Leadership Kenosha

Leadership Kenosha — December 2024 “Sometimes you don’t seek out leadership, but leadership follows you.” This powerful reminder from Susan Crane, Town of Brighton Chair, resonated with Leadership Kenosha participants during December’s government panel. Susan shared how opportunities to lead can often emerge unexpectedly, inspiring others to step up when the time is right. Joined…

Leadership Kenosha — November 2024 The November Leadership Kenosha session offered participants an in-depth look at critical challenges facing Kenosha County and equipped them with tools to manage impactful projects in response. This engaging day combined powerful insights from local human service leaders and a hands-on workshop on project management, helping participants deepen their understanding…

Leadership Kenosha — October 2024 The October session of Leadership Kenosha was packed with both learning and exploration. In the morning, our participants had the privilege of engaging with Marvin Bembry, President of MKB Leadership Transformation and an Executive Director of the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team. With over 20 years of corporate leadership experience, Marvin…

Leadership Kenosha — September 2024 The Leadership Kenosha Class of 2025 kicked things off with a fabulous retreat! As one participant commented, “We made 24 friends in 24 hours.” From learning their Real Colors, to getting matched with their team and project, to tackling some trust-building challenges at OWLS, this group has bonded and set…

Leadership Kenosha — May 2024 Since Kenosha lost its heavy manufacturing, agriculture has grown to be a significant revenue source for the surrounding area. Our cohort visited two of the producers of Wisconsin’s notable agricultural products, cow’s milk and apples. Mighty Grand Dairy was founded in 1997, now milking 520 dairy cows and farming 1,100…

Leadership Kenosha — March 2024 The March Leadership Kenosha Cohort Meeting led the group to Gateway Technical College’s Kenosha Campus. The goals of the day were to learn about the education sector in Kenosha to include Gateway and KUSD. The cohort also had the opportunity to explore community wide efforts to increase educational attainment. The…

Leadership Kenosha — February 2024 My fellow Leadership Kenosha colleagues met this month at Uline’s corporate headquarters. This family-owned business is the leading distributor of shipping, industrial, and packaging materials to businesses throughout North America. Here I saw and heard multiple different things about leadership that made me think more about the type of leader…

Leadership Kenosha — January 2024 This month Leadership Kenosha had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the legal system of the City of Kenosha. We started our day at Kenosha Police Department with a tour. During this time we were able to view aspects of the Department that every day citizens may not have the…

Leadership Kenosha — December 2023 Intentional or not, the two topics of our day, local government and leading teams, spoke to three key themes throughout the day: Our role in local government People matter We each must own our part The first half of our day was spent learning and speaking with local government leaders:…

Leadership Kenosha — November 2023 “Social Service in Kenosha” November 15, 2023 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Blog Submission – Mike Magnuson I chose to do this blog in a unique format – In a true Uline-employee fashion, here’s my Top 3 things from the day: Title: “Suppose Nobody Cares” This was a jam-packed session…