Leadership Morton
Welcome to Leadership Morton, an affordable, local leadership program designed to instill leadership skills and valuable information about Morton and Central Illinois. Three-hour sessions are held each Wednesday from 7:30 - 10:00 am beginning in January and ending in March (unless otherwise noted).
2012 PROGRAM (Scroll to the bottom of this page for Registration and Application links)
Leadership Book Selection: Lincoln on Leadership, Esecutive Strategies for Tough Times
by Donald T. Phillips
January 11: Building High Performance Teams
Speaker: Jim Benckendorf, Owner, Benckendorf & Benckendorf Law Offices
Location: Red Rock Bar & Grille in Morton
January 18: Traits of Honesty and Integrity
Speaker: Sheriff Michael MCoy, Peoria County and Dennis Triggs, Miller, Hall, and Triggs
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
January 25: Public Speaking
Speaker: Gretchen Wirtz, WEEK
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
February 2: Preach A Vision
Speaker: Lee Schwartz, Morton Industries
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland and the Ashland House for Rotary Lunch
This session begins at 10am and ends at 1:15pm to include lunch with the Morton Rotary Club.
February 8: Never Act ouf of Vengeance
Speaker: Jon Rocke, RMH Foods
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
February 15: Influencing Through Conversation and Storytelling
Speaker: Mayor Norm Durflinger, Village of Morton Board of Trustees
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
February 22: Having the Courage to Handle Unjust Criticism
Speaker: Joe Strupek, State Farm Insurance and Marty Vanags, EDC of Bloomington-Normal
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
February 29: Being the Master of Paradox (Charisma)
Speaker: Bradley McMillan, Bradley University
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
March 7: Lead by Being Led
Speaker: Chuck Weaver, Developer and Elected Official, Peoria City Council
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
March 14: Group Presentations & Graduation
Location: Morton Fire Station, 300 West Courtland
Ideal Participants
Anyone in a company or organization that would benefit from leadership skill development and local Morton knowledge. We anticipate having everyone from the owners and lead managers of local businesses to the rising stars in our larger corporations attending this program.
Tuition
Morton Chamber Members: $200 by 5pm December 31, 2010 / $250 after December 31, 2010
Non-Members: $250 by 5pm December 31, 2010 / $300 after December 31, 2010
Application for Leadership Morton 2012
Register Online
For more informaiton, please contact Kim Uhlig at 309-263-2491 or email kuhlig@mortonillinois.org.