Ignite Community Leadership Session #6

The Chamber's new leadership program is designed to bring together emerging and existing leaders to explore leadership within themselves and for their community.

Session #6

Icebreaker & Welcome: Dr. Carrie Brimhall, President M-State

Work/Life Fusion & Holding Yourself Accountable (Instructor: Heather Ostrowski, M-State)
Identify the roles and demands you take on when you become a leader and develop strategies for balancing those demands by building a weekly workplan template that embraces priorities, establishes and enforces boundaries and infuses energy into every day.

• Analyze where you spend time, while identifying time wasters, energy builders and distractions.
• Identify your key roles, goals and priorities.
• Build an individualized weekly plan/schedule that embraces priorities, enforoces boundaries and maintains your energy for a healthy balance of productivity and personal wellness.

Assess your own motivation and establish goals to help hold yourself accountable in the workplace.

• Describe a process for self-coaching and motivation.
• Define and draft SMART goals based on your role and responsibilities
• Create a plan for continually checking-in and holding yourself accountable.

Community Connection: Learning for a Lifetime & Ways to Dive In
Fergus Falls Public Schools Superintendent, Jeff Drake; Hillcrest Academy President, Brad Hoganson; Community Education, Mary Matteson; Fergus Falls Public Library, Gail Hedstrom. M-State Campus Tour, Eric Price

Lunch & Networking