"It's my hope that people look to The Central Exchange as an absolute catalyst for their own leadership growth and development."
Beth Ward
Hallmark
CX member since 2003
Resources for Leaders
at All Levels
Look to The Central Exchange as your resource for leadership development. Regardless of your needs, we offer opportunities to enhance your leadership potential. Whether you participate in one of our outstanding leadership development programs or attend events such as the CEO or Women Leaders series, your leadership quotient will soar.
ION
Win/win
Putting a Female Face on Leadership: Empathy – Insight – Creativity
CEO series
Emerging Leaders series
The Transformational Leader: Strategies for the 21st Century Professional
Leadership Forum
Women Leaders series
Women at the Leading Edge
Leadership Lyceum
Women's 2009 Leadership Census
Leadership Link
Ion
The Central Exchange is proud to be a member of ION, the InterOrganization Network, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the number of women on for-profit boards and in executive suites. Representing approximately 10,000 women, ION helps build awareness, opportunities and connections by creating a national voice for its 14 regional member organizations.
For list of current ION members click here.
ION Status Report of Women Directors and Executive Officers of Public Companies, March 2010. Click here to download a pdf of the report.
Win/win
Win/win is a campaign to increase gender diversity at the top of KC region companies based on multiple studies and the strong business case that gender diversity at top levels is correlated with strong financial results.
Click here to read more.
Putting a Female Face on Leadership:
Empathy - Insight - Creativity
This series explores cutting-edge research on female leadership as well current integrative approaches toward maximizing our individual potential as women and leaders. The series is sponsored by the Hauptmann School for Public Affairs at Park University.
CEO Series
The CEO series is a preeminent forum, where Kansas City's top CEOs share thoughts about leading their companies and business trends. The series has become a unique platform for community leaders and a valuable opportunity for CX members and their guests to gain insight into how Kansas City's top CEOs make the major decisions that impact the future of their companies
Click here to see our line up of speakers
Emerging Leaders Year-Long Program
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Target: High potential women leaders, leaders in new positions, one of the first or among few women in leadership in their organization.
This year-long program offered by The Central Exchange and presented by Right Management, develops leadership capabilities by building on personal strengths and developing and implementing a plan to fill gaps and take participants to the next level in their careers. Each session focuses on a different leadership competency and includes group and facilitated discussions and practical strategies to apply in your own organization.
The next series begins September 2010.
The group meets monthly from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Enrollment is limited to 20.
Contact: Ellen D’Amato, president and CEO, The Central Exchange at 816-471-7560, ext. 18 or click here
Or, contact Connie Russell, vice president, talent management, Right Management at
913-323-2344 or click here to see our line up of speakers.
The Transformational Leader:
Strategies for the 21st Century Professional
Sponsored by the Bloch Executive MBA program at UMKC’s Bloch School of Business & Public Administration, this series provides a glimpse into some of the most important aspects of this nationally respected executive MBA program. It is designed to provide state-of-the-art information and strategies for women on how to overcome barriers in the workplace and excel in leadership positions.
Leadership Forum
The Leadership Forum offers interactive meetings to resolve real life, real time leadership issues. Participants have leadership roles in organizations or are responsible for getting results through the efforts of others. The format is based on what participants want, and is always confidential. Books on leadership topics are often used as discussion starters.
Meets: 7:30 a.m., Second Wednesday of month / CX South
Facilitated by: Donna Craig, Leadership Resources
Women Leaders Series
Hear from successful women who have made it to the top in their chosen fields. Our presenters are both local and national and offer a glimpse of their personal stories and the choices they made to get to the top.
Women at the Leading Edge
Dynamic Leadership Development and Self-Awareness Program
Target audience: Successful women at any point in their careers, ready to move to deeper levels of personal and professional mastery and expand their understanding and use of power as leaders.
Re-examine leadership skills and set life-changing goals in this seven-part program, now in its 18th year. Facilitator Dr. Linda Moore focuses on the psychological underpinnings of leadership. Participants explore and develop leadership abilities, and determine how and where they can apply their skills to make a difference for themselves and others in their professional and personal lives.
The 2009 Women at the Leading Edge series starts Friday, February 26, 2010.
Participation is limited to 20 women..
For specific information regarding dates, speakers and session details, click here
Central Exchange Annual Leadership Conference,
Leadership Lyceum
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 • Overland Park Convention Center
The theme this year is New Game, New Rules. Leading in Today’s World.
Click here for details and to register.
