Kalispell’s Leadership Flathead Program Now Taking Applications for Next Class

The Kalispell Chamber of Commerce’s leadership development program, Leadership Flathead, is now accepting applications for the Class of 2019. Businesses and organizations interested in sending an individual through the program should find more information and complete the application process at https://kalispellchamber.com/leadership-flathead by May 1, 2018.

The program requires a two-year commitment from participants, which will begin with an overnight development retreat in September 2018, followed by nine monthly skills-building sessions through June 2019.

To supplement the training they receive during the first year participants are expected to assume a new leadership role with a community organization or engage in a community-based project of their choosing for their second year of the program.

Leadership Flathead is intricately designed to develop tangible leadership skills, increase awareness of significant local issues, and build a tightly knit network of community leaders all while strengthening the ability of current and emerging leaders to spearhead positive change in the Flathead Valley.

Throughout the course of the program, a variety of custom-designed sessions from community and industry leaders focus on topics such as education, workforce training, public safety, culture and tourism, human services, and planning, growth, and government. Additionally, a skills-building theme is integrated into each of the sessions and includes activities that reflect conflict resolution, strategic planning, organizational change, and collaboration.

Since its inception in in 1990, Leadership Flathead has seen approximately 800 individuals from more than 200 local businesses complete the program, many of whom are now engaged in the community through elected offices, on government committees and boards, as heads of local non-profit organizations, or as stronger leaders in the organizations with which they work.

For more information about Leadership Flathead, contact the Program Manager, Diane Morton Stout, at [email protected] or (406) 758-2810.

About the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau

Since 1904, the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce, Convention and Visitors Bureau has been a leading voice in strengthening the Flathead Valley community and the business climate, with the goal of making Northwest Montana an ideal location to live and work. The Chamber consists of 725 businesses and organizations, which employ over half of the workforce in Flathead County, Montana.

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