Pollyanna Pixton, Accelinnova

Pollyanna Pixton, an international collaborative leadership expert, and experienced executive and managerial leader, developed the models for collaboration and collaborative leadership over 35 years working with many corporations and organizations.

She helps companies create workplaces where talent and innovation is unleashed-making them more productive and profitable.

Tutorial: "Leading Change Through Collaboration and Collaborative Leadership"

Track: Tutorial

Time: Thursday 13:00 - 16:00

Location: SAS Room 4

Abstract:

Leaders today are faced with an incredible challenge—delivering the right results to changing marketplaces, doing more with limited resources, improving processes to reduce costs, opening new markets, and keeping the company from falling into chaos.

Amazingly though, the solutions to many challenges are already in your organization. How do you unleash the talent in your organization and foster the flow of ideas?

In this hands-on and highly interactive tutorial, Pollyanna Pixton introduces you to the principles of collaboration and the tools you need to create collaborative cultures in your organization. Combining principles with practice, you will learn how to use the collaboration process to generate ideas and embrace change, identify barriers to innovation and agility, and discover and implement solutions. Practice with techniques and tools to become a more collaborative leader while learning the process for leading upwards and outwards.