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SUMMARY:Empower Kearney: Leadership Academy 2026
LOCATION:Kearney Chamber of Commerce, 190 W State Route 92, Kearney, MO, 64060
DESCRIPTION:Empower Kearney: Leadership Academy 2026\n\n09/11/26 08:30 AM CST\n - 09/11/26 04:30 PM CST\Description:\nEmpower Kearney: Leadership Academy\nProudly Presented by NKC Health, Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative & Summit Media \n\n“Leadership for Impact”\n\nThe Empower Kearney Leadership Academy is a dynamic nine-month experience designed to cultivate and empower both established and emerging leaders. Participants will strengthen leadership skills, expand networks, and gain the knowledge needed to make a lasting impact on their businesses and community.\n\nThe academy runs September through May, with monthly sessions focused on leadership development and community engagement.\n\nLead with Purpose. Grow with Intention. Impact Your Community.\n\nWhat Makes This Program Different?\n\n\n	Real-world community immersion\n	Direct access to local leaders\n	Hands-on leadership application\n	Leadership Showcase project\n\n\n\nWhy Invest in the Leadership Academy?\n\n\n	Develop confident, capable leaders\n	Improve team performance & culture\n	Strengthen community connections\n	Build long-term leadership pipeline\n\n\nApply Today – Limited Seats Available\n$699 Chamber Members | $955 Non-Members\n\n\nSession Overview\n\nSeptember – Foundations of Leadership\nBuild a strong leadership foundation through self-awareness, purpose discovery, teambuilding, and goal setting. Begin developing a leadership mindset rooted in personal growth and community impact.\n\nOctober – Leading from Within\nExplore purpose, personal branding, and team culture. Strengthen connection, trust, and vulnerability while understanding how leadership influences workplace environments.\n\nNovember – Leadership Effectiveness\nDevelop emotional intelligence, personal productivity, and communication skills. Learn how assertive communication builds trust and strengthens leadership impact.\n\nDecember – Strengths-Based Leadership & Community Systems\nDiscover and apply your Top 5 CliftonStrengths while gaining insight into education and workforce development systems within the community.\n\nJanuary – Personal Growth & Community Impact\nStrengthen personal development through growth mindset and coaching while exploring healthcare and public safety systems in the community.\n\nFebruary – Vision, Influence & Leadership in Action\nFocus on leadership as influence, developing vision, priorities, and personal growth to inspire others and create meaningful impact.\n\nMarch – Trust in Leadership\nUnderstand trust as a strategic leadership skill built through integrity, clarity, and consistency, and its role in shaping strong teams and culture.\n\nApril – Mental Health & Leadership\nExplore the connection between well-being and leadership effectiveness, including resilience, boundaries, and creating psychologically safe environments.\n\nMay – Leadership Growth & Graduation\nReflect on leadership as a daily, intentional process. Celebrate growth and commit to continued leadership development beyond the Academy.\n\Location:\nKearney Chamber of Commerce\n190 W State Route 92\nKearney, MO 64060
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Empower Kearney: Leadership Academy 2026<br /><br />09/11/26 08:30 AM CST - 09/11/26 04:30 PM CST<br />Description:<br /><h3 data-end="476" data-section-id="1ocjkzv" data-start="431"><strong data-end="474" data-start="435">Empower Kearney: Leadership Academy</strong></h3>
Proudly Presented by NKC Health, Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative &amp; Summit Media&nbsp;

<p data-end="504" data-start="477"><strong data-end="504" data-start="477">&ldquo;Leadership for Impact&rdquo;</strong></p>

<p data-end="807" data-start="506">The Empower Kearney Leadership Academy is a dynamic nine-month experience designed to cultivate and empower both established and emerging leaders. Participants will strengthen leadership skills, expand networks, and gain the knowledge needed to make a lasting impact on their businesses and community.</p>

<p data-end="930" data-start="809">The academy runs September through May, with monthly sessions focused on leadership development and community engagement.<br />
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<strong>Lead with Purpose. Grow with Intention. Impact Your Community.</strong><br />
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<strong data-end="3547" data-start="3509">What Makes This Program Different?</strong></p>

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	<li data-end="3582" data-section-id="7pz1ij" data-start="3548">Real-world community immersion</li>
	<li data-end="3617" data-section-id="t2bxxb" data-start="3583">Direct access to local leaders</li>
	<li data-end="3653" data-section-id="k5udpz" data-start="3618">Hands-on leadership application</li>
	<li data-end="3685" data-section-id="clogr7" data-start="3654">Leadership Showcase project</li>
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<h3 data-end="3746" data-section-id="ux7yqk" data-start="3692"><br />
<strong data-end="3792" data-start="3755">Why Invest in the Leadership Academy?</strong></h3>

<ul data-end="3947" data-start="3793">
	<li data-end="3831" data-section-id="rj0wg3" data-start="3793">Develop confident, capable leaders</li>
	<li data-end="3870" data-section-id="k9wyal" data-start="3832">Improve team performance &amp; culture</li>
	<li data-end="3907" data-section-id="1tloxc" data-start="3871">Strengthen community connections</li>
	<li data-end="3947" data-section-id="114dkmk" data-start="3908">Build long-term leadership pipeline</li>
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<h3 data-end="3987" data-section-id="kn4x5w" data-start="3954"><strong data-end="4058" data-start="4017">Apply Today &ndash; Limited Seats Available</strong></h3>
$699 Chamber Members | $955 Non-Members

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<h3 data-end="961" data-section-id="1k6dysb" data-start="937"><strong data-end="961" data-start="941">Session Overview</strong></h3>

<p data-end="1204" data-start="963"><strong data-end="1004" data-start="963">September &ndash; Foundations of Leadership</strong><br data-end="1007" data-start="1004" />
Build a strong leadership foundation through self-awareness, purpose discovery, teambuilding, and goal setting. Begin developing a leadership mindset rooted in personal growth and community impact.</p>

<p data-end="1413" data-start="1206"><strong data-end="1239" data-start="1206">October &ndash; Leading from Within</strong><br data-end="1242" data-start="1239" />
Explore purpose, personal branding, and team culture. Strengthen connection, trust, and vulnerability while understanding how leadership influences workplace environments.</p>

<p data-end="1619" data-start="1415"><strong data-end="1454" data-start="1415">November &ndash; Leadership Effectiveness</strong><br data-end="1457" data-start="1454" />
Develop emotional intelligence, personal productivity, and communication skills. Learn how assertive communication builds trust and strengthens leadership impact.</p>

<p data-end="1824" data-start="1621"><strong data-end="1682" data-start="1621">December &ndash; Strengths-Based Leadership &amp; Community Systems</strong><br data-end="1685" data-start="1682" />
Discover and apply your Top 5 CliftonStrengths while gaining insight into education and workforce development systems within the community.</p>

<p data-end="2015" data-start="1826"><strong data-end="1874" data-start="1826">January &ndash; Personal Growth &amp; Community Impact</strong><br data-end="1877" data-start="1874" />
Strengthen personal development through growth mindset and coaching while exploring healthcare and public safety systems in the community.</p>

<p data-end="2207" data-start="2017"><strong data-end="2072" data-start="2017">February &ndash; Vision, Influence &amp; Leadership in Action</strong><br data-end="2075" data-start="2072" />
Focus on leadership as influence, developing vision, priorities, and personal growth to inspire others and create meaningful impact.</p>

<p data-end="2392" data-start="2209"><strong data-end="2240" data-start="2209">March &ndash; Trust in Leadership</strong><br data-end="2243" data-start="2240" />
Understand trust as a strategic leadership skill built through integrity, clarity, and consistency, and its role in shaping strong teams and culture.</p>

<p data-end="2588" data-start="2394"><strong data-end="2432" data-start="2394">April &ndash; Mental Health &amp; Leadership</strong><br data-end="2435" data-start="2432" />
Explore the connection between well-being and leadership effectiveness, including resilience, boundaries, and creating psychologically safe environments.</p>

<p data-end="2771" data-start="2590"><strong data-end="2630" data-start="2590">May &ndash; Leadership Growth &amp; Graduation</strong><br data-end="2633" data-start="2630" />
Reflect on leadership as a daily, intentional process. Celebrate growth and commit to continued leadership development beyond the Academy.</p>
<br />Location:<br />Kearney Chamber of Commerce<br />190 W State Route 92<br />Kearney, MO 64060
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