Iowa Western Community College

Thursday's from Oct 15th- Nov 12th   10:00AM-1:00PM  ZOOM

This 5-week professional development series builds stronger, more effective leaders whether or not you hold a formal title. Focus on the real-world skills leaders use daily: building trust, communicating clearly, motivating others, and leading with confidence. Participants will explore their personal leadership style, strengthen emotional intelligence, sharpen communication, and learn to build strong teams. The series also covers key challenges like problem-solving, decision-making, delegation, and accountability.

Thursday Oct 15th  10:00AM-1:00PM  ZOOM

“Leadership isn't a title. It's how you show up.”
Learn what leadership truly means, whether you have formal authority or not. Define your leadership identity, map the areas where you already influence others, and begin building habits of intentional leadership. Through self-assessment, discover your authentic leadership style, identify your strengths, and learn to flex your approach across people and situations. You'll leave with a personal Leadership Identity Statement that grounds everything else in this series.
 

Thursday Oct 29th  10:00AM-1:00PM  ZOOM

“Teams don't get built in off-sites. They're built in daily moments and sustained through delegation done right.”
Great teams are built through trust, clarity, and consistent leadership, not perks. Explore how to genuinely motivate individuals while fostering shared ownership and growth, using coaching, mentoring, and small daily actions with big impact. Then go beyond assigning tasks: learn to delegate in a way that builds autonomy and results, track progress, and create a culture where people follow through because they want to not just because they have to.
 

Thursday Oct 29th  10:00AM-1:00PM  ZOOM

“Teams don't get built in off-sites. They're built in daily moments and sustained through delegation done right.”
Great teams are built through trust, clarity, and consistent leadership, not perks. Explore how to genuinely motivate individuals while fostering shared ownership and growth, using coaching, mentoring, and small daily actions with big impact. Then go beyond assigning tasks: learn to delegate in a way that builds autonomy and results, track progress, and create a culture where people follow through because they want to not just because they have to.
 

Thursday Nov 5th  10:00AM-1:00PM  ZOOM

“Every challenge is a chance to lead — especially when the path forward is unclear.”
This session blends mindset and method. On the human side: how to support people emotionally, communicate evolving plans, and sustain culture through ambiguity when the stakes are high and the answers aren't obvious. On the tactical side: frameworks for identifying root issues, weighing options, and moving from analysis to action — even in fast-moving or messy environments.

“True leadership can't be assigned. It has to be earned.”

Whether you're pitching, presenting, or leading a meeting, craft core messages that resonate and communicate with presence  even if speaking isn't your favorite thing. Then zoom out: explore what it means to grow from positional leadership (title-based) to influential leadership (trust-based), inspired by John Maxwell's “5 Levels of Leadership.” Identify your current leadership level and build habits that deepen credibility and expand your influence, regardless of role.