Please join me in welcoming the Minnesota and Dakota’s Emerging Leader Group. I’d like to thank everyone, my fellow chairs, Vistage Worldwide, Inc., and Team San Diego. A special thanks to each new member in this photo and Bill Crawford, Ph.D. for a memorable day and the new beginning of another great Vistage program. This is our first group with another to follow in 2020.
What is Vistage Emerging Leaders? Unlike leadership programs that squeeze a wide-range of material into a few days and leave members without follow up, the Vistage Emerging Leader Program cultivates mastery by focusing on one topic at a time. Members are groomed to advance their careers within your company, rather than seek outside opportunities. The net result is a professional, empowered team of senior leaders who are prepared to grow with your business, taking it to the next level.
Benefits to your organization
Improved execution: Elevate the competency of all levels of leadership to develop an organization that is effective, adaptable and empowered. Employee retention: Incentivize top talent to seek advancement in-house through a culture of leadership development. Bench strength: Fill mission-critical leadership roles with trusted, empowered employees. Enhanced culture: Professional leaders model your company values, are ambassadors for your brand, and lift those in their sphere of influence.
How it works
Commitment: 2 years of 12 full-day meetings held every other month. Curriculum: 12 core leadership competencies, with each meeting focusing on one core attribute to encourage mastery. Structure: Each meeting features an expert Vistage speaker who leads an interactive workshop that covers one of the competencies, followed by a seasoned Vistage Chair who teaches the mastery of it. Reinforcement: Members collaborate with peers from inside and outside their companies to cultivate their leadership skills and effectiveness.
Successful leaders know that the greatest investment you can make is in your people. But how do you prepare your rising stars to become your next generation of senior leadership? Consider the Emerging Leader Program, a dynamic, comprehensive curriculum that provides real world leadership training specifically for the middle manager. Guided by an accomplished business leader and master facilitator, members develop core leadership competencies and the confidence to deliver on company goals.
“Simply adding a star performer to a team boosts the effectiveness of other team members by 5-15%. ” HBR