iLead Program: Learn. Engage. Achieve. Discover
Learn. Engage. Achieve. Discover
LEARN best practices to develop quality leadership skills
ENGAGE with current and future leaders
ACHIEVE success
DISCOVER your inner leader
This new six-month program is designed for early to mid-level leaders who want to build their self-awareness, ability to influence, community development, team work, and adaptability while forging lifelong relationships with other trailblazers in the Auburn Hills business community.
What will you learn?
- Leading strategically to positively affect varying situations? Manage stress, build resiliency, and leverage multiple life roles
- Build a network of supportive leaders to continue development
- Learn the art of collaboration
- Gain confidence in understanding your community impact
From July through December 2018, participants will meet one day each month for two to four hours at various locations providing a full Auburn Hills experience. The iLEAD Class of 2018 will be recognized during the 2019 State of the Community ? a great way to build recognition and awareness for your company.
Download our brochure here.
July 20th: Our Auburn Hills
8:00am-11:00am
Breakfast Included
The first step to becoming a great leader is learning from the best. Bridge the generational gap and learn from the current leaders of the City of Auburn Hills. Come meet the minds behind the vision of Auburn Hills. Afterwards, take a guided tour of the City's campus while learning its unique history and makes Auburn Hills so special!
Meet Auburn Hills Leaders:
Tom Tanghe, City Manager
Don Grice, Assistant City Manager
Stephanie Carroll, Manager of Business Development & Community Relations
Steven Cohen, AICP, Director of Community Development
Kevin McDaniel, Mayor
Brian Marzolf, Recreation Director
Karen Adcock, SDC, Senior Services Director
August 15th: Impact Auburn Hills
8:00am-11:00am
Lead by example and serve your community. For ambitious young professionals, voluntary work is a key ingredient in the recipe for leadership. As well as profiting from the sense of making a difference and contributing to a larger purpose, volunteering can help develop a wider perspective, creative thinking, excellent networking as well as hone leadership qualities. We will visit, and tour 4 non-profits of the Auburn Hills Community Council and learn about their impact focus and charitable mission.
September 26th: Personality Dimensions with Joscelyn Davis, President & Chief Strategist, Jade Strategies
12:00pm-4:00pm
Lunch Included, Sponsored by The HUB Stadium
Personality Dimensions® Awareness Workshops are effective in developing leaders and strengthening teams. As a research-based, trait disposition tool, Personality Dimensions® is especially useful for professionals managing others or seeking to work cooperatively with a variety of personality types.
- Increase personal confidence & professional insights
- Create safe & meaningful professional interactions
- Learn the needs, values, behaviors, misconceptions & motivators of different types of people
- Understand causes of stress & conflict
October 30th: Culturally Smart with Veronica Hall, President, Keystone Intercultural Services
12:00pm-3:00pm
Lunch Included, Sponsored by Retirement Resources
The workforce of today is comprised of peoples from many cultures: cultures of age, of experience, of education, of location. This discussion centers on the people that we deal with who come from cultures of location. The location, however, is much more complex than the two coordinates of longitude and latitude. The goal of this presentation is to help participants understand the roots of cultural differences and similarities as the first step in becoming Culture Smart and how to get the best of your interactions with people from other countries.
Some of the topics we will explore are:
- What Culture Is and How It Affects Personal Communication and Behavior
- Perceptions, Assumptions and Stereotypes: Effect on Cross-Cultural Relationships and Interactions
- Geographical, Historical, Social and Political Factors that Have Shaped Cultural Values of Americans & Other Cultures
- The importance of learning about your own culture and the way you communicate
- Tips to consider in getting the best of your interactions
November 29th: Professional Protocols for Success with Joscelyn Davis, President & Chief Strategist, Jade Strategies
12:00pm-2:00pm
Lunch Included
This professional development session focuses on the expansion of individual and collective emotional intelligence as the substance of leadership and maximized organization performance. Training addresses interpersonal communication, public presentations and dining skills with etiquette instructions over a three course meal. Participants gain practical knowledge in protocols related to networking, influencing and dining in professional settings.
December 13th: Vision 2038 with Mary Cooney, Founder & CEO of Creativia
& Graduation Celebration
1:30pm-6:30pm
Strong leaders are willing to dare the future, moving beyond certainties and into possibility. This means being risk-takers, moderated by reflection. In this session we are going to consider what our lives might be like 20 years from now.
We will:
- Engage the creative process to envision possible futures.
- Uncover obstacles we must initially overcome so that dreams become reality.
- Rehearse tactics that help us overcome obstacles.
- Create a personal 20-year roadmap to Leadership Success
Date and Time
Friday Jul 20, 2018
8:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT
Location
Our Auburn Hills, July 20th
City Council Chamber
1827 N. Squirrel Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Impact Auburn Hills, August 15th
Transportation provided by Gen-X Limousine
Personality Dimensions, September 26th
The HUB Stadium
2550 Takata Dr, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Being Culturally Smart, October 30th
Retirement Resources
1625 N Opdyke Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Professional Protocols for Success, November 29th
Alfoccino Restaurant
2225 N Opdyke Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Vision 2038 & Graduation Celebration, December 13th
Rochester Mills Production Brewery & Taproom
3275 West Lapeer Rd, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Fees/Admission
Member Tuition: $399 before June 1, $499 afterwards Consent to Use Photographic Images
Future Member Tuition: $499 before June 1, $599 afterwards
Scholarship Opportunities Available Courtesy of Genisys Credit Union
Scholarship application due by June 29, 2018
Registration and attendance at, or participation in, AHCC meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to the use and distribution of the registrant or attendees? image or voice in photographs, videotapes, electronic reproductions and audiotapes of such events and activities by AHCC.
Refund & Registration Policy
Payment is considered final, and non-refundable, unless there is a quality issue that cannot be otherwise addressed. Registration for all events, programs and membership is considered complete upon full payment. An invoice payment option will be available on most events until 14 days prior to the event date. Cash and credit cards are always accepted. A confirmation will be sent for all transactions with the Auburn Hills Chamber.