FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oct. 5, 2005

CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu

DRAKE OFFERS WORKSHOP ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Steve Scullen, associate professor of management and organizational behavior at Drake University, will conduct an interactive workshop on leadership skills from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, Oct. 14, in room 112 of Aliber Hall, 29th Street and University Avenue.

The workshop costs $40 and is part of the Drake Business Link program, which offers interactive workshops taught by Drake faculty members on the second Friday of each month throughout the fall semester. Enrollment is limited to 35 participants to allow in-depth coverage of each business topic.

Scullen said there are lots of ideas about what good leadership involves, but experts generally agree that leadership behaviors that are effective in one situation might be unhelpful — or maybe even counterproductive — in another.

He plans to use various techniques, including self-assessment, role-playing and group discussion, to help participants determine the types of situations in which certain leadership approaches may be more effective than others and develop skills that can be applied in different leadership roles.

Scullen holds a Ph.D in human resource management from the University of Iowa. He has taught courses in organizational behavior, managerial effectiveness and human resource management at Drake at North Carolina State University.

Before beginning his career in academics, Scullen was a track coach at Drake. In that role, he became involved in the leadership of the Drake Relays, serving as chair of the Drake Relays Committee in 1993. He continues to serve on the Relays Committee.

For more information about the workshop, contact Delaney Kirk, director of Drake Business Link, at (515) 271-3724 or delaney.kirk@drake.edu. To register online, visit www.cbpa.drake.edu/businesslink.

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