Leadership NEK

Supporting rising community leaders and strengthening connections across the Northeast Kingdom.

Leadership NEK is designed to support rising community leaders and strengthen connections that inspire collaborative, system-level approaches to creating meaningful and lasting change across businesses, organizations, and communities throughout the Northeast Kingdom.

This 9-month program provides participants with opportunities to grow as leaders, expand their perspectives, and deepen their understanding of the region they call home. Through topic focused monthly sessions, conversations with established leaders, hands-on experiences, and mentorship opportunities, participants explore the opportunities, challenges, and organizations shaping the NEK. Along the way, participants build lasting relationships, gain valuable insight from community mentors, and work on a meaningful project that creates impact and contributes to the future of the Northeast Kingdom.

Program Highlights:

The program seeks to equip rising community leaders with the skills needed for leadership roles and foster a network of active, engaged leaders by:

Acquainting participants with significant community processes, programs, and problems.
Teaching about involvement opportunities, special challenges, and demands using forums with current leaders.
Improving understanding of various economic, social and political forces impacting the community.
Providing a network of new community talent for service on public and private boards, agencies, organizations, and associations.
Development of individual soft skills including public speaking, time management, strategic decision-making, conflict resolution.
Providing leadership skills, including leading a team, managing up and down, collaborative, decision-making, leading volunteers, and more.
Creating an opportunity to enact newly learned skills and knowledge through a comprehensive and impactful project.

Personal Discovery:

The DiSC personality assessment, a valuable tool for personal discovery, will be used to enhance self-awareness and leadership development. By identifying individual communication styles, strengths, and areas for growth, DiSC empowers leaders to adapt their approach, build stronger connections, and effectively motivate others, essential skills for success in any leadership role.

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Applications are open now and accepted on a rolling basis until filled. Contact us with any questions about participation and to learn how your organization can sponsor a participant.

Together, we’re investing in the people who will lead the NEK forward.

Investment:

Participation in Leadership NEK is a threefold investment into the participant, their place of work, and the region at large. Tuition of $750 covers 9 sessions and all curriculum and materials necessary for completion.

Leadership NEK

Leadership NEK

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