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Leadership West Michigan is a program of the West Michigan Chamber Coalition - a collaboration between the Grand Haven/Spring Lake/Ferrysburg, Grand Rapids, Holland, and Muskegon Chambers of Commerce and their respective community-based leadership programs.
The mission of Leadership West Michigan is to create a regional mindset by developing and engaging an effective and diverse network of regional trustees – leaders working for the benefit of the entire region.
Leadership West Michigan conducts an annual program that provides its participants with some or all of the following: knowledge of the Western Michigan region and connections, member networking, leadership skills, systems thinking skills, dialogue skills, understanding of diversity, and regional trusteeship. LWM seeks to develop its program and activities, which appeal to the diverse segments of the region including, but not limited to, the for-profit, governmental and not-for-profit sectors.
The outcomes of the class are the following:
- Create a regional mindset among leaders.
- Sharpen skills that enable participants to affect the development of regional collaboration.
- Increase the understanding and awareness of regional resources, issues, and opportunities.
- Develop and enhance networks of decision makers to encourage cooperation and to make informed choices.
- Commitment on the part of participants to serve the West Michigan region.
NEW FOR 2012!
Leadership West Michigan will be the first leadership program to focus on leading change. We are focusing on John P. Kotter’s Eight-step Action Plan for Leading Change. The Eight-step action plan provides a practical approach to an organized means of leading, not managing change. The Leading Change program is provided by Jennifer Maxson, Practice Group Leader, Consultant and Coach, from Varnum Consulting. Jennifer has spent the last 15 years focused on Enhancing the Credibility of Leaders with clients throughout Michigan and the Nation.
LEARN MORE ABOUT LWM...See Application
Contact Executive Director Julie Metsker at 616.771.0584 or via email.
Accepting Applications for Class of 2012
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"Being better informed about the region will make me a better ambassador for the region and my employer. The leadership assessment will help me communicate better and more effectively with those I lead and in any relationship."
— Todd Mulder, Vice President, Macatawa Bank
