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GRCA Executive Leadership Academy - Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance
Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance
This interactive workshop-style course is designed for current and emerging leaders to unlock their potential to drive organizational high performance through successfully implementing the strategic change initiatives that lead to high performance. Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to discuss and problem-solve collaboratively while networking with peers in local businesses and organizations. Executive coaching and leadership guidance is also included throughout the course.
Topics addressed include:
- Implementing organizational change initiatives – and making them stick!
- Overcoming resistance to change
- Identifying strategic opportunities to improve organizational performance
- Building high-performing teams
- Diffusing organizational conflict
JOIN US and invest in your success! No prior GRCA or ELA courses required!
Here's what past participants in the Executive Leadership Academy have to say . . .
"So valuable! I gained more from this course than from private coaching!"
"Every leader should take this course!"
ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
The Executive Leadership Academy is designed for experienced professionals seeking to boost organizational effectiveness and career growth. The Academy is comprised of 5 classes, taken in any order and at any time. Upon completion, graduates receive an Executive Leadership Academy diploma signifying mastery in the skills needed to propel today's organizations to high performance. The five classes include:
- Effective Executive Leadership for High Performance
- Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance
- Dynamic Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage
- Financial Analysis for Executives - The Bottom Line
- Capstone Project & Graduation Ceremony
Melissa Wells is an award-winning educator, business leader, consultant, and entrepreneur with a track record of excellence in continuing education, professional development, and business leadership. She is faculty emerita at Albright College where she chaired the accelerated Business Administration program for working adult professionals for ten years and taught in the program for 25 years. Her impressive career prior to Albright includes key roles in strategic planning & organizational development, sales & marketing, and financial management with top firms such as Meridian Bank and GE Capital Corp. In partnership with the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, Melissa developed the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA), which provides professional development for current and emerging executive leaders.
Melissa also conducts professional development training for businesses, non-profits, and local government entities and provides executive coaching for business professionals. She also provides specialized business financial management services, manages her own small business, provides consulting services for entrepreneurial start-ups and established businesses, and serves the community through nonprofit board participation. She holds an MBA from LaSalle University and a BS in Business Administration from Albright College. Melissa is renowned for her passion for people, which fuels her dedication to fostering an infectious culture of high-performance and teamwork through inspirational leadership.
Date and Time
Thursday Sep 17, 2026
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT
5 weeks on Thursdays: Sept. 17, 24, Oct. 1, 8, and 15
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Location
Center for Business Excellence
49 Commerce Dr., Wyomissing, PA 19610
Fees/Admission
$1,495/person for Chamber Members;
$1,895/person for Future Chamber Members
Contact Information
Mark Dolinski
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606 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601 – (610) 376-6766 – info@greaterreading.org