Event Profile

Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp - POSTPONED

Date(s):
March 24 — 26, 2020
Venue:
Embassy Suites Sacramento Riverfront Promenade
Description:

Note:

This event has been postponed. For questions or to find out about future training opportunities, please contact Mike Hyatt-Evenson at (360) 816-1445 or mike@nwppa.org.

Who Should Attend:

Managers at all levels who wish to enhance their skills, build their toolkit for leadership, and connect with other leaders across the industry. Completion of the Leadership Skills Series or Foreman Leadership Certificate Program is highly recommended, but not required, prior to attending the Ascend to Leadership program.

Note: The Ascend to Leadership program replaces the Senior Leadership Skills Certificate Program.

Related Event:

Ascend to Leadership: Summit, September 15-17, 2020

Program Overview:

The Ascend to Leadership Program applies an innovative approach by taking a deep dive into developing a strong leader. The program combines traditional classroom instruction, assessments, and virtual work, along with personalized coaching, to create a valuable experience that achieves results. The high level of customized work and coaching focuses on areas of development; each leader will leave the program with a development plan tailored to his or her goals.

Completion of the program takes approximately six months, and is customized around each individual’s learning goals. Participants will begin the program with a launch packet and Hogan Leadership Development Assessment. Next, participants will attend a three-day in-person classroom basecamp to provide the foundation for stronger leadership. From there, participants will be involved in independent work, web-based learning, and individualized coaching. Participants who successfully complete these components will return for a second three-day in-person classroom summit. Finally, all participants will take part in an individualized coaching session and create a development plan to help them achieve their full leadership goals.

How it Works:

The Ascend to Leadership Program is comprised of five main components:

  • Launch packet and Hogan Leadership Development Assessment: At-home pre-work.
  • Basecamp: First three-day in-person class
  • Toolkit & key action packets: A series of virtual work, such as a leadership assessment, coaching debrief, web discussions, and activity packets, completed virtually over 4-6 months.
  • Summit: Second three-day in-person class (this session requires separate registration after completion of Basecamp).
  • Individualized coaching session: Here attendees create a development plan to help them achieve their full leadership goals.

Please see the detailed program outline below.

For questions or more information, please contact Nicole Farabee at nicolef@nwppa.org or (360) 816-1454.

Program Outline:

The Ascend to Leadership: Hogan Leadership Development Assessment and pre-work, March 2020.

  • Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp Session, March 24-26, 2020
  • Ascend to Leadership: Toolkit & key action packets (virtual), March-September 2020
  • Ascend to Leadership: Summit Session, September 15-17, 2020
  • Ascend to Leadership: Individualized coaching session, TBD

Beginning the Ascent

Participants will begin the program by receiving a launch packet that contains specific details and instructions to guide your way through the program. Participants will also complete the Hogan Leadership Development Assessment, and the results of that assessment will be used during the individualized parts of the program. Participants will then attend a three-day in-person class with colleagues across the West, where a deep dive into the leadership foundation will occur. After the class, participants will be scheduled with a coach to receive an individualized debrief of their Hogan Assessment and begin developing an individualized leadership plan.

Toolkit and Key Action Packets

Over the next few months, with the help of a learning facilitator, each participant will work on specific key action packets. Each key action virtual packet provides lessons, tools, examples, and step-by-step application instructions. Completion and achievement of each key action packet is tracked and reported. Participants will earn their entrance into the Summit Session by completing a certain number of Key Actions based on their individual leadership plan. During this time, there will also be a series of three web discussions to help connect what was learned at the Basecamp Session with the individualized work in the key action packets.

Reaching the Summit

For those who have completed the basecamp session and met the requirements of the key action packets, the final step is reaching the summit. In this final three-day class, participants will tie everything together and learn how to apply what was learned. After the second class, all participants will finish with an individualized coaching session, and leave the program with an individualized development plan to help them achieve their full potential as a strong leader.

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Program Schedule:

Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp Session, March 24-26, 2020

    Registration will begin at 8 a.m. on day one, and the class will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. all three days. Lunch, as well as morning and afternoon breaks, will be provided each day.

 

    Pre-work: Launch packet and Hogan Leadership Development Assessment.

 

Ascend to Leadership: Toolkit & Key Action Packets (virtual)

    This will be self-directed work. Coaching sessions will be scheduled as the program progresses.

Ascend to Leadership: Summit Session, September 15-17, 2020

    This three-day course will be held in September 2020 and requires separate registration upon completion of Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp

Course Location and Hotel Information:

Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp Session, March 24-26, 2020

    Embassy Suites – Riverfront Promenade
    100 Capitol Mall
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    (916) 326-5000

    Room rate: $219/night, includes complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast and evening reception.

    Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than March 2, 2020, to secure this rate. Mention that you are coming in with NWPPA, group code NW3, when booking your reservation. Or, book online with the following link: Ascend to Leadership Reservations

    Transportation: Complimentary shuttle service is available from the airport to the hotel. Please call the hotel at (916) 326-5000 to make arrangements.

Ascend to Leadership: Toolkit & Key Action Packets (virtual)

    This will be self-directed work. Coaching sessions will be scheduled as the program progresses. Work will be completed through phone calls and webinars.

Ascend to Leadership: Summit Session, September 15-17, 2020

    Best Western Plus Hood River Inn
    1108 E. Marina Way
    Hood River, OR 97031
    (800) 828-7873

    Room rate: $169 for a single/double

    Please book your room as soon as possible, but no later than August 14, 2020, to secure this rate. Mention that you are coming in with the NWPPA group when booking your reservation.

Program Fees:

Ascend to Leadership: Basecamp Session; and Toolkit and key action packets:

    Note: The three-day in-person Basecamp session, as well as the virtual work, leadership assessment, coaching, and web discussions, are included in this fee. A separate registration fee applies for the second three-day in-person Summit Session.


    Utility Member Early Bird (extended through 3/24/2020): $2,690
    Utility Member Standard: $2,765

    Associate Member Early Bird (extended through 3/24/2020): $4,035
    Associate Member Standard: $4,110

    Non-member Early Bird (extended through 3/24/2020): $8,070
    Non-member Standard: $8,145

Ascend to Leadership: Summit Session:

    Note: The Ascend to Leadership: Summit Session registration is completed only after all other program requirements have been met.


    Utility Member Early Bird (ends 8/15/2020): $1,750
    Utility Member Standard: $1,825

    Associate Member Early Bird (ends 8/15/2020): $2,625
    Associate Member Standard: $2,700

    Non-member Early Bird (ends 8/15/2020): $5,250
    Non-member Standard: $5,325

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellations are accepted, with full refund, if request is made at least 30 days prior to the course. Within 30 days, fees are as follows: 15-29 days, $100; 1-14 days or "no show," 100 percent of registration fee. When possible, please send a substitute instead of canceling. NWPPA does not charge a fee for substitutions.

Continuing Hours:

An Ascend to Leadership Program certificate will be issued upon full completion of this program.

For More Information:

To find out more about this event, or to learn about other events, view the Training and Event Catalog.