Please join us for the first panel discussion in the Leading Across Difference series offered by the Center for Public Leadership: “Dignity of Difference: Developing Theologies of Pluralism and the Challenges of Leadership” Tuesday, December 4 2:30–4:00 pm Malkin Penthouse, Littauer Building, 4th Floor, Harvard Kennedy School<http://www.hks.harvard.edu/library/about/directions.htm> Please RSVP<http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H5FD5D8> by Monday, December 3, 2012 Presenters [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Sirjonathansacks.jpg] Lord Jonathan Sacks Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom [http://www.hds.harvard.edu/sites/hds.harvard.edu/files/imagecache/profile_i…] Diana Eck Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies, Harvard Divinity School & Frederic Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society Harvard University [Asani_Ali] Ali Asani Professor of Indo-Muslim and Islamic Religion and Cultures & Director, Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program Harvard University Moderator [http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/npli/images/ronnie_action.jpg] Ronald Heifetz Cofounder, Center for Public Leadership King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership Harvard Kennedy School Sponsored by:Center forPublic Leadership (CPL), Harvard Kennedy School and the Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Islamic Studies Program, Harvard University About the series CPL’s Leading Across Differenceis a series of moderated panel discussions designed to help students better understand how various dimensions of difference—religion, race, class, gender, and culture, to name just a few—affect group dynamics at both the overt and covert levels. How do these dimensions interact to create misunderstanding that impedes collaborative endeavors? Alternatively, are there ways in which difference can be an asset to group work? And are there lessons relevant to leading across any form of difference, or does each form of difference require unique leadership approaches? These and other questions will be addressed by faculty members and leading practitioners from the University community and beyond. The overarching goal of these discussions will be to hone attendees’ analytical skills for diagnosing and responding to the subtle ways in which difference can influence group process.