HACE's Leadership Academy

Purpose

HACE created the Leadership Academy to transform high potential mid-career professionals into high performing leaders by providing the skills and development necessary to reach the next level of performance. This commitment is to ensure a strong pipeline of corporate and civic leaders. For our online application, please follow the following link: http://www.haceonline.org/leadership-academy-application.

Program Overview

HACE’s Leadership Academy Chicago is 6 monthly program days beginning in February through July 2012 running from 9:00am to 4:00pm. Most program days will include two distinct sessions. The program is designed to address the interests and challenges of professionals as they advance in their careers. The Leadership Academy provides professional development in three key areas:

· Business Acumen (6 sessions)

· Emotional Intelligence (4 sessions)

· Civic Engagement (2 session)

Testimonials - Leadership Academy on YouTube

"I can tell you that I've had "a-ha" moments, almost after every single session... what I learn here on Thursday, I apply on Friday. Almost in real-time, applied to my professional development." - Roberto Montaño, MBA

"Refreshing your knowledge of everything you learned in school, and then you're taking it to a level above that, learning the soft-skills that will make you more noticeable in your current job." - Johanna Perez, MBA

"My favorite part of the program is being in a dynamic room, filled with dynamic Latino professionals, who are here for the same reason I am, which is to be more motivated, and learn more skill-sets that will help us with our career goals." - Guadalupe Campos

Participant Profile

· Mid-level manager

· A high level individual contributor

· Must be nominated by employer/mentor

· At minimum, a college graduate or equivalent work experience

· At least 5 years of work experience

· Meet necessary time requirements (once per month for 6 months)

· Provide $2500 payment for program

Benefits to Participant

The HACE Leadership Academy will provide participants with the necessary skills and insight to reach the next level of performance and guide the next stages of their career.

· Business Acumen: participants reflect on their goals, performance, operating style, and learn how to lead effectively. The participant will be trained in leadership principles and financial oversight. The participant will gain an understanding of necessary functional and corporate skills to understand the overall big picture of an organization.

· Emotional Intelligence: program seminars and social events foster the necessary skills of a leader who understands the importance of navigating their social networks. The Academy will serve as a beneficial professional and personal network essential to one’s long-term growth and development. Seminars will also provide instruction on generational awareness, cultural understanding, and globalization.

· Civic Engagement: through volunteer and civic activities, professionals increase their social skills, expand their relationships, and deepen their connection with the broader community. Participants will gain knowledge in how to contribute, how to get involved, identify shared values, and the professional benefits of civic engagement.

· Established Benchmarks: modeled after the very successful St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative and with input from the local universities and HACE’s Board of Directors. The program is created with organic data from the nearly 30 year history of HACE.

· To entry-level Latinos:

o HACE is a national non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of Latino professionals. We help Latino professionals navigate the American workplace through career coaching and partner with corporations to provide them access to jobs.

o Why do entry-level Latinos seek out HACE?

§ HACE has access to corporations.

§ HACE is accessible.

§ HACE is a visible leader.

Benefits to Sponsors
Retention: organizational commitment to invest in your high potential’s development. This provides an opportunity to engage, recognize, support, sponsor, and invest in your future leader.
Productivity: participants learn additional skills to understand overall organizational positioning and corporate perspective. Through this sponsorship, your future leader becomes invested in your organization and will increase productivity.
Network Gains: being a member of the Academy will immerse the participant in HACE's network across the spectrum of industries. Participant will learn skills to negotiate and conduct successful interaction with prospective partners.
Established Benchmarks: modeled after the very successful St. Louis Business Diversity Initiative and with input from the local universities and HACE’s Board of Directors. The program is created with organic data from the nearly 30 year history of HACE.

• Meet the growing need of leaders to become more effective in their work to:
  
  • • produce value for their company
    • create professional development opportunities for their company’s employees
    • learn to help employers identify an internal talent pool from which to select candidates for management and executive positions in the future
    • make positive contributions in their communities

  Location
  Roosevelt University, 18 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL.
  
  Dates
  Sessions are scheduled from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm on February 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26 (fourth Thursday of the month)

  Cost
  $2,500

  For our online application, please follow the following link: http://www.haceonline.org/leadership-academy-application.
  

Past Session Facilitators Include
Marlene González Founder and president of Life Coaching Group, llc. Marlene is a published writer and prominent speaker. She is co-author of the book “Latinization and the Latino Leader”; How to value, develop and advance talented professionals©, and she is a Career Coach columnist for the Latina Magazine. Her client list includes government, non-profit, and Fortune 500 companies. She is a leader in the cutting edge industry of executive coaching, leadership, organizational behavior management and training.
Angel Gomez is President of AG Gomez Consulting, LLC, dedicated to empowering individuals, teams and organizations with means to accelerate their performance.
Dr. Antonio Morales is a professor of Economics and International studies at Depaul University with 42 years of experience as an instructor at the higher education level in Cuba, Mexico and the United States.
Peter Wilkins is the co-founder and CEO of New Futuro, a purpose-driven, social media company focused on helping millions of Latino families get their students into college and beyond.
Murray Mann is Principal at Global Diversity Solutions Group. Murray delivers more than 30 years of diversity thought leadership and human resources management stewardship in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.

Questions?

Mario Vela, Director at 312.435.0498 or mario@haceonline.org.