Selected resources from KDMC leadership programs

Leadership and innovation

Two presentations resonated in particular with 2010-11 fellows:

• A New Kind of Leader: Open Leadership (video), Charlene Li, founder of the Altimeter Group.
• Creating a New Culture of Innovation (video), Salim Ismail, a successful angel investor and entrepreneur who currently directs Singularity University.

Change management

In earlier programs, presentations focused on change management, including:

• The Dance of Change, by Patti Riley, associate professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism. Download pdf of slides here.
• Three signs your newsroom isn't ready to cross the digital divide, Michele McLellan, journalist and KDMC consultant.

Understanding audiences

As new platforms devices come online and news interaction habits change, it is challenging to keep pace with the changing media landscape. Two presentations from 2010 and 2011 programs looked at media usage:

• Vision of the Digital Future (video), Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
• Why Mobile Matters, Amy Gahran, a journalist, entrepreneur and media consultant.

Social media strategy

The 2009 leadership program focused on social media strategy for newsroom leaders. Resources include:

• News Leadership 3.0 blog posts describing coursework and presentations from the 2009 Leadership program.
• Leadership Report 2009, including "Keys to Social Media,"
• Expert presentations from the 2009 leadership program.
• How social media can jumpstart your mobile strategy, by Amy Gahran