Emerging Leaders Program

Emerging Leaders Program

Leaders of the Future Are Forged Now

Emerging leaders navigate a dynamic and ever-evolving landscape filled with unique obstacles. To thrive in a fast-paced environment, investing in your training and development early is essential to developing the critical skills needed to accomplish goals and achieve success.  

Through a collaboration with the Center for Creative Leadership, the Emerging Leaders Program was developed through proven research and tailored specifically for Association Forum to provide skills and knowledge that new and experienced leaders need to excel. 

Prepare to embark on a personal and professional growth journey that is meaningful, comprehensive, real, and has a lasting impact! 

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Through this program, you will:

  • Develop strategies, skills, and insights needed to excel in today’s dynamic association landscape and elevate your work for long-term success—as an individual contributor or a team leader. 
  • Acquire and practice core skills to help solve timely and relevant obstacles that greatly impact your career, your team, and your organization.
  • Forge deep bonds with a close-knit cohort of peers and create a supportive network that fuels your success for years to come.
  • Learn to navigate disruption and approach today’s most challenging leadership roadblocks to evolve, adapt, and thrive. 
  • Connect through immersive in-person experiences and dynamic virtual gatherings. 
  • Gain leadership tools to accelerate your personal and professional leadership journey with proven, world-respected content. 

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Program Snapshot

  • Content is based on proven research and is carefully designed to be human-centered.
  • The program is divided into five modules (plus a program kickoff meeting) for a total of 20 hours of CEUs of education. 
  • Each module is either fully in-person or fully virtual, lasting roughly four hours each. 
  • They are designed for new and experienced emerging leaders. 

This program takes place from October 2023–February 2024. 

Module Overviews

Each module frames a common challenge question with steps to overcoming these challenges.

Session Title

Session Description

Module Dates

Program Kickoff

Virtual | 1–1:45 p.m.

 

Tuesday, October 3, 2023

MODULE 1

Direction, Alignment, Commitment

In-person | 1–5 p.m.

Challenge: How can leaders improve results through effective leadership?

Outcomes: Develop a framework and action plan that enables individuals to work together as a cohesive group to produce collective results that cannot be achieved working as individuals. Understand the difference between a leader and leadership. 

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

MODULE 2

Fundamental Four

Online | Four-week Asynchronous, Self-paced Program 

Challenge: What are the four fundamental areas of development leaders must master for success?

Outcomes: Cultivate a self-aware view representing your preferences, priorities, strengths, and weaknesses. Develop your ability to learn from experience and adapt to new situations. Refine communication skills and recognize different influencing styles. 

November 1–30, 2023

This part of the program consists of self-paced, asynchronous content to be completed online over the course of four-weeks. 

MODULE 3

Influence: The Business of Getting Things Done

In-person | 1–5 p.m.

Challenge: How can leaders strengthen their influence skills to gain commitment for key initiatives that drive performance, create process improvements, and increase revenue and satisfaction?

Outcomes: Understand why influence is important and identify key components of influence. Recognize personal influence strengths and developmental gaps. Apply influence concepts to real-life situations. 

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

MODULE 4

Feedback That Works

Virtual | 1–5 p.m.

Challenge: How do we confidently give each other direct, honest, and timely feedback without emotion or judgment to achieve our goals?

Outcomes: Provide simple, powerful, and effective feedback to give and receive focused, productive feedback for improved team dynamics and collaboration. Review common mistakes in communicating feedback. Develop an action plan for more effective feedback delivery. 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

MODULE 5

Step Up to Conflict

In-person | 1–5 p.m.

Challenge: How do we directly address conflict in a way that preserves or improves relationships, creates new opportunities, and increases productivity?

Outcomes: Recognize your own conflict "triggers" and how different values may contribute to conflict. Review a ten-step method for resolving conflict and provides a sound, logical roadmap for action. 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

**All in-person modules will be held at the Association Forum offices, 10 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 800, Chicago, IL. All times are listed in Central Time (CT).

 

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Program Pricing

Member $1,350
Nonmember $1,750

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Need help getting this expense approved? Download our justification letter for help communicating the benefits with your boss!

 

Who Should Attend

  • Ambitious individuals looking to accelerate their leadership journey 
  • Association professionals aiming to amplify their impact and enhance their leadership capabilities
  • Team leaders aspiring to take their team to the next level
  • Emerging leaders eager to gain comprehensive training and development 
  • Senior functional experts and/or emerging leaders seeking to transition into leadership roles
  • Those who recognize the value of a tight-knit cohort of peers and peer learning opportunities

Do any of these sound like you? Join a Cohort today!

 

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About the Center for Creative Leadership

The Center for Creative Leadership works with individuals, organizations, and communities

 looking to turn today’s challenges into opportunities to lead — with confidence, with clarity, and with a sense of optimism. As one of the world’s top providers of experiential leadership programs, they are driven to lift leaders who lift the world. This mission is part of the fabric of who we are as a nonprofit.

Through our collaboration with the Center for Creative Leadership, you'll gain access to premier education tailored for the Association Forum community at an exclusive rate. The collaboration allows you to receive top-notch training and guidance from industry-leading experts, ensuring your development as a world-class leader.  

Read more about the Center for Creative Leadership.

 

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