Leadership Lesson Breakfast
Leadership Lesson Breakfasts feature strong community trustees and leaders sharing valuable leadership lessons.
What to expect:
👊 Each of the 3 speakers will share their 10-minute leadership lesson with the audience, packing a punch of inspiration.
🤸♀️ You’ll have the opportunity to network with Chamber members and connect with other leadership program alumni.
☕ We’ll help you start your day off right with a delicious breakfast and plenty of caffeine to fuel your leadership superpowers.
📚 Learn from 3 of our Leadership Program Graduates who are also community trustees excited to share their stories with our audience:
Leadership Lesson Breakfast
Leadership Lesson Breakfasts feature strong community trustees and leaders sharing valuable leadership lessons.
What to expect:
👊 Each of the 3 speakers will share their 10-minute leadership lesson with the audience, packing a punch of inspiration.
🤸♀️ You’ll have the opportunity to network with Chamber members and connect with other leadership program alumni.
☕ We’ll help you start your day off right with a delicious breakfast and plenty of caffeine to fuel your leadership superpowers.
📚 Learn from 3 of our Leadership Program Graduates who are also community trustees excited to share their stories with our audience:
☕️ Added bonus: Coffee from LGR ’23 Alum Arick Davis & Last Mile Cafe
Kickoff: Emerging Leaders Fall Cohort
If you are a professional with a passion for growing your career and becoming actively engaged in the community, Emerging Leaders offers the ideal setting to expand your horizons.
Spring Cohort Dates
September 18, October 2, October 16, October 30, November 13
Make Grand Rapids your classroom with five half-day sessions that combine tours, speakers, activities, and interdisciplinary discussions that build community connections, leadership skills, and insight into issues facing Grand Rapids. Plus, you’ll discover new opportunities to engage in the community.
This program is right for you if you are looking for:
- Conversations with key community leaders
- Visits to innovative community programs and initiatives
- Networking with a diverse group of peers
- An orientation to the city and what makes it a unique community
- Personal leadership development
This professional development opportunity is particularly valuable for young and early-career professionals, as well as those with a keen interest in our community and growing professionally.
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Emerging Leaders Spring Cohort
If you are a professional with a passion for growing your career and becoming actively engaged in the community, Emerging Leaders offers the ideal setting to expand your horizons.
Spring Cohort Dates
March 26, April 9, April 23, May 7, May 21
Make Grand Rapids your classroom with five half-day sessions that combine tours, speakers, activities, and interdisciplinary discussions that build community connections, leadership skills, and insight into issues facing Grand Rapids. Plus, you’ll discover new opportunities to engage in the community.
This program is right for you if you are looking for:
- Conversations with key community leaders
- Visits to innovative community programs and initiatives
- Networking with a diverse group of peers
- An orientation to the city and what makes it a unique community
- Personal leadership development
This professional development opportunity is particularly valuable for young and early-career professionals, as well as those with a keen interest in our community and growing professionally.
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Lead Up Fall Cohort
Having the opportunity to lead and influence a team is no easy feat. Lead Up: Foundations of Leadership is designed to guide new managers through the concepts, principles, and best practices necessary for a successful transition. Learn how to define, assign, and enable others to do the work, all while building a culture around trust and transparency.
Fall Cohort Dates:
September 12, September 26, October 10, October 24, November 7, November 21
Gain insights on things you haven’t considered before and breakdown important subjects to engage, retain and inspire your team. The assessment, interactive curriculum, and individual coaching included in the program have been tailored specifically to build a strong foundation of leadership skills.
What You’ll Gain:
- Understand how your team and your organization influence one another
- Clarity on where to spend your time and execute management responsibilities
- Remove potential roadblocks and build support through the organization
- Learn how to build a culture of trust and transparency
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Lead Up Spring Cohort
Having the opportunity to lead and influence a team is no easy feat. Lead Up: Foundations of Leadership is designed to guide new managers through the concepts, principles, and best practices necessary for a successful transition. Learn how to define, assign, and enable others to do the work, all while building a culture around trust and transparency.
Spring Cohort Dates:
March 14, March 28, April 11, April 25, May 9, May 23
Gain insights on things you haven’t considered before and breakdown important subjects to engage, retain and inspire your team. The assessment, interactive curriculum, and individual coaching included in the program have been tailored specifically to build a strong foundation of leadership skills.
What You’ll Gain:
- Understand how your team and your organization influence one another
- Clarity on where to spend your time and execute management responsibilities
- Remove potential roadblocks and build support through the organization
- Learn how to build a culture of trust and transparency
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Leadership Transformed Fall Cohort
We know people leave managers, not jobs. Leadership Transformed: Executive Leadership Coaching gives West Michigan leaders the confidence to lead authentically to motivate those around them and maximize talent retention.
Fall Cohort Dates:
September 12, September 26, October 10, October 24, November 7, November 21
What is Authentic Leadership? Authentic leaders don’t just discover and develop their team’s strengths — they use their own strengths to be relatable, genuine leaders who consistently help others learn and grow.
Leadership Transformed is rooted in strengthening the skills that already exist in our community’s senior leaders. Through the Enneagram assessment, wisdom from guest speakers and connection with peers, leaders will gain clarity of their intrinsic leadership.
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Leadership Transformed Spring Cohort
We know people leave managers, not jobs. Leadership Transformed: Executive Leadership Coaching gives West Michigan leaders the confidence to lead authentically to motivate those around them and maximize talent retention.
Spring Cohort Dates:
February 15, February 29, March 14, March 28, April 11, April 25
What is Authentic Leadership? Authentic leaders don’t just discover and develop their team’s strengths — they use their own strengths to be relatable, genuine leaders who consistently help others learn and grow.
Leadership Transformed is rooted in strengthening the skills that already exist in our community’s senior leaders. Through the Enneagram assessment, wisdom from guest speakers and connection with peers, leaders will gain clarity of their intrinsic leadership.
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Women in Leadership Fall Cohort
Women in Leadership is a customized program for women leaders who are ready to take charge of their careers, develop as a leader and form lasting relationships with the fellow women in their cohort. Based on research and trends, this workshop will empower participants to shatter the glass ceiling and achieve their goals.
Fall Cohort Dates:
September 23, October 7, October 21, November 4, November 18, December 2
The content focuses on topic areas that will elevate your leadership capabilities to the next level and beyond, including:
- Exploring a meaningful career
- Creating your personal brand
- Communicating with impact
- Networking with a purpose
- Building cultural competence
- Influencing others
- Making decisions confidently
- Negotiating skillfully
- And more!
Women in Leadership provides a blended learning approach to participants including:
- In-person cohort-based activities and discussion
- In-person group coaching sessions
- One-on-one professional coaching
- Guided self-reflection and self-study
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
Kickoff: Women in Leadership Spring Cohort
Women in Leadership is a customized program for women leaders who are ready to take charge of their careers, develop as a leader and form lasting relationships with the fellow women in their cohort. Based on research and trends, this workshop will empower participants to shatter the glass ceiling and achieve their goals.
Spring Cohort Dates:
February 12, February 26, March 11, March 25, April 8, April 22
The content focuses on topic areas that will elevate your leadership capabilities to the next level and beyond, including:
- Exploring a meaningful career
- Creating your personal brand
- Communicating with impact
- Networking with a purpose
- Building cultural competence
- Influencing others
- Making decisions confidently
- Negotiating skillfully
- And more!
Women in Leadership provides a blended learning approach to participants including:
- In-person cohort-based activities and discussion
- In-person group coaching sessions
- One-on-one professional coaching
- Guided self-reflection and self-study
Chamber leadership programs prioritize creating spaces where diverse perspectives can come together to learn, grow, and push our community forward.
