Leadership Greater Galesburg workshops for our Leadership Class focus on helping the students learn leadership capacities in line with the mission and vision of our organization. Each workshop builds upon one another and each workshop provides many interactive activities to help the class learn, understand, and use the information they have been presented with. The Leadership Greater Galesburg program is unique compared to many other leadership programs in that we do not rely on local leadership and facilitators for our program. We bring in well-known, experienced workshop facilitators from all over the United States to present information in our workshops and supplement those workshops with information from “home grown talent” which has a particular expertise or slant on the topic. Leadership means teaching leaders, who teach leaders, who teach leaders, and we try to exemplify that with our outstanding programs.
In 2009-10, our Welcome/Orientation will be held on Thursday, September 10 from 6 pm until approximately 8:30 pm. It will focus on providing a welcoming experience for our incoming class and to help orientate them to their LGG responsibilities. We will also look at the past of our community to help us understand the present – and our future.
Our daytime workshops are normally held on Thursdays from 7:30 am until approximately 4:30 pm. They are held in a different location each month as we move around our community and open our eyes to some of the outstanding treasures we have right in our own backyards!
Our September 17 workshop will focus on the capacity of FACILITATION. Our class members will learn how to bring out the best ideas and viewpoints from others, and how to include those ideas in the decision-making process.
A half-day session on Agriculture will be held Thursday, September 24. We will focus on the importance of agriculture to the present and future support of our community.
The LGG workshop held on October 8 will concentrate on LEARNING STYLES. We will also continue our discussion about the past of our community to help us understand now – and our vision for the future.
The October 28 workshop we will learn more about what it is to be a SERVANT LEADER/CONFLICT RESOLUTION and the characteristics which a servant leader embodies.
At our November 12 workshop will deal with CONSENSUS AND COLLABORATION. As the class begins the decision-making process for the class project, the skills learned today are especially helpful.
January 14, 2010, will begin with a discussion on keeping our LIVES IN BALANCE. The class will bring it all together as they prepare to move forward as the newest group of community leaders.
February 11 we will be learning more about our CITY GOVERNMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT and how important these are to the future of our community.
The workshop on March 11 will feature the BNSF. The railroad has been crucial in the development of the community and continues to play an important role.
Our final workshop on April 15 we will be discussing CULTURAL DIVERSITY. Understanding the benefits of culture diversity as well as focusing on understanding ourselves – and developing an inclusive mindset is crucial to a growing and thriving community.
Our program year will end on April 22 when we CELEBRATE with Leadership Greater Galesburg Class XVII and hold a banquet in their honor.
