AGA – Central Ohio Chapter Webinar: Leadership – Organizational Culture: Embracing the Most Powerful Yet Hidden Force

Tuesday, June 2, 2026 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET | 1.0 CPE     

Cost: $20 for Non-members. AGA Members may register free of charge by using the promo code: COAGAMember. You must be a current AGA member to use the free promo code.  All registrations using the promo code will be verified for a valid membership.

CPE Program Presentation:

Program Knowledge Level: Overview
Instructional delivery methods: Webinar

Prerequisite: None
Advance Preparation: None required
Recommended CPE credit: 1.0

Field of Study: Personal Development – Non-technical

Description:

This session will explore organizational behavior, culture, and effectiveness. Participants will examine organizational behavior and culture through an examination of the role of leadership, team dynamics, and organizational design in shaping culture and driving performance within organizations. Topics to cover include maintaining core values, fostering innovation, cultural change, leadership, the impact of organizational culture on employee behavior and company performance.

Learning objectives:

1. Understand the link between Organizational Culture and the role of the Leaders.
2. Discover your own personal leadership style.
3. Identify key cultural indicators and how you can use them in your organization.

Major Subjects:

• Importance of contrarian thinking to foster innovation
• How resilience in leadership can help maintain innovation even under pressure
• Using feedback and accountability to sustain a performance-driven culture that fosters innovation.

Presenter

Wendell Seaborne, PhD

Wendell Seaborne serves as the Dean of Doctoral Studies and Academic Research at Franklin University. He joined Franklin University in 2011 as a faculty member in the MBA program. During his time at Franklin, he has served as the Program Chair for the Doctor of Business Administration program, Department Chair for Business Administration within the Ross College of Business, founding Dean of Doctoral Studies, and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. He served as Faculty Senate President from May 2015 to April 2017.

Prior to joining Franklin University, Seaborne served on the business faculty as both an adjunct and fulltime professor at Anderson University and earlier enjoyed a 27-year career with an electric utility in Indiana, currently part of Duke Energy.

Dr. Seaborne holds a BA in Political Science from Indiana University-Bloomington, an MBA with a Finance concentration from Anderson University and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University.

Cancellation and refunds:

All cancellations must be received prior to the event and emailed to: Education.COAGA@gmail.com. A refund may not be issued if the cancellation notice is not received prior to the event.

Complaint resolution policy:

The AGA – Central Ohio Chapter will make every effort to provide the best training courses possible. In the event participants are not completely satisfied with the training course and wish to file a complaint, please contact Kevin O’Connor at Education.COAGA@gmail.com. within 10 business days of the event.

For information on upcoming AGA events, or for additional information regarding the AGA – Central Ohio Chapter organization, please visit our website at:                                          https://www.agacgfm.org/Chapters/CentralOhio/Home.aspx