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2024 Leadership Class

Big Sky Big Leadership: Leadership 14 
A statewide leadership class offered in Custer County in Partnership of MCAEDC

“The resource that holds the greatest value and future potential for any community is its people.”

Leadership Miles City has been active since its inception in 2005 by identifying, recruiting, and developing emerging community and business leaders. Modeled after other leadership programs operating successfully in communities in Montana and across the U.S., Leadership 14 allows individuals to learn more about community and regional business and industry resources one day a month for a nine-month period while growing in leadership.

Program Goals:

  • Identify and build efficacy of emerging leaders.
  • Increase participants awareness of community needs and resources.
  • Develop social capital among participants.

The Program’s Desired Outcomes Are:  

  • Identify, educate and motivate emerging leaders to serve. 
  • Increase awareness and understanding of the county’s needs and resources. 
  • Develop social capital among class participants. 

Participant’s Perspective: 

  • Learn – Broaden your understanding and appreciation of issues and opportunities within Miles City and Custer County and how you can personally and professionally benefit from being involved. 
  • Engage – Experience our county through innovative, fun, interactive sessions at various venues throughout the county. 
  • Develop – Challenge yourself as an individual to enhance your overall leadership skills. 
  • Connect – Establish relationships with a diverse group of people you otherwise might not have met to develop friendships and working partnerships. 
  • Act – Make a difference. Develop a personal commitment to become involved with projects and organizations in your community. 

Program Components: 

  • Leadership Skill Development – This is the fundamental part of the program.  Leaders must increase their own capacity to successfully deal with growing complex issues.  Sessions will use interactive techniques to engage participants in various topics including leadership styles, personality types, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, understanding generations and conflict management. 
  • Community Experience: The community experience gives participants the opportunity to learn about their local community resources and issues. Each session provides either an on-site visit to a location, guest speaker or a panel to present critical information on a topic.  Topics include transportation, communication, community service, tourism, culture, energy, education, agriculture, healthcare, social services, local government, businesses, and entrepreneurship.   
  • Group Project – The third core component is the group project. Participants are challenged to plan, implement, and evaluate a project that benefits the community and engages all participants. The project’s purpose is to utilize the skills learned and reflect on knowledge gained through the community experiences to create a project that positively impacts the community. 

Who Qualifies: 

 Leadership Miles City is a competitive process open to all folks who want to learn more about the community and attain leadership skills. All are invited to apply.  

Tentative Program Calendar:  

Those selected for the program attend daylong seminars from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The program runs from September- May. Each topic day will be held at various locations in and around Miles City and may include a combination of discussion and learning on leadership topics, a community tour, and wrap up.  Lunch will be provided with time for connection and discussion.  

The program concludes with a dinner and reception in May as part of the final session. Certificates will also be awarded the following year once the student has completed the final assignment of working with the Leadership Committee to organize one of the class days. 

A full schedule of times, places, skills development workshops and other details will be sent to all successful candidates. Dates are the 3rd Thursday of the month, except in May, the reception will be the week after Bucking Horse Sale.  

Tentative Dates Below Location TBD:  

Date 2024-2025 Leadership Topic  Community Experience  
September 19 Effective Leadership    Energy  
October 17 Real Colors Personality Types    Agriculture 
November 21 Communication & Project Work Session    Education 
December 19  Effective Meetings & Volunteer Engagement     Tourism and Culture 
January 16 Diversity, Inclusion & Generations    Transportation and Communication 
February 20 Emotional Intelligence   Healthcare and Social Services   
March 20 Conflict Management  Government: Federal, State and Local   
April 17 Strategic Leadership & Group Dynamics    Business & Entrepreneurship   
May 22  Mindfulness, Group Project Presentations & Celebration       Community Service Organizations

Tuition: 

  • $175 Per Student (Include full tuition and Colors Assessment). 
  • 2 Half Scholarships may be available. 

Commitments:  

  • Attendance of all classes, unless otherwise discussed.  
  • Commitment to serving on the committee to plan the next round of Leadership 14.  
  • Commitment to serving on community boards of Miles City.  
  • Class size limited to maximum of 20 due to space requirements.  

Applications: 

If you wish to make application and feel you meet all the commitments of the program, please fill out the enclosed application form and send it to the address below by September 9th, 2024.  

  • Note: We can take applications up to first class date if openings are available. Please contact us in this case. 

MSU Extension Custer County
1010 Main Street  
Miles City, MT 59301 
custer@montana.edu 
Please Make Checks Payable to: MCAEDC  

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