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

And more . . .
 
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:

1. Effective Executive Leadership for High Performance
2. Mastering Transformational Change To Drive High Performance 
3. Dynamic Strategic Planning for Competitive Advantage 
4. Financial Analysis for Executives - The Bottom Line
5. Capstone Project & Graduation Ceremony

ABOUT PROGRAM DESIGNER & FACILIATOR - Melissa Wells, M.B.A.

Melissa Wells is an award-winning educator, business leader, consultant, and entrepreneur with a track record of excellence in adult education, professional development and business leadership. She is currently a full-time faculty member of Albright College where she has chaired the accelerated Business Administration program for working adults for the past ten years. Her impressive career prior to Albright includes key roles in strategic planning, sales & marketing, and financial management with top firms like Meridian Bank and GE Capital.  In partnership with the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance, Melissa has developed the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA), which provides professional development for current and emerging senior leaders.  

She also conducts professional development training for businesses, non-profits, and local government entities, and serves the community through hands-on nonprofit board work. 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. 

Areas of expertise:

• Strategic planning and strategic alliances

• Entrepreneurship and business plan development

• Leadership, corporate culture, organizational structure and change management

• Marketing strategy ? planning, implementation and control

• Sales, sales team leadership and strategic relationship management

• Human resource management and corporate training

• Project management, including implementation team leadership

• Profitability maximization, financial statement analysis, and small business structuring

• Strategic and tactical consulting services