In taking a bold step to meet growing needs, the Forum Board and LSS advisors have planned for one Cohort to focus on "Learning and Leading Together with First Nations" and one on "Women in Leadership - Wisdom for the Balancing Act".
FORUM’S LEADERSHIP SEA TO SKY TO EXPAND WITH TWO COHORTS THIS FALLForum broadens its community dialogue and collaborative leadership initiatives with cohorts focusing on Women in Leadership, and Learning and Leading Together with First Nations Whistler, British Columbia – August 15, 2008.
The Whistler Forum for Leadership and Dialogue, a charitable, non-profit organization based British Columbia’s Sea to Sky region, announced today that after four successful years, it is expanding the Leadership Sea to Sky program this year from one cohort to two. Leadership Sea to Sky is the only corridor-wide program that meets the need for and practice of leadership in the region now and into the future. The bold plan for expansion and enhancement of the program is in response to growing needs in many areas.
“Learning and Leading Together with First Nations” is the focus of a cohort to be co-led and facilitated by Christine Baker of the Squamish Nation and William Roberts. “Over the past four years we have always had learning days and projects that included leaders in Lil’wat and Squamish Nation” said Roberts, “but the feedback we kept getting was that it was never enough and that participants wanted more. This year we decided to do more”. The plans are for a cohort of 14 participants with at least half being members of Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. Many of the learning days and events will take place at the new Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
The cohort, “Women in Leadership – Wisdom for the Balancing Act” will be coordinatedby Patricia Heintzman in conjunction with women from previous LSS Cohorts and in the corridor. Heintzman, herself a graduate of LSS Cohort II and participant last year in the Women in Leadership seminar at the Aspen Institute, brings much to this role. “Personally, as someone who aspires to be a leader in my community I continually rely on a number of sources to help me better understand others, appreciate my abilities and shortcomings, and find new inspiration and confidence: mentors, supporters, reading, learning from successes and failures, to find ways to balance it all”, said Ms. Heintzman. “One of the most important aspects of being a leader is to foster collaborative, inclusive, confident and inspiring leadership in others; an often untapped gold mine in women”.
Together with the Forum Board and this years’ LSS Honorary Chairs, Bob and Sue Adams, support from various governments, agencies, businesses, organizations and individuals is guiding these initiative forward. Limited spaces in both cohort programs are available. For more information contact William Roberts at william@whistlerforum.com or the numbers above.
The Whistler Forum for Leadership and Dialogue, a charitable, non-profit organization based British Columbia’s Sea to Sky region, announced today that after four successful years, it is expanding the Leadership Sea to Sky program this year from one cohort to two. Leadership Sea to Sky is the only corridor-wide program that meets the need for and practice of leadership in the region now and into the future. The bold plan for expansion and enhancement of the program is in response to growing needs in many areas.
“Learning and Leading Together with First Nations” is the focus of a cohort to be co-led and facilitated by Christine Baker of the Squamish Nation and William Roberts. “Over the past four years we have always had learning days and projects that included leaders in Lil’wat and Squamish Nation” said Roberts, “but the feedback we kept getting was that it was never enough and that participants wanted more. This year we decided to do more”. The plans are for a cohort of 14 participants with at least half being members of Squamish and Lil’wat Nations. Many of the learning days and events will take place at the new Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.
The cohort, “Women in Leadership – Wisdom for the Balancing Act” will be coordinatedby Patricia Heintzman in conjunction with women from previous LSS Cohorts and in the corridor. Heintzman, herself a graduate of LSS Cohort II and participant last year in the Women in Leadership seminar at the Aspen Institute, brings much to this role. “Personally, as someone who aspires to be a leader in my community I continually rely on a number of sources to help me better understand others, appreciate my abilities and shortcomings, and find new inspiration and confidence: mentors, supporters, reading, learning from successes and failures, to find ways to balance it all”, said Ms. Heintzman. “One of the most important aspects of being a leader is to foster collaborative, inclusive, confident and inspiring leadership in others; an often untapped gold mine in women”.
Together with the Forum Board and this years’ LSS Honorary Chairs, Bob and Sue Adams, support from various governments, agencies, businesses, organizations and individuals is guiding these initiative forward. Limited spaces in both cohort programs are available. For more information contact William Roberts at william@whistlerforum.com or the numbers above.
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