"The refreshing, thought-provoking dialog you share with peers about issues you wrestle with ensures you leave every session with insight on how to be a more effective leader."

Shelby Reno, LA 2008

2012 Application

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2012 LEADERSHIP ADVANTAGE APPLICATION

Applications may be submitted until Friday, November 11, 2012 at 5pm

Leadership Advantage

Identify your leadership potential with Leadership Advantage.

Leadership Advantage maximizes the leadership potential of professionals from business, non-profits and government with an eight-session program that emphasizes the unique skills individual leaders possess.

The program's assortment of national caliber guest presenters offers content valuable at home, at work and in the community in a convenient half-day format at a Grand Rapids location.

Leadership Advantage provides:

• An opportunity to transform your best talent into your best leaders
• Critical thinking and dialogue through peer-to-peer coaching
• Inter-sector and inter-discipline learning among participants
• A unique five-step Leadership Development Plan
• The extraordinary networking for which CCL programs are known

Leadership Advantage is ideal for:

• High level leaders/professionals who have a strong interest in community leadership
• Individuals seeking a high-level "peer group" or "board of coaches"
• Individuals who are seeking higher-level critical thinking, not "management 101"
• Individuals who continually seek personal and/or professional development

CLICK HERE FOR THE 2012 LEADERSHIP ADVANTAGE APPLICATION

Schedule & Topics:

The topics covered in eight half day sessions include:

Orientation                                                       February 2, 2012

Week 1: Leading Change                                 February 23, 2012

Week 2: Personal Mastery                               March 8, 2012

Week 3: Inspiring & Managing Performance     March 22, 2012

Week 4: Generational Dynamics                       April 12, 2012

Week 5: Global Cultures                                    April 26, 2012

Week 6: Authentic Leadership                          May 10, 2012

Week 7: Synthesizing Your Experience            May 24, 2012

Week 8: Leadership Development Plan             June 7, 2012

Cost

Tuition for Leadership Advantage is $2,500.   Although most candidates are sponsored by their employers, a limited number of partial scholarships are available.

For more information, contact Lizzie Williams  at 616.771.0334.  

 Leadership Advantage is generously underwritten by: