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"ESP showed me the value of understanding the myriad perspectives and passions surrounding natural resource issues. I learned that strong leaders, those who create a vision and help people adjust to change, are essential to successful natural resource policy. Best of all, ESP introduced me to a network of peers who will be those leaders.

-- Karen Bennett, Watershed Program Manager
Siuslaw National Forest

Contact:

Michael Crouse
Director
Executive Seminar Program
(503) 725-8228
mcrouse@pdx.edu

Christine Hanolsy
Program Coordinator
Natural Resources Programs
(503) 725-5114
hanolsy@pdx.edu

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What Are The Benefits Of The Executive Seminar Program?

Three Tiers of Skill Competency Development:

Benefits to the Individual

Leadership development
Management training in problem solving
Communication skills
External relations
Inter-personal relations
Multi-cultural awareness
Coalition building
Dealing with change

Benefits to the Organization

State-of-the-art leadership techniques that help an organization achieve its mission
Problem-solving experience focused on natural resource issues
Comparative understanding of other organizations
Development of networks that foster problem-solving among participating organizations
Awareness of how different organizations approach policy issues

Benefits to Society

Training in collaborative decision-making
Leadership models applicable across jurisdictions
Development of value-based leadership in context marked by complexity, ambiguity and uncertainty
Finding effective models to resolve divisive regional natural resource issues
Improved ability to lead in creating and sustaining policy
Increased civic capacity for governing in the policy arena