LEARN best practices to develop quality leadership skills

• Connect with others from a variety of backgrounds
• Develop resilience and adaptability when dealing with difficult situations
• Build a road-map to leadership success

• Provide a bigger picture to their role in making an impact to your bottom line
• Build recognition and awareness for your company
• Serve as a retention strategy for employees ultimately boosting morale

2025 ILEAD Expert Presenters

SESSION 2: PERSONALITY DIMENSIONS AWARENESS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenter: Joscelyn A. Davis
President & CEO, JADE Strategies, Inc.

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. This session includes an assessment.

SESSION 3: EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNICATION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenter: Michele Clay
Senior Consultant & Program Leader, Executive & Leadership Coach
Mark Kamin & Associates, Inc.

There are culturally embedded ways of thinking and communicating that limit and inhibit leadership and group performance by discouraging the candid exchange of ideas and opinions. In this session, you will discover the inextricable link between culture and performance.  We will open-up the power and impact of authentic communication to create cultures of high-performance.  You will transform your communication through our examination of the barriers to communication and teamwork; and uncover the hidden biases that suppress performance and restrict leadership, peer-to-peer interaction, effective management, and effective “managing up”.
 

 SESSION 4: PATHWAY TO LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE
WEDNESDAY, November 19, 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenter: Chris Drouin
Sales Performance Coach - Senior Trainer 
Sandler by EAM Consulting Group

Embark on a transformative journey with the tools to construct a solid foundation for success, navigate common obstacles, and conduct meaningful coaching dialogues. Learn to build trust, strategize effectively, and cultivate a culture of perpetual growth. Master the art of coaching with authority and empathy to elevate your team’s performance and achieve tangible outcomes. Revolutionize your coaching methods and lead with assuredness.  

SESSION 5: THE ART OF LEADING IN THE MESSY MIDDLE
& ILEAD GRADUATION CELEBRATION
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 8:00 AM to 1:30 PM
(Includes Graduation Celebration Luncheon)
Presenter: Kathy Biermann
CEO & Leadership Development Coach, Elevating Potential
 
Leadership is the art of guiding individuals and teams towards shared goals and objectives while fostering positive relationships and productivity. Effective leaders understand the delicate balance between tasks and relationships—the essential interplay between achieving results and nurturing the people who make it happen. In this course, we will use case studies and experiential learning to explore the skills needed to lead in this grey space - holding tension and leading with intentionality; thereby, inspiring trust, empowerment, collaboration, and success within a team environment.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

Contact us at info@auburnhillschamber.com or 248-853-7862 for more information.

CHAMPION SPONSOR $3,000

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• Distribution of sponsor marketing materials
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• 4 registrations for entire ILEAD series

• Digital and print branding visibility
• Logo displayed on event signage
• Logo on website event page
• 2 registrations for entire ILEAD series