A title may give you authority—but how do you inspire people to follow your lead?
About this Event
About This Class
Discover how to move beyond managing through authority to leading through shared values, trust, and meaningful action. Whether you lead a team, manage an organization, or influence others without a formal title, this session explores how to connect everyday work to a bigger mission and inspire commitment—not just compliance.
Explore a practical 30-day action plan focused on listening, connecting work to purpose, and empowering team members with greater ownership and decision-making authority. Leave with concrete steps to put these leadership principles into practice.
Meet Your Instructor: Dr. Weymouth Spence
Dr. Weymouth Spence is a higher education executive with more than 35 years of leadership experience guiding colleges, universities, healthcare organizations, and nonprofit institutions through strategic transformation, organizational growth, and mission-driven innovation. He focuses on developing leaders who build other leaders.
Dr. Spence currently serves as Chief Program Officer for the Columbia Union Conference, where he leads the Vision 2030 Strategic Initiative and Program Management Office. Previously, he served for eighteen years as President of Washington Adventist University.
Event venue & nearby stays
SPM Law, 8830 Stanford Blvd, Columbia, United States
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