on campus.

Playback for Change is a Philadelphia-area troupe of actors and musicians that presents an interactive, improvisational theatre performance in which the real-life experiences of the audience are the subject matter. In this performance, audience members will have the opportunity to hear and tell personal stories about “isms and phobias” and see them embodied by the Playback troupe. Through the telling and re-enactment of these stories, an intellectual discussion about diversity is transformed into a heartfelt experience, and the community can become stronger and more welcoming to all.

The free event is open to the public.
R.S.V.P. to Elayna McReynolds at exm148@psu.edu or (610) 648-3294