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SUMMARY:Professional Edge | Seminar Series
DESCRIPTION:Join KU Professor of the Practice Douglass Smith\, Ph.D.\, M.P.M.\, M.B.A.\, PMP to discuss ethical escalation\, executive trust\, and leadership judgment in high-stakes environments.In project management\, some of the most difficult decisions are not technical. They involve transparency\, timing\, and professional courage. When performance begins to decline\, leaders must decide whether to escalate concerns immediately or attempt internal recovery while maintaining stakeholder confidence.This session explores escalation discipline\, executive communication strategy\, and the long-term credibility implications of reporting decisions. Participants will engage in structured discussion and a guided scenario to examine how leadership choices influence governance outcomes.By the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to:  Evaluate appropriate escalation timing within formal governance structures.\n  Assess how reporting decisions influence executive trust and stakeholder confidence.\n  Strengthen transparency practices without undermining organizational stability.\n  Apply structured judgment when navigating political and performance pressure.Zoom: Professional Edge | School of Professional Studies
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title></head><body aria-disabled="false"><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: center\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/micronetonline/image/upload/q_auto\,f_auto\,c_crop\,w_1000\,h_563\,y_-1/v1775657925/tenants/052397d2-f1ba-4ad9-8805-f8703829af8a/589e8686fd5040c694ec79ec70660d9e/2Professional-Edge-Flyers-April-JPEG.jpg" width="651" style="width: 651px\; height: 366.239px\; position: relative\; max-width: 100%\; cursor: pointer\; padding: 0px 1px\;" height="366.239" fr-original-style="width: 651px\; height: 366.239px\;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"><br></p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>Join KU Professor of the Practice <a fr-original-style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; text-decoration: none\; background-color: transparent\; background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(182\, 226\, 245) 0px\, rgb(182\, 226\, 245) 100%)\; transition: background-size 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.33\, 0.66\, 0.66\, 1)\; background-size: 100% 20%\; background-repeat: no-repeat\; background-position: 0px 100%\; word-break: break-word\; overflow-wrap: break-word\;" href="https://sps.ku.edu/people/dr-douglass-smith" style="box-sizing: border-box\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; text-decoration: none\; background-color: transparent\; background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(182\, 226\, 245) 0px\, rgb(182\, 226\, 245) 100%)\; transition: background-size 0.25s cubic-bezier(0.33\, 0.66\, 0.66\, 1)\; background-size: 100% 20%\; background-repeat: no-repeat\; background-position: 0px 100%\; word-break: break-word\; overflow-wrap: break-word\; user-select: auto\;">Douglass Smith\, Ph.D.\, M.P.M.\, M.B.A.\, PMP&nbsp\;</a>to discuss ethical escalation\, executive trust\, and leadership judgment in high-stakes environments.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>In project management\, some of the most difficult decisions are not technical. They involve transparency\, timing\, and professional courage. When performance begins to decline\, leaders must decide whether to escalate concerns immediately or attempt internal recovery while maintaining stakeholder confidence.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>This session explores escalation discipline\, executive communication strategy\, and the long-term credibility implications of reporting decisions. Participants will engage in structured discussion and a guided scenario to examine how leadership choices influence governance outcomes.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>By the end of this webinar\, participants will be able to:</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>&bull\; Evaluate appropriate escalation timing within formal governance structures.<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;">&bull\; Assess how reporting decisions influence executive trust and stakeholder confidence.<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;">&bull\; Strengthen transparency practices without undermining organizational stability.<br style="box-sizing: border-box\;">&bull\; Apply structured judgment when navigating political and performance pressure.</p><p style='box-sizing: border-box\; margin-top: 0px\; margin-bottom: 1rem\; font-family: gotham-narrow\, -apple-system\, BlinkMacSystemFont\, "Segoe UI"\, Roboto\, "Helvetica Neue"\, Arial\, sans-serif\, "Apple Color Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Emoji"\, "Segoe UI Symbol"\, "Noto Color Emoji"\; font-style: normal\; font-weight: 400\; font-size: 1.035rem\; line-height: 1.55\; color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: left\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; background-color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255)\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial\;'>Zoom:&nbsp\;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://sps.ku.edu/professional-edge" style="user-select: auto\;">Professional Edge | School of Professional Studies</a> </p></body></html>
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