PetroChina Leadership Course

Course Objectives• Develop a personal leadership strategy and tactics to become

the “Ideal Leader” for PetroChina.Ali i di id l d t t t ith t hil h• Align individual and team strategy with corporate philosophy.

• Compare Chinese and American pipeline leadership practices, with an emphasis on best practices.

• Identify the Top Five challenges of pipeline leaders, and develop a plan to meet those challenges.

• Increase awareness of personal leadership style• Increase awareness of personal leadership style, communication style, and learning style.

• Develop a 5 year “Leadership Destination” plan with goals d ti itand action items.

Learning Tools• Strategy development process of major U.S. pipeline

company that emphasized corporate philosophy, safety, ti l ll d fit bilitoperational excellence, and profitability.

• The Leadership Challenge book and other resources.• Case studies about pipeline and other industry accidents• Case studies about pipeline and other industry accidents

that provide valuable lessons for leaders.• Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents book

and other resources.• Presentations by former and current leaders of U.S

pipeline companies regulatory officials vendors andpipeline companies, regulatory officials, vendors, and trade association officials.

Learning Tools• Storytelling, as a powerful tools for leaders. We will use

stories and learn how to use stories in an organization.• Identifying our leadership strengths and how to use them• Identifying our leadership strengths and how to use them

in ways that help others, our teams, and ourselves.• An overview of pipeline regulations, and how those affect

what we do as leaderswhat we do as leaders.• Site visits and/or presentations in Washington, D.C.

– National Transportation Safety Board– American Petroleum Institute– Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration– Others, if possible

• Managing the Unexpected book, and other resources.

Learning Tools• Modules on:

– Roles & Responsibilities of Pipeline Leaders & Managers– “Human Performance Improvement”– Ways to improve safety culture– How to develop and implement an “Operational Excellence”

program in a large pipeline company.– Meeting the challenges of communication in a diverse and

dispersed pipeline organization.– Building a high performance team.

• Various leadership assessments and inventories for the individual studentsindividual students.

• Professional coaching program will be used.

Course Information• Length of course should be five or six weeks.• Atlanta, Georgia is the location for class.• One week will be spent in Washington, D.C.• No more than ten students per class.• Students should be current or potential managers.