STRAIGHT TALK
MARK RIECK, IRWA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Leadership Counts!
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Skill-building videos offer recertification opportunities
Leadership development and succession planning are
cornerstones of any well-run association, and IRWA is no
exception. In partnership with its Education Foundations,
IRWA has developed a curated suite of leadership
programming to develop new and future leaders.
If you want to learn how to develop a strategic plan,
provide effective recognition or take your Chapter
through change to meet the needs of today’s right of way
professional, the Leadership Institute has content for you.
And it’s free at IRWA University!
The Leadership Institute is designed to help you develop
and hone your skills as a leader. In turn, those skills will
help you in your work, in the community and in your
IRWA volunteer involvement, as you seek to become an
effective leader, encourager and motivator.
Originally developed for IRWA by the Pennington
Performance Group, the Leadership Institute contains
11 video-powered presentations with no tests or
Business performance veteran and award winning author
Randy Pennington has been a partner of IRWA’s since 2010. In
addition to the programming he created for the Association,
he has a blog and other resources that are available to IRWA
members at www.penningtongroup.com. Check out his weekly
blog and sign up for updates delivered right to your email.
It’s never too early to start developing your leadership skills—
and it’s never too late to polish your competencies acquired over
a lifetime. Try out a Leadership Institute program and make it
count. Onward. J
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE VIDEO PROGRAMS
Approved for up to 16 recertification credit units
U Delegation and Empowerment
U Developing and Utilizing a Strategic Plan
U Leaders Pursue the Best
U Leaders Make Change Work
U Make Meetings Work
U Motivating Volunteers
U Identifying and Recruiting Volunteer Leaders
U Providing Effective Recognition
U Becoming a Top Performing Chapter
U Communicating the Benefits of IRWA
U IRWA and How it Works
prerequisites. View them all in any order you choose and
earn up to 16 continuing education credits for IRWA
recertification.
The Leadership Institute offers 11
skill-building videos—free on IRWA
University. Visit www.irwauniversity.org
to get started!