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    September 18, 2019

    Gain Confidence as a Leader: Sign Up for the G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy

    Interested in gaining the tools and skills to make you confident as a leader? The G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy helps you do just that, according to its graduates. Apply for the 2019-20 Leadership Academy by Sept. 30.
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    The State Bar of Wisconsin G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy class of 2018-19 includes Claire Hartley, first row, left; and Cynthia Herber, back row, second from right.

    Sept. 18, 2019 – Not sure you have what it takes to be a great leader? Taking part in the State Bar of Wisconsin G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy helps you learn the skills to become confident in your ability to lead, according to past participants.

    “For the majority of my professional life, I have maintained the belief that surely I cannot possess any leadership traits,” said Cynthia Herber of CRH Legal LLC, a participant in the 2018-19 Academy. “The G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy opened my eyes to discredit that belief.”

    The academy is a multisession training program – with three, two-day sessions in November, February, and April – that fosters leadership skills in Wisconsin lawyers.

    The program focuses on skills for leadership, including effective written and verbal communication, time management, public speaking, conflict resolution, active listening, community leadership, and networking.

    By participating in the Leadership Academy, Herber says she “gained a new sense of professional self-worth and was able to recognize leadership attributes I already possessed. It allowed me to find a creative way to combine new skills with those I already had,” she said.

    The Leadership Academy, she said, “is a practical and fun program to teach us how to be better lawyers and better leaders.”

    Participants not only gain leadership skills, but expand their ability to effectively network with others.

    “I’m already seeing the benefits of the program in my career,” said 2018-19 Academy participant Claire Hartley of Buelow Vetter Buikema Olson & Vliet, LLC. “The Academy helped me see my potential, and to gain the confidence I needed to pursue leadership opportunities.”

    Read more about Herber's experience in the Leadership Academy in the September 2019 issue of Wisconsin LawyerTM magazine.

    Apply by Sept. 30 for the 2019-20 G. Lane Ware Leadership Academy

    The next session of the Leadership Academy begins in November, and Wisconsin lawyers are encouraged to join the program – the deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2019.

    The mission of the Leadership Academy is to provide a diverse and inclusive group of lawyers essential leadership skills, strategies, and resources to empower them to become effective leaders in their careers; their local and state bar associations; their local communities and organizations; and the legal profession.

    Apply no later than Monday, Sept. 30, 2019. Candidates will be notified of the selection committee’s decision by Oct. 15, 2019. Space is limited.

    Topics include: effective written and verbal communication, time management, public speaking, conflict resolution, active listening, community leadership, and networking. The program will be submitted for CLE credit.

    • When: Three two-day sessions on Nov. 15-16, 2019; Jan. 10-11, 2020; and April 3-4, 2020; attendance at all sessions is required.

    • Where: State Bar Center, Madison

    • Apply by Sept. 30, 2019

    • Cost: $325. A limited number of tuition scholarships are available on the basis of financial need. For more information, review the application instructions.

    To apply: Review the application instructions and submit your application by Sept. 30. Applicants will be notified of selection by Oct. 15.

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