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here to download and print the Leadership Salina Application.
Purpose:
Leadership Salina, a project of the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce and
Greater Salina Community Foundation, is a program to develop leaders who
will have the skills and capacities to move our community forward.
Leadership for the twenty-first century includes a thorough
understanding of the assets as well as the needs of their community.
Salina’s community leaders must have skills and understanding, as
well as a sense of responsibility, caring and compassion for others, the
desire to serve, and to give back.
Program Structure:
The program begins with an overnight retreat near Salina, and includes seven
additional full-day one sessions, one every two weeks.
Each session will include learning a new leadership skill or
capacity, a community panel, and community tour.
The final session will include a celebration of class
accomplishments.
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Retreat Tuesday/Wednesday August 31 & September 1 (8 a.m. Tuesday to to 5 p.m. Wednesday)
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Session 1 Tuesday September 14 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 2 Tuesday September 28 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 3 Tuesday October 12 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 4 Tuesday October 26 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 5 Tuesday November 9 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 6 Tuesday November 23 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
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Session 7 Tuesday December 7 (8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and
Leadership Skills and Capacities:
Skills needed to lead effectively today are different than in the past. Leaders today must understand the value of collaboration and possess the ability to be a facilitator. Leadership Salina class members will learn:
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Learning Styles
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Steps to a Performing Community
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Wisdom Cycle
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Consensus and Collaboration
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Vision Process
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Facilitation Techniques
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Creative Thinking
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Listening
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Storytelling
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Servant Leadership
Community Exposure:
Community leaders must have a good understanding of their community. During each session, the class members will be exposed to a segment of the community by:
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Listening to and conversing with a panel of community experts;
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Community tours that will introduce the class to a wide variety of businesses, cultural events, social service agencies, economic development strategies, healthcare, education, and tourism opportunities.
Group Projects:
Class members will have the opportunity to use their leadership skills for the direct betterment of the community through a group project. Class members will determine their group project or projects based on their vision for the community. Group members will be responsible for researching their idea(s), determining feasibility, acquiring resources to complete the project, completing the project, and celebrating their accomplishment.
Tuition:
Tuition for the Leadership Salina Program is $450 per person, which includes all program materials, meals, and social functions. Tuition can be paid by a business or organization for a participant, or an individual can pay his or her own tuition. A limited number of partial scholarships are available.
Participants:
A diversified group of up to 30 participants will be selected from various business, professional, governmental, educational, religious, civic and minority organizations. The Leadership Advisory Board will review the applications and determine class participants. Leadership Salina does not discriminate in its enrollment policies on the basis of race, sex or religion. Participants must meet the following requirements:
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Attend all sessions.
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Accept responsibility for tuition fee being paid.
Applications:
Applications are available by calling the Chamber office, (785) 827-9301 for a paper copy. The deadline for completed applications is July 30, 2010.
For more information about Leadership Salina please contact: Don Weiser
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