a new leadership development initiative,

is an exciting opportunity for Bladen leaders – current corporate, institutional and community leaders, as well as perspective leaders.

The inaugural “Leadership Bladen” institute will be a 9-month "Qualities of Leadership” program (to be held September, 2007 - May, 2008) built upon successful models used by other North Carolina counties.

• Leadership Bladen will focus on the development of leadership as a process, as well as interpersonal relationships, social and cultural influences and team building dynamics.
  
  
• Social networking and community linkage will be integrated with leadership skills, a first hand knowledge of Bladen County, and the powerful dynamic of teamwork and cooperation.
  
  
• Leadership Bladen is slated to begin in September will kick-off with a two-day retreat followed by monthly meetings from October to May.
  
  
• Monthly sessions will convene on a weekday at Bladen Community College and will focus on a unique area of leadership within various local arenas such as economic development, government, history and tourism and will include a “community trip” (or field trip) segment to augment the training. Each session promises to be filled with information, value-added resources, interesting people, places, and events!
  
  
• Registration is open to all Bladen citizens and business people.
  
  
• Attendees are selected by the Leadership Bladen Board of Advisors and will be limited to 15 each year.
  
  
• The cost for Leadership Bladen will be $295.
  
  
• Successful candidates will receive a diploma upon graduation in May.

For more information, please call Lynn Welborn (BCC) at 910-879-5566 or Elizabethtown Town Manager David Bone at 910-862-2066.

Registration deadline for the 2007-2008 institute is August 1, 2007. (Successful applicants will be notified on or after August 15.)

To obtain an application, please access the following link: APPLICATION