arts leadership institute
Nine Fridays
September 29–December 15, 2006
Teacher's College
Columbia University
Arts Leadership Institute
General Information - Curriculum - How to Apply - Faculty - Team - Brochure (pdf, 242KB)
Be a Leader!
Learn leadership skills from distinguished Columbia University faculty and prominent New York City arts professionals. Arts Leadership Institute (ALI) offers a broad vision of arts management that extends beyond day-to-day operations. Participants prepare for their roles as decision makers within the greater community.
Objectives
- Become a leader in your project, department, organization, and field
Conceive, formulate and execute an effective personal leadership strategy
- Enhance individual leadership performance through assessment of personal values, skills and preferences
- Implement a personal leadership credo that incorporates awareness of individual values, communication style and competencies
- Transform personal and organizational mission into effective job and organizational performance
- Distinguish among various leadership roles and functions needed to operate an effective strategically managed organization
- Prioritize the allocation of scarce resources in the mission-driven arts organization
- Become familiar with the challenges of governance and building an effective Board that provides the basis for organizational continuity
- Recognize that arts leaders are community leaders, and as such they provide leadership beyond the field itself
- Lead an arts organization strategically to achieve organizational purpose
Who Should Participate?
The program provides a link between arts managers who are relatively new to the field (3–10 years’ experience) and those with a wealth of experience to share.
Applicants may be executive directors, heads of departments, staff members with arts management-related credentials, or board members of arts organizations interested in playing an expanded leadership role in their organizations.
To optimize the learning environment, participation is limited to 25.
The Arts Leadership Institute (ALI) is a collaborative program of:
- Arts & Business Council of New York
- The Research Center for Arts & Culture
- The Center for Educational Outreach & Innovation
Sponsored by: 
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