Grimes Leadership Academy

The Grimes Leadership Academy is a premier leadership program that seeks to identify and resource leaders, encouraging and equipping them to be more effective leaders in the workplace and the community, and providing opportunity for relationship building and professional networking.

What is Grimes Leadership Academy?

The Grimes Leadership Academy (GLA) is an intense 9-month leadership experience.

In exchange for your Business' investment in a GLA participant, you can expect the following:

Grimes Leadership Academy will be utilizing the book “Dare to Lead” by Brené Brown. As we work through this book the following will be highlighted…

- Cultivation of Courageous Leadership Skills:
  Participants will learn how to embrace vulnerability as a strength, fostering trust and innovation within their teams.
- Enhanced Communication and Feedback:
  Practical tools for giving and receiving clear, respectful, and productive feedback to improve workplace dynamics.
- Building a Resilient and Authentic Leadership Style:
  Strategies to lead with authenticity, resilience, and purpose, even in the face of uncertainty and challenges.
- Promoting Inclusivity and Collaboration:
  Insights on fostering an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued and collaboration thrives.
- Mastery of Emotional Agility:
  Techniques to recognize and manage emotions effectively, ensuring sound decision-making and stronger interpersonal relationships.
- Actionable Tools for Building Trust:
  Frameworks like Brown's "BRAVING" acronym to strengthen trust within teams and across organizational levels.
- Creating a Values-Driven Culture:
  Exercises to identify core personal and organizational values and align behaviors with those values.
- Conflict Management and Resolution:
  Approaches for addressing and navigating conflict with empathy, accountability, and constructive dialogue.
- Support for Leadership Growth:
  Encouragement to engage in continuous self-reflection and professional development to enhance long-term leadership capacity.
- Building Connections and Networking Opportunities:
  Participants will benefit from the shared experience, connecting with other local leaders and fostering lasting professional relationships.

Each GLA participant will come away from their GLA experience with a much greater understanding of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and challenges present in the Grimes community.
Each GLA participant will expand his/her network of relationships as he/she will spend approximately 75 hours with other individuals within the Grimes business and non-profit community. Most full days will begin at 9:00 AM and end at approximately 3:00 PM, with some exceptions.
Planning and implementation of a group project is part of this curriculum. In order to accomplish this, participants can anticipate some time commitments outside of regularly programmed events. The amount of time will largely be determined on the size and complexity of the project chosen by the group and approved by the organizers.

Assuming the GLA participant whom you support takes advantage of the numerous opportunities afforded by the GLA, your business’ investment will be rewarded because your team member will be a more effective, more educated, and more engaged leader.

While the leadership curriculum which has been outlined will be incorporated into every day, there will also be overarching themes for each of our sessions. While these are subject to change, we anticipate that the sessions will include the following: