Leadership Duncan Application

Program Summary: Leadership Duncan is a community leadership development program of the Duncan Chamber of Commerce. It has been established to promote individual leadership skills that will better serve our community and surrounding area. Residents and people employed in Stephens County are encouraged to apply.

Program Objective: Graduates from this 10-month program enter the community equipped with the leadership skills necessary to work effectively toward the growth and development of Duncan.

Please complete this form application with the information requested. Alternatively, a printed copy of the completed form can also be sent or delivered to Duncan Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 699 (931 W Peach Ave), Duncan, OK 73534.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF CLASS GRADUATES

Class Members will:

Improve their overall understanding of:

• Duncan and the city’s processes, inter-relationships, strengths and needs
• How state legislation and state departments impact Duncan services
• Duncan Leadership’s history including who the current leaders are and how they assumed a position of leadership in the community

 Increase their awareness of:

• Leadership opportunities in Duncan
• The variety of leadership styles and levels
• How to become part of a Leadership network

Learn or enhance their leadership skills by:

• Applying those skills throughout the course
• Attending and participating in skills development exercises, lectures, and presentations
• Consciously noting where the skills are used, how they are used or misused, and when the presence of skills enhances communication, learning, and effectiveness

Apply skills and information gained during Leadership Duncan to the community following graduation by:

• Increasing level of volunteerism
• Increasing level of advocacy
• Increasing level of community involvement and service
• Actively seeking out positions of leadership to fill within the community
• Completing a class project

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