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Conference Year:2015
 Presenter Information
First Name:Justin
Last Name:Rueb
Certification:SPHR, SCP
Title:Dr
Organization:University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Address:1751 Sandy Shore Road
City:Mosinee
State:Wisconsin
Zip:54455
Phone Number:7152147488
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Email:Justin.Rueb@ uwsp.edu
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Biography:Dr Justin Rueb is President and Owner of Aspiring Heights, an independent training and organizational consulting firm specializing in leadership, team-building, and organizational culture and climate. He obtained his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in industrial psychology, with an emphasis in leadership and is also currently an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. This background combined with his 25-year leadership career in the military allowed him to work with a variety of organizations in the military, academic, and corporate sectors. His doctoral research at Virginia Tech examined potential predictors to identify emergent leaders within an organization. He has also performed research in areas as diverse as human factors, cognition, motivation, system design, human resources, leadership, statistics, and sexual harassment, having authored over 60 articles/presentations. A nationally recognized speaker, Dr Rueb has presented papers at numerous prestigious conferences, including the Academy of Management, Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychologists, American Psychological Society, and the Human Factors Ergonomics Society.
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Presentation Contact First Name:Justin
Presentation Contact Last Name:Rueb
Presentation Contact Title:Dr
Presentation Contact Organization Name:University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Presentation Contact Address:1751 Sandy Shore Road
Presentation Contact City:Mosinee
Presentation Contact State:Wisconsin
Presentation Contact Zip Code:54455
Presentation Contact Phone:7152147488
Presentation Contact Email:Justin.Rueb@uwsp.edu
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 Reference Information
Reference Conference Name:Team Scheirl Companies
Reference Presentation Date:2015-01-10
Reference First Name:Candace
Reference Last Name:Meronk
Reference Organziation:TeamSchierl Companies
Reference Title:HR Manager
Reference Phone:7153455060
Reference Email:CandaceM@teamschierl.com
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 Presentation Information
Presentation Title:The Optimistic Leader: Creating Positive Work E
Presentation Format:75 Minute Concurrent Learning Session
Presentation Track:Strategic/Business
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Presentation Topic:Leadership and Navigation
Ability Level:Basic1-3
HRCI Credits:NO
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 Program Overview & Learning Objectives
Program Overview:
In today’s world, organizations are often looking for key leaders who can get the most from their followers. Although often overlooked for higher-profile leaders, optimistic leaders appear to have an influence on their followers in such a way that productivity under their leadership outperforms that of other leaders. This session will focus on understanding what optimism is, how leaders become optimistic, and how this optimism causes increased productivity and improved company climate.

Specifically, attendees will explore the benefits of being an optimistic leader and how they can become optimistic leaders. The presentation with have attendees determine their own level of optimism. Next, attendees will learn various leadership tools and how they can use those tools to produce results. The session will involve several activities that require audience participation in an effort to personalize one’s own experience with optimistic outlooks through leadership experiences.
Learning Objective 1:To understand,

 What leadership and its importance at work.
Learning Objective 2:To understand,

 How optimism impacts leadership and subsequent productivity
Learning Objective 3:To understand,

 Optimism affects organizational climate positively and leads to reduced waste, absenteeism, and accidents while increasing tenure and organizational commitment.
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