Diamond6 Strategy and Leadership Announces Partnership with Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C.

Online, September 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Diamond6 Strategy and Leadership announced today that it has formed a partnership with the Ford's Theatre Society in Washington, D.C. The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Ford's Theatre includes a museum and theater dedicated to preserving the legacy of President Lincoln.

Diamond6 will work with the Ford's Theatre Society to develop leadership seminars and other similar programs for the Society's new Center for Education and Leadership, scheduled to open in February 2012 across the street from Ford's Theatre.

"Abraham Lincoln's life and legacy holds a unique place in United States history," said Jeff McCausland, CEO and founder of Diamond6 Strategy and Leadership. "The faculty and staff of the Ford Theatre Society have extensive expertise interpreting history through theatrical performances that complement the insights we offer through our leadership seminars."

The Ford's Theatre mission is to celebrate the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and to explore the American experience through theatre and education. Ford's Theatre Society works to present the Theatre's nearly one million visitors each year with a truly memorable historic and cultural experience, transforming this vibrant historic site into an important tool for promoting the ideals of leadership, humanity and wisdom espoused by Abraham Lincoln.

"We're excited by this partnership with Diamond6 Strategy and Leadership," said Sarah Jencks, Director of Education Programming for Ford's Theatre Society. "As we prepare to open the Center for Education and Leadership, our programming focus expands to include examining Lincoln's leadership principles and his multi-faceted legacy through exhibits, workshops, seminars and speakers, as well as community outreach programs. Collaborating with Diamond6 to develop programming will broaden our reach and invite new audiences to explore and learn from Lincoln's life and presidency."

"When one considers the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, 'leadership' and 'service' are attributes that immediately come to mind," McCausland said. "Through our partnership with Ford's Theatre, we will offer business groups, educators, young 'emerging leaders' and leaders from across the nation the opportunity to carefully examine how Abraham Lincoln led his divided cabinet and the divided country during one of the most difficult periods in our nation's history."

In addition to hosting leadership seminars at Ford's Theatre, Diamond6 also uses other Washington, D.C. area venues, including the Civil War battlefields of Bull Run and Antietam, to offer additional lessons on how to lead large organizations during a crisis. In late October, Diamond6 and The Center for Strategic International Studies will host the inaugural Superintendents Leadership Retreat, which will feature visits to Ford's Theatre as well as the battlefield of Bull Run.

Ford's Theatre
http://www.fordstheatre.org/
The site of the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln, Ford's Theatre has enthralled millions of visitors since its reopening in 1968. Operated through a partnership between Ford's Theatre Society and the National Park Service, Ford's Theatre is the premier destination in the nation's capital to explore and celebrate Abraham Lincoln's ideals and leadership principles: courage, integrity, tolerance, equality and creative expression. The mission of Ford's Theatre Society is to celebrate the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and explore the American experience through theatre and education. For its accomplishments, the organization was honored in 2008 with the National Medal of Arts, the highest award given by the U.S. government to artists, arts institutions and arts patrons. For more information on Ford's Theatre and the Ford's Theatre Society, please visit www.fords.org.

Diamond6 Leadership and Strategy,LLC http://diamondsixleadership.com/

Diamond6 is a leadership development consulting business that develops successful strategic leaders who confidently and effectively lead their colleagues and employees. The firm specializes in drawing lessons from historical events such as the battle of Gettysburg and then applying them to modern-day challenges for educators and other organizations. Founder and CEO Jeffrey McCausland is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, with more than 30 years of unique and challenging leadership experiences that have taken him from commanding leading a battalion in the first Gulf War to being a military consultant in the White House.

Contacts:

Tanya McCausland, Corporate Communications Manager
Diamond6 Leadership and Strategy, LLC
[email protected]
510.868.5308

Lauren Beyea, Publicist Ford's Theatre Society
[email protected] 202.434.9543