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Serving as an elected official is increasingly challenging.

The polarization of society makes it more difficult for elected officials to develop productive relationships with each other, staff, and the people living in the community – all essential to effectively governing.

Our Masterclass helps new and veteran elected officials learn how to govern effectively and efficiently.

We build elected officials’ decision-making strength, endurance, and agility. Our high-intensity interval training format, where each short training module builds upon the other, results in an all-around more effective elected official.

Why should elected officials attend our Masterclass?
  1. Our Masterclass builds stronger, more effective elected leaders: 
 
  • Improve decision-making and policy formulation
  • Reduce unproductive conflict
  • Allow elected officials to focus on big ideas – not implementation and service-delivery
  1. More effective elected officials allow staff to focus on building efficient organizations to carry out the vision and policies of the governing body.
 
  1. Elected officials are more effective when they make connections with other elected officials. Our Masterclass creates a sense of camaraderie among participants.
 
  • Send your entire governing body to the same Masterclass to improve understanding of themselves and their fellow elected officials, thereby increasing their group effectiveness; or
  • Send your newly elected or the seasoned official to develop skills and meet other elected officials to learn from and get advice.
Who should attend our Masterclass?

Our Masterclass serves both:

We don’t spend precious time explaining the rules and responsibilities of an elected official. That’s been presented during onboarding. So instead, we help officials:

  • Define an agenda, identify values, and establish priorities.
  • Understand what information is needed and build relationships to make better decisions.
  • Work with other elected officials, staff, and the community to implement an agenda more effectively.

Participants build tangible skills to work more effectively with others, whether just starting out or more experienced. 

 
Masterclass Format

The format for the Masterclass is short, high-intensity modules that build upon each other, creating a pathway for a more effective elected official.

EACH MODULE INCLUDES:
Masterclass Modules

In leadership, being aware of our automatic responses and challenging them can lead to more thoughtful decision-making. Understanding how you decide can help you understand the way others make decisions. Learn about individual personality types, strengths, and preferences and how to communicate with all people based on their personality types to reach better decisions.

People run for office to accomplish something. But focusing on solving constituent problems, in the end, can be frustrating. Potholes, peeling paint, and barking dogs are problems that never go away. These can suck the life out of elected officials, keeping them from achieving their goals. So instead, learn how to focus on big ideas, to transform your community, create energy and inspire people.

The personal cost of leadership has never been so high. Understanding how to lead in this polarized environment is more critical than ever. Leadership is about authenticity and cultivating relationships. Learn how to influence and inspire others most effectively in this non-linear, dynamic environment.

What an individual elected official values most is leadership identity. Learn how to tune into that identity and influence the vision and direction of the organization. As a result, make better decisions for the community and future residents, even when these decisions run counter to a vocal constituency.

Elected officials have an oversight role in government. Acting as a "trustee" requires a measure of distance from staff. Understanding the organization's dynamics and culture makes it easier to focus on accountability while staying out of the weeds.

Open meeting laws make building relationships and consensus with other elected officials challenging and awkward. Learn how to follow the rules and have more effective conversations with other elected officials. Move from a passive decision-maker to a more active decision-maker focused on building consensus and community.

The world is becoming more polarized, and trust in government is declining rapidly. Rebuilding trust in government is critical to making good decisions. Effectively manage misinformation and disinformation regarding government actions and get accurate information to the public. Learn how to build trust and support for increased investment in services and infrastructure, reduce NIMBYism, and increase support for innovation and change. Focus on relationships and consensus-building to work through differences.

Learn how FBI Hostage Negotiation techniques can help make difficult discussions with difficult people more productive and less time-consuming.

What to expect?
WE WILL SPEND TWO FULL DAYS WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS
What’s included:

Whether you join us in our historic building in Downtown Overland Park, Kansas, or if we join you in your community, you can expect the following:

  • Refreshments
  • Meals
  • Training materials, 1.5 days of training
  • .5 day off-site team building experience
Cost:
In our offices – $750 per participant

We can arrange transportation and lodging for an additional charge.

In your community – $999 per participant

Minimum of 12 participants.

Register today!

Give us a call at 913-248-9585, or fill out the form below to send us an email: