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COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE
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Application
2011 |
Scholarship App.
2011 |
Chairman Letter
2011 |
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Session Calendar
2011 |
Leadership
Competencies |
Syllabus
2011 |
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The John B. Gunter Community Leadership
Initiative has graduated more than 200
individuals from the area’s most
progressive companies/organizations over
the past eight years. Increased
competition, demographic forces,
evolving technology, shifting markets,
new legislation and the dynamics of
change are driving the need for
leadership in our region.
The program is designed to develop
leadership for the Greater
Johnstown/Cambria County area by honing
leadership skills and promoting
community volunteerism. The program
explores leadership roles in both the
area’s community organizations and
corporations. The Leadership Initiative
accomplishes this by building executive
level skills to support the goals of the
sponsoring organization and providing a
basis for leadership and proactive
community involvement.
It includes a variety of lectures and
hands-on activity involving nationally
recognized facilitators as well as
discussions with some of the area’s most
respected leaders in addition to the
opportunity to develop and work as a
team on a community project.
PROGRAM BENEFITS
The John B. Gunter Community Leadership
Initiative helps the next generation of
leaders form bond with each other that
will help them work together for the
future of the Greater Johnstown/Cambria
County region, and gives them means to
acquire the skills and knowledge they
will need to be successful leaders.
The Leadership Initiative strives to
education its participants by
introducing them to regional leaders who
provide invaluable perspectives on the
successes of our region, the challenges
we still face, and their potential for
making an impact on our future.
The Leadership Initiative challenges its
participants by introducing them to
areas outside their fields of expertise,
increasing their ability to think
creatively, make decisions and solve
problems.
The Leadership Initiative is an
incomparable way for employers to reward
and invest in their employees, which
benefits our entire community.
For more information on the John B.
Gunter Community Leadership Initiative
please contact Debra Orner at
debra@johnstownchamber.com or
814/536-5107.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
- Adaptability/Flexibility: Is
effective in working with diverse
environments, new opportunities, job
responsibilities, processes and people.
- Customer Focus: Listens to and
understands the customer (both internal
and external); anticipates customer
needs and gives high priority to
customer satisfaction at the least cost.
- Expertise/Proficiency: has achieved
an effective level of
expertise/proficiency in job-related
areas; keeps abreast of current
developments and trends; utilizes
technology to enable a competitive
advantage.
- Leadership: Effectively utilizes
appropriate interpersonal styles and
methods in guiding self, other
individuals or groups toward task
accomplishment.
- Problem Solving: Develops/implements
innovative and effective courses of
action based on logical assumptions and
factual information and takes into
consideration available resources,
constraints and organizational values.
- Teamwork: Actively participates in,
contributes to, and facilitates team
effectiveness; respects the viewpoints
and needs of others.
- Resource Management: Considers
resources availability in action plans.
Cost conscious, looks for innovative
ways to control costs. Effectively
utilizes available resources.
- Continuous Improvement: Continuously
seeks to gain knowledge, skill and
experience to grow and develop while
also encouraging others to do so.
Establishes aggressive performance
goals, looks for opportunities to
initiate value adding changes.
- Business Acumen: Has working
knowledge of the environment in which a
business operates and identifying
organizational opportunities and
threats; knows how business processes
work and relate to each other; knows the
economic impact of business decisions;
recognizes the role of change in terms
of gaining competitive advantage.
- Commitment to Action: Focuses on
achieving results and persisting in the
face of obstacles.
- Communication: Builds trust and
self-confidence through respectful
ongoing communication; demonstrates the
ability to influence others through
clear, concise presentation of I
information in both written and oral
form.
- Development: Recognizes and acts on
the developmental needs of others;
empowers others to make decisions,
delegates effectively; coaches and
counsels others.
- Entrepreneurialism: Treats the
business as if he or she owned it.
Attempts to look at the long-term value
of the business, not just short-term
profit.
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