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Hands-on course designed to give you the skills and knowledge necessary to become an effective community leader.
Six-month practical innovation-focused leadership program designed to cultivate world-class innovation leaders and connect executives to the Chicago Innovation ecosystem.
Learn more →Participants will attend 15 sessions over the course of 14 weeks, typically on Thursday mornings, where they will experience on-site learning and gain an inside view of the industries and issues that shape our region. The program also entails group-based service learning projects and concludes with a project presentations and graduation ceremony in December.
Learn more →8 month course that is available to up and coming leaders, leaders to the new area, and current leaders who want to be more involved in the Illinois Valley. Participants can expect, among other things, introductions to current leaders that make our communities run, behind the scenes tours and interactions with successful business in our area, a better understanding and development of their personal leadership strenghts and a strong netwok of individuals from their class that they will have as peer mentors for years to come.
Learn more →The LEAD Program fosters leadership across all stages of the agricultural journey.
Learn more →14-week series of half-day programs during which participants gain leadership skills and in-depth exposure to critical issues affecting the Springfield area. During the program, participants interact with community leaders and decision makers who share diverse perspectives on significant accomplishments and opportunities within the Springfield community. Interactive professional development is a cornerstone of Leadership Springfield.
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