LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS – A MAINE PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT INTENSIVE FOR COOPERATIVES
A two-day in-person intensive training for cooperators
Join us for a transformative 2-day in-person intensive designed specifically for managers, shift supervisors, department heads and Board members across multiple types of cooperatives. This program is experiential and hands-on, offering a deep dive into participatory leadership. It’s followed by four virtual sessions to reinforce and expand your learning.
What You’ll Learn:
- Clarify Aims and Build Alignment
- Apply simple and effective tools to ensure your team shares a common vision and works cohesively towards shared goals.
- Group Planning
- Utilize practical tools to collaboratively plan tasks, projects, or organizational changes with your team.
- Facilitate Effective Reviews
- Conduct productive reviews that help your team learn quickly and adapt effectively.
- Self-Reflection for Leadership Growth
- Engage in self-reflection practices to boost your self-awareness and self-management skills.
- Observation and Active Listening
- Develop keen observation and active listening skills to enhance your leadership effectiveness.
- Leadership Style and Impact
- Understand and express your unique leadership style, explore its effects on your team, and identify opportunities for growth.
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- Learn how to give and receive detailed, specific feedback to motivate and empower yourself and your colleagues.
- Effective Delegation
- Learn and apply tools for effective delegation to optimize team performance and development.
- Decision-Making Styles
- Explore different decision-making styles and understand when to apply each one as a leader.
- Personal Application Plan
- Create a personalized plan to implement your new leadership skills and tools in your daily work, ensuring continuous growth and application.
This workshop is perfect for:
- Managers
- Shift Supervisors
- Department Heads
- Board Members
- Committee Chairs
- Cooperative Leaders
Program Details:
- Duration: 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM – 2 days in-person intensive
- Location: USM Lewiston-Auburn Campus, 51 Westminster Street Lewiston, ME 04240
- Ideal Number of Participants: 12-16
- Minimum Participants: 10
- Follow-Up: 4 virtual sessions
| Registration Options | Price |
| Standard | $429 |
| Discounted – for CMBA Members (~25% savings) | $319 |
| Promotional Deal (includes Program Fee and CMBA Membership) | $399 |
Follow-up Support
To ensure ongoing development and application of your new skills, we offer 4 follow-up virtual sessions. These sessions provide additional support, allow for continued learning, and help you address any challenges encountered while implementing new strategies.
Reserve Your Spot!
Spaces are limited to 16 participants to ensure personalized attention and maximum benefit for each participant. Don’t miss this chance to enhance your leadership capabilities and to inspire positive change in your organization. Apply for scholarships HERE.
- Note: Interpretation will be available upon request for early registrants.
Nov 19-20, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Staring at $319
Ariaun Stewart, a Cooperative Business Development Specialist at CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions (BOS), leverages HR expertise from corporate and small business roles, along with founding C.HR Services. Her entrepreneurial spirit drives strategic partnerships and community connections. She spearheaded the Creative Industries Hiring Event and co-planned Springfield’s inaugural Fashion Week, promoting empowerment in the community. Ariaun serves on the Springfield Creative City Collective Executive Board, the Association of Black Business and Professionals’ Board of Directors, and is a New Leadership Council Boston Cohort graduate. Committed to inclusivity and collaboration, she works to foster equitable, sustainable growth for all.
Heather Foran is a Cooperative Development Specialist in CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions (BOS)program. Heather comes from an experiential education background with both youth and adults. She co-founded the Field Academy, a traveling high school program and prior to coming to CDI, Heather worked with Coverdale O.D., a U.K.-based organization providing experiential training programs for leaders that build skills in shared leadership and systems transformation. Heather is also part of a global collaborative of facilitators with YES!, an organization that works at the intersection of personal, interpersonal, and systemic change.
Ryan Demers is a Cooperative Business Developer with the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI), starting in early 2023. Prior to CDI, Ryan was the GM of a food co-op in northern New York State, where he developed and honed skills in financial education and literacy, conflict management, systems, and staff development. At CDI, Ryan enjoys sharing what he has learned (and mistakes he’s made!) with current and potential worker-owners so that they can realize their full potential as business owners.
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