Leaders Lab of Greater Charlottesville
Thanks for your interest in the Leaders Lab! We will announce updates to our leadership programming this summer, including a new timeline for program applications. Look for details in the Chamber newsletter or sign up here for updates by email.
The Leaders Lab of Greater Charlottesville is a leadership training program for everyone who wants to be great at collaboration! Current and emerging leaders practice community problem-solving and learn first-hand how people are working together on local issues.
Our goal is to build our community’s leadership capacity for positive change by growing individual leadership skills, building community networks, and inspiring action. We work on leading from our values, consensus building, ethical decision making, principled negotiation, equitable collaboration, cultural competence, self-awareness and much more.
Primary Program Elements
Leadership Development
Participants will self-assess and build skills in five key leadership competencies: collaboration, self-awareness, cultural competence, conflict management and adaptability.
Community Knowledge-Building
Each session includes a community case study on local work in areas such as homelessness, food and health access, racial equity, education and entrepreneurship.
Community Problem-Solving
Participants will study and practice collaborative leadership skills essential for community problem-solving, such as equitable collaboration, consensus building, community engagement, group facilitation and asset based community development
Participant Goals
✓ Develop perspective and understanding of at least seven community issues
✓ Demonstrate understanding of community problem-solving and skills development through practice
✓ Apply learning to complete a personal leadership plan
✓ Access a new network of community-minded leaders that supports individual growth/development AND collaborative action towards a more broadly thriving community.
Foundational Values
✓ Diversity of community knowledge, experience & expertise
✓ A collaborative mindset to improve the practice of leadership in our community
✓ Humility and deep listening skills
✓ A spirit of excellence with a strong work ethic to leverage assets to address community challenges
Leaders Lab partners in collaboration: Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Engagement and Negotiation at UVA, Center for Nonprofit Excellence, and Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.
Questions? Contact Ann Marie Hohenberger at annmarie@cvillechamber.com or call 434.295.2808.