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Leadership Essentials - Cohort 8A Leadership Training

September 30, 2025 1:00 PM - October 1, 2025 11:00 AM (CDT)

Description

MREA LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS Cohort 8A

Opens Tuesday September 31, ends Wednesday May TBD

Dates Subject to change
See schedule and location listed below


Intended audience: Leadership Essentials program is designed for current and future leaders in your organization who have not attended a previous leadership development series through MREA.

Complete course schedule:


Virtual sessions will take place via Zoom video conference. 

This is a web-based platform that does not require you to download any software. 
In order to fully participate, a computer with a good microphone and a webcam is required.


 

 UNIT 1 - BUILDING SELF LEADERSHIP
 UNIT 2 - EXPLORING TEAM LEADERSHIP

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 31, 1-4PM In person
UNIT 1 SESSION 1 Leadership Overview

 

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1, 8-11AM In person
Unit 1 Session 2 Critical Thinking

 

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 1 Session 3 Workplace Impact

 

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 1 Session 4 Emotional Intelligence








 


 

WEDNESDAY JANUARY TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 2 Session 1 Flexibility and Resilience

 

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 2 Session 2 Mastering Your Professionalism

 

WEDNESDAY MARCH TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 2 Session 3 Leader/Follower Orientation

 

WEDNESDAY APRIL TBD, 8-11AM Virtual-Live
Unit 2 Session 4 Effective Communication Part 1

 

WEDNESDAY MAY TBD, 9:30AM-12:30PM In person

Unit 2 Session 5 Effective Communication Part 2

 

WEDNESDAY MAY TBD, 1-2PM In Person

Closing - Discussion of Final Assessment

 

  




 

 

PRESENTATION & MATERIALS 
Class size is limited to 20 people to provide maximum opportunity for participants to benefit from the instructor-led multimedia activities. For the virtual sessions each participant receives an email that includes the Zoom log in details and an attachment with materials needed for class.


 

CERTIFICATION
Each participant receives a certificate of completion from MREA.
 

IN PERSON LOCATION - HOTEL 

Holiday Inn & Suites

11801 Fountains Way 

Maple Grove, MN 55369

Booking Link COMING SOON


INSTRUCTORS
Dana Haageson spent over a decade in the software industry serving in individual contributor and leadership roles from Product Development to Product Management/Strategy to Human Resources. As a college professor at M State, she teaches students ranging in age from Gen Z to baby boomer in the areas of Human Resources and Accounting. She also develops and delivers customized leadership, team and personal development sessions for organizations across various industries. As a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach, Dana has coached nearly a thousand individuals and teams in discovering and harnessing the power of their individual and collective strengths to achieve success - both personally and professionally. She earned an Accounting degree from MN State University Moorhead and is a CPA, as well as a Certified Professional in Human Resources. Dana lives in Moorhead. She and her husband have 3 daughters.

Steve Wischmann Steve is the owner of Horizon Performance Solutions, LLC, (HPS) a leadership and organizational development consulting company specializing in growing professional capacity and sustained success in people and teams. He retired at the rank of Captain/O-6 after three decades of military service in the U.S. Coast Guard. His career included four command assignments, executive positions at the Department of Homeland Security, and numerous staff and operational assignments, including two High-Arctic NATO support deployments in 1985 and 1986. Steve has a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy and Management with dual concentrations in policy analysis and public management. Following his military retirement, he founded HPS while also serving for six years as an Adjunct Professor at Hilbert College, in Hamburg, New York, teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in business management and public administration. Steve has extensive background in providing leadership, organizational, and workforce development strategies and programs for small businesses and non-profits, corporate teams, and government agencies. Originally from Wadena, MN, Steve and his wife now reside on Ottertail Lake.


COST

MREA Education Member: $2825
Non-MREA Education Member: $3325


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2025 LATE REGISTRATION
All events in 2025 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers less than 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.

Time

Tues 1-4pm in person Weds 811am in person

Date may chnge

Contact Information

Minnesota Rural Electric Association | MREA
Name: Amanda Meredith
Email: amanda@mrea.org
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