Emerging Leaders Program with Dirigo (Internal Calendar only)

The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with Dirigo, a leadership development firm based in RI, to deliver a premier annual Emerging Leaders Program at Innovate Newport.

This program is designed to help address the many challenges that organizations are facing with attracting and retaining quality talent. It provides professional skills development, advances leadership career paths, enables effective organizational growth, and focuses participating organizations on building a winning workplace culture. 

This program begins on Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 and includes monthly workshops on the 4th Tuesday morning of each month. (Excluding December with workshop on the 3rd Tuesday. Dates below.)

With a focus on time-based learning, the Emerging Leaders Program will run on an annual basis, spanning four quarterly themes, with twelve monthly, 2.5 hour experiential workshops. 

Q1: Leadership Core
5/30 - Leadership: Core Tenets of Leadership
6/27 - Presence: Developing Presence Through Self - Awareness
7/25 - Communication: The Art of Effective Communicating

Q2: Leadership Vision
8/23- Ideology: Crafting a Winning Workplace Culture
9/27 - Strategy: Organizational Strategies & Growth
10/24 - Execution: Building & Executing a Strategic Plan

Q3: Leading Others 
11/28 - Talent: Hiring Better Talent
12/19 - Accountability: The Accountability Challenge
1/23- Change: Leveraging Strengths During Transition

Q4: Engaging Others
2/27 - Employees: Creating the Ultimate Employee Experience
3/26 - Clients: Creating the Ultimate Client Experience
4/30- Community: Raising Personal and Organizational Brands