ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 26, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — High performance organizations require leaders who understand the practices and thinking needed to succeed as change agents in their work and lives. Now, committed managers – from CEOs to mid-level aspirants to legacy leaders – can explore ways to successfully achieve intended outcomes at the second annual Thayer Institute Leadership Conference, Saturday, Aug. 27, and Sunday, August 28.<\/p>\n
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\nThe premier training Institute of choice for serious leaders, the Thayer Institute cultivates sustainable performance virtuosity to benefit world class organizations. The Institute builds on the thought leadership of its president, Lee Thayer, Ph.D., whose impactful contributions to business, economics and organizational management span near five decades and are globally recognized by experts in the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t the leader who makes the organization successful,\u201d says Thayer, \u201cbut the organization that makes the leader successful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thayer explains that today\u2019s mainstream popular culture admires leaders via a dominant mythology he humorously calls \u201cthe old Lone Ranger syndrome.\u201d That is, the leader is the person who saves us from ourselves. Popular culture gets it wrong, he notes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe hallmark of an organization which makes it possible for leaders to succeed is that every role in the organization is filled by a person who is fully competent to perform in that role,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
However, this level of competence is not typical, he says.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe leader is there to make it both possible and necessary for the people who work at her place to increase their competence daily, and perform their roles better than yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n
This style of leadership carries with it a \u201cmoral obligation\u201d to make all they can of the organization and the people within it.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy view is that life itself is a performing art,\u201d he says, referencing the oft-quoted William James truism that as one performs his life, so shall he be. \u201cYou have to create change by the way you perform your life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Three of Thayer\u2019s books provide the framework for this year\u2019s conference topics: \u201cLeadership: Thinking, Being, Doing;\u201d \u201cThe Competent Organization,\u201d and \u201cThe Good Leader.\u201d Each topic will be introduced by a plenary speaker, followed by audience breakout sessions with facilitators who offer proven track records of high quality success.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeadership is a practice that becomes part of who you are,\u201d says Chris Comeaux, a nationally respected non-profit CEO, Hendersonville, and chief operating officer of the Institute. \u201cAs a practice-based leader, I know first-hand that it\u2019s possible to change the course of real world events and circumstances, and build sustainable, top-tier organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those, like Comeaux, who have been mentored by Thayer affirm that his mission centered work instills competence, responsibility, purpose and growth through learning. He equips leaders with the thinking, character, and tools required to fulfill their purpose or cause.<\/p>\n
Attendees at the conference will gather the concepts and tools they need in a interactive setting with direct access to world-class mentors with proven experience and a willingness to answer tough questions.<\/p>\n
The lessons learned may be implemented both in the work place and at home, says Comeaux.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re dissatisfied at work or home, and have dreamed of doing, being, or creating something better, this conference offers a one-of-a-kind experience,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Conference plenary speakers include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Session mentors include:<\/strong><\/p>\n VIDEO (YouTube): About the Conference:<\/strong> ASHEVILLE, N.C., July 26, 2016 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — High performance organizations require leaders who understand the practices and thinking needed to succeed as change agents in their work and lives. Now, committed managers – from CEOs to mid-level aspirants to legacy leaders – can explore ways to successfully achieve intended outcomes at the second annual Thayer Institute Leadership Conference, Saturday, Aug. 27, and Sunday, August 28. (VIDEO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5192,"featured_media":2159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[197,535,1,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-news","category-asheville-news","category-business-news","category-video-news-release","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":7115,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nAbout Lee Thayer:<\/strong>
\nAn influential scholar and top-tier executive leadership coach, Lee Thayer, Ph.D., is a recognized\u00a0pioneer, global influencer, and innovator in the design and development of high-performance organizations.\u00a0As president of The Thayer Institute –\u00a0http:\/\/www.thethayerinstitute.org<\/a> –\u00a0he keynotes the second annual Thayer Institute Leadership Conference, Asheville, Aug. 27-28, where leaders acquire the thinking tools needed to change their world for the better.<\/p>\n
\nThe second annual Thayer Institute Leadership Conference, based on the teachings of Lee Thayer, Ph.D., will be Saturday, Aug. 27, and Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016 in Asheville, N.C. For applications and online registration information, visit http:\/\/www.thethayerinstitute.org\/conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"