2025 Schedule of Sessions

Leading Self and Others

Each session contains a mixture of education, discussion and interactive application activities.

Oct. 23 – Opening Session: Strengths-Based Leadership

• Introduction to the Leadership Accelerator
• Review of CliftonStrengths assessment and application of strengths to each topic
• Introduction to the Applied Leadership Project

Nov. 6 – Personal Leadership Brand

• Defining your desired leadership style and building your brand
• Articulating your personal purpose
• Developing your Leadership Credibility Statement, integrating individual strengths

Nov. 20 – Effective Leadership Communication

• Understanding how your strengths impact your communication style
• Principles of Radical Candor: caring personally and challenging directly
• Addressing crucial conversations using strengths

Dec. 4 – Practicing Positive Leadership

• Understanding positive leadership and creating a positive organization
• Strengths-based leadership: leveraging the power and edge of strengths
• Seven top leadership responsibilities and addressing workplace challenges

Dec. 18 – Collaborative Decision Making

• Working effectively toward a common goal
• How your strengths may affect your collaboration
• Understanding and applying “ELMO” (Enough, Let’s Move On)

Jan. 8 – Valuing DEI & Belonging

• The positive impact of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
• Defining and understanding DEIB within an organization
• The value of the diversity of strengths within a group

Jan. 15 – Community Panel / Importance of Building Relationships

• Understanding that “relationships are everything”
• Applying your strengths to networking, including Networking BINGO
• One hour of conversation with a guest panel of 4-6 community members

Feb. 12 – Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

• Importance of critical thinking and problem solving
• Reasons groups struggle to solve problems together; strengths-based problem solving
• Introduction to and application of the Problem Solving Framework

Feb. 26 – Emotional Intelligence & Engagement

• The rise of AI and the need for Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
• The four EQ Competencies
• Six Leadership Styles and how to leverage strengths for positive outcomes
• Measuring Employee Engagement

March 19 – Health, Wellbeing & the Future of Work

• Gallup’s five factors of wellbeing
• Addressing burnout and using strengths to reframe wellness goals
• Future of Work topics: AI, remote/hybrid work, and addressing workplace challenges

March 26 – Leadership Discipline

• Career crafting
• The six pillars of a Leadership Legacy
• Strategies for leadership discipline; identifying personal commitments

April 9 – Applied Leadership Experience Presentation

• Brief recap of the various topics covered
• 3-5 minute Applied Leadership Project presentations from each participant
• Graduation ceremony

Program Details

• When: Thursdays, 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Where: South Haven Sessions will be held at LMC’s South Haven Campus: 125 Veterans Blvd, South Haven

• Instruction: Sessions are led by a diverse group of experienced local leaders.