BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251106T180000Z DTEND:20251106T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:GRCA Executive Leadership Academy - Dynamic Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage DESCRIPTION:Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance\n\nThis 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. \n\nTopics addressed include:\n\n\n Implementing organizational change initiatives and making them stick!\n Overcoming resistance to change\n Identifying strategic opportunities to improve organizational performance \n Building high-performing teams\n Diffusing organizational conflict\n\n\nAnd more . . .\n\n \n\nJOIN US and invest in your success! No prior GRCA or ELA courses required!\n\n Here's what past participants in the Executive Leadership Academy have to say . . .\n\n"So valuable! I gained more from this course than from private coaching!" \n\n"Every leader should take this course!" \n\nABOUT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY\n\nThe Executive Leadership Academy is designed for experienced professionals who want to elevate their career prospects and hone their strategic leadership skills while boosting their impact on the success of the organization. The Academy is comprised of 5 classes\, taken in any order and at any time\, with the exception of the final Capstone course which is taken last. Upon completion\, graduates receive an Executive Leadership Academy diploma signifying mastery of the executive skills needed to propel today's organizations to high performance.\n\n\n\nABOUT PROGRAM DESIGNER & FACILIATOR - Melissa Wells\, M.B.A.\n\n\n\nMelissa 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. \n\n\n\nMelissa 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. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance
\nThis 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. \; \;
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And more . . .
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\nJOIN US and invest in your success! \; No prior GRCA or ELA courses required!
\n \;Here'\;s what past participants in the Executive Leadership Academy have to say . . .
\n"\;So valuable! \; I gained more from this course than from private coaching!"\; \;  \;
\n"\;Every leader should take this course!"\; \; \;

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ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
\nThe Executive Leadership Academy is designed for experienced professionals who want to elevate their career prospects and hone their strategic leadership skills while boosting their impact on the success of the organization. The Academy is comprised of 5 classes\, taken in any order and at any time\, with the exception of the final Capstone course which is taken last. Upon completion\, graduates receive an Executive Leadership Academy \;diploma signifying mastery of the executive skills needed to propel today'\;s organizations to high performance.
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\nABOUT PROGRAM DESIGNER &\; FACILIATOR - \;Melissa Wells\, M.B.A.
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\nMelissa 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. \; \;
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\nMelissa 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. \;
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\n LOCATION:Center for Business Excellence 49 Commerce Dr.\, Wyomissing\, PA 19610 UID:e.1980.11990 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260414T074920Z URL:https://business.greaterreading.org/events/details/grca-executive-leadership-academy-dynamic-strategic-planning-for-competitive-advantage-11-06-2025-11990 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR