Benefits of LNW | Selection Criteria | Current Program | Mission | Tuition

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BENEFITS OF LEADERSHIP NORTHWEST MISSOURI

Leadership Northwest Missouri will:

• Provide high quality training to enhance your leadership skills
• Give you the opportunity for in-depth discussions of issues facing our region
• Enhance your ability to look at issues in a regional context
• Identify avenues for active participation at the local and regional level
• Create a network of regional contacts
• Provide opportunities to participate in regional class project
• Grant Professional Development Hours (50) at no additional cost

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CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Participants will be selected based on their desire to become a more effective leader in the region. Leadership Northwest Missouri recognizes the strength of diversity and will strive for a diverse class composition. Our region is defined as the following counties: Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Carroll, Clinton, Daviess, DeKalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Livingston, Mercer, Nodaway, and Worth. Each county will be guaranteed one class spot. (If a qualified application is not received from a county, the unused space will be available to anyone within the region.) Applicants will be selected based on the county in which they reside or work. The Selection Committee reserves the right to review and select applicants from outside the defined region.

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TUITION

Tuition is $500, which includes lodging on January 23rd, all session meals, a participant notebook, and Leadership Challenge materials. Tuition scholarships of 50% may be available. Contact Deb Powers, Heartland Foundation (816.271.7185) for more information on scholarships and sponsorships.

Completed applications must be delivered or postmarked by October 31st, 2007 to: 518 S. 6th Street, St. Joseph, MO 64501. The Selection Committee will then review applications and select class members. Full payment is due before January 4, 2008.

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TIME COMMITMENT AND CLASS MEETING DATES

Classes will meet monthly beginning with a two-day retreat in St. Joseph on January 23rd and 24th. They will continue at locations throughout the region on February 21st, March 20th, April 17th, May 15th, and June 5th. Graduation will be the evening of June 26th, to be followed by an optional project retreat on July 10th.

Classes begin at 9 a.m. and will adjourn by 4 p.m. Also, there will be required evening activities on January 23rd.

• January 23-24 – St. Joseph – Retreat at emPowerU
  Team Building/Personality Styles – Tim Crowley
  Introduction to Leadership and the Leadership Practices Inventory
• February 21 – Trenton, Sugg Conference Room, North Central Missouri College
  Skill – Encouraging the Heart
   - Recognize individual contributions to the success of every project.
   - Celebrate team accomplishments regularly.
  Issue – Healthcare
• March 20 – King City, Methodist Church
  Skill – Challenging the Process
   - Search out challenging opportunities to change, grow, innovate and improve.
   - Experiment, take risks, and learn from the accompanying mistakes.
  Issue – Infrastructure
• April 17 – Princeton, Premium Standard Farms
  Skill – Modeling the Way
   - Set the example by behaving in ways that are consistent with shared values.
   - Achieve small wins that promote consistent progress and build commitment.
  Issue – Economic Development and Education of the Workforce
• May 15 – Maryville – MOERA (Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area)
  Skill – Enabling Others to Act
   - Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust.
   - Strengthen people by giving power away, providing choice, developing competence, 
     assigning critical tasks and offering visible support.
  Issue – Recreation/Quality of Life
• June 5 – Tarkio – Location TBD
  Skill – Inspiring a Shared Vision
   - Envision an uplifting and ennobling future.
   - Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to their values, interests, hopes and
     dreams.
  Issue – Legislative Process
  Year-end Wrap-up
• June 26
  Graduation – 6:00 p.m., St. Joseph Country Club

Attendance at all sessions is required!*  
You are expected to attend every session. However, you will be allowed to be absent from one session with prior approval and permission of the Executive Director. An absence is missing a whole session or any part thereof. If you miss more than the one approved absence; you will need to make up the applicable session(s) the following year in order to graduate.

*New attendance policy effective with Class of 2005.

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PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
To enhance leadership skills while cultivating regional awareness and instilling a sense of responsibility for community and regional growth.

A program of Healthy Communities.

Healthy Communities is sponsored by:

• Heartland Foundation
• Heartland Health
• Missouri Western State University
• North Central Missouri College
• Northwest Missouri State University
• St. Francis Hospital & Health Services

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