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Strategic Leadership Essentials®

JBL Strategies' Strategic Leadership Essentials® (SLE) is a unique leadership training program for nonprofit professionals that integrates the fundamental principles of leadership, strategy, and communication, and shows how they can and should be aligned. The class is designed primarily to work with executive directors and leaders in decision-making positions within small to medium size nonprofit organizations to become stronger, more effective leaders.

This affordable, interactive program integrates personal leadership approach with an organization’s strategic direction and the communication strategies necessary to engage stakeholders and operationalize strategic plans to achieve greater mission impact in the communities they serve. The emphasis is on customized learning, peer exchange and clarity of purpose. It gives participants an opportunity to step back, reflect, and take charge.

The program comprises:

• Two-day intensive in-person workshop (8:30am-4:30pm)
• Comprehensive course workbook
• Exchange of best practices between peers
• Customized content tailored to participants
• Two one-on-one personalized coaching sessions with course leaders Craig Snook and Jane Baxter Lynn (in-person or remotely).

Max. class size is 14 to encourage idea-sharing and on-going peer collaboration. Min. class size is 10. To assure open conversation, only one person from each organization may attend per class. The two one-on-one coaching sessions after the class allows us to further customize the learning for each leader, giving them an opportunity to discuss their specific challenges and needs, developing practical ways to address them.

Craig and Jane developed this program because they recognized that too often leadership development and strategic planning are taught in isolation and communications (positioning, messaging, branding, stakeholder outreach) is rarely, if ever, taught within the context of leading an organization. “Our goal is for participants to achieve a change in perspective by focusing on the fundamentals and ensuring implementation, with ongoing accountability that will empower them to grow and succeed. We see people leave re-energized, and excited about the future, with different ways to approach things.”

In collaboration with Nonprofit Austin at Austin Community College, the next program will start with the two-day intensive workshop on Thursday and Friday, February 6th & 7th, 2024. Each day goes from 8:30am-4:30pm and is in-person at Austin Community College: Highland Business Center, 5930 Middle Fiskville Road, Austin, TX 78752.

Pricing:
$600 (sales end Wednesday, February 5th)
$500 early bird (ends Thursday, Jan. 23rd)

Register now: Strategic Leadership Essentials | Nonprofit Austin

If you'd like more information on the program content, contact us at jbl@jblstrategies.com.

JBL Strategies also provides customized Board development and engagement training and advisory services, based on the SLE model.