November ILCMA Professional Development Event & Metro Luncheon

Elevate Your Leadership: Unlocking Growth for Lasting Impact

In this dynamic workshop, Elevate Your Leadership: Unlocking Growth for Lasting Impact, you’ll explore key strategies to grow as a leader and elevate your influence. We’ll focus on developing yourself first—laying the foundation for authentic leadership. Then, discover the power of developing others through mentorship and effective delegation, turning daily tasks into growth opportunities. You’ll also learn to sharpen your communication skills, enabling you to inspire and influence those around you. Join us to gain practical tools for creating a lasting impact by empowering yourself and your team to thrive.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Implement a structured process for personal leadership development.
• Recognize and harness the power of developing others to foster a high-performing team.
• Utilize effective delegation as a tool to cultivate growth and leadership within their organization.
• Apply key strategies to influence others, driving meaningful impact and results.
• Strengthen communication skills to enhance leadership effectiveness and inspire those around them.

Presenter:

Mike Patterson, President, On Track Leadership, Inc. As the President of On Track Leadership, Inc., Mike helps executives and aspiring leaders increase their productivity, create and execute strategic plans, negotiate more effectively and lead their organizations at a higher level.   He uses a unique blend of coaching, training and consulting, enabling his clients to accomplish their goals faster and with less effort.

As a professional trainer, speaker, and consultant, Mike Patterson has presented to audiences around the world that include American Airlines, Abbott Laboratories, Baxter Healthcare, Goldman Sachs, Nextel, and Sage BioPharma.  Topics include effective negotiating, leadership, interpersonal communications, setting goals, identifying values, and time management.

After graduating from the University of Illinois with a degree in Industrial Engineering, Mike enjoyed a wide variety of experiences.  He has held several positions with Fortune 500 companies including engineering, quality assurance, manufacturing, sales administration, and marketing.  Additionally, he founded a consulting firm On Track Leadership that facilitates a strategic development process dramatically increasing the effectiveness of companies.

Mike is a certified trainer for topics that include: Teleometrics Achieving Manager Program, Behavioral Interviewing, Negotiating With The Power of Nice, DISC Communication Styles, Leadership Development, and Personal Productivity.

In addition to his corporate experience Mike has been an adjunct faculty member in the Business Department for The College of Lake County where he taught business students how to effectively develop and train people.

Mike is a firm believer in giving back to his community and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Kinship United and previously chaired the Board of Directors for Omni Youth Services.

Addresses ICMA Practice Areas: 5 Personal Resiliency and Development 6 Strategic Leadership

In Person Attendees:

Registration/check-in and continental breakfast begins at 9AM at NIU Naperville, E. 1120 Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

Zoom Access:

Zoom Access information will be emailed separately, to each registrant.  Note: Access will not be sent immediately following registration, but prior to the event date.

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November Metro Luncheon: Artificial Intelligence: What Can Your Data Do for You?

Leveraging Big Data and AI for Enhanced Municipal Service Delivery

In this session, we will explore how big data and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming municipal service delivery, meeting rising public expectations, and addressing operational challenges. We’ll highlight current trends in the public sector, focusing on how municipalities can enrich service delivery and the customer experience while managing expectations in an era where convenience and speed are paramount (“the Amazon effect”). We will examine how residents seek services and information today and related challenges faced in our current delivery models. The session will share resources to help you get started on your journey to enhance service delivery, identifying quick wins while working toward larger, long-term objectives.

Presenters: 

• Dane Bragg, Village Manager, Village of Buffalo Grove
• Molly Gillespie, Director of Communications and Engagement, Village of Buffalo Grove
• Ralph Nikischer, Director, Spark by MGP

Addresses ICMA Practice Area: 11 Technological Literacy

In Person Attendees:

Check-in and Networking begins at 11:30 AM at NIU Naperville, 1120 Diehl Road, Naperville, IL

Lunch begins at 12 PM and will be followed by the Metro Managers’ Annual Meeting at 12:15, the presentation begins at 12:30

Zoom Access:

Zoom Access information will be emailed separately, to each registrant. The virtual session begins at 12:30 PM.  Note: Access will not be sent immediately following registration, but prior to the event date.

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