June
2019
Business Connection
Volume 11, Issue 6
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce
Frank McShane with Square Peg Consulting kicked off the current Boot Camp series May 17 with the topic Situational Leadership. McShane's column on Situational Leadership is on Page 8
Leadership Series Bringing Big Numbers to the Table
Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce Team Bill Marcum, CEO Amy Hallock Project Manager Pam Fierst Office Manager Joelle Wilson Social Media Services
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ike the military training it’s named after, the Kelso Longview Chamber of Commerce’s Boot Camp is brief and intense. Each six-week course delivers a punch of common-sense business advice from local, regional and state experts. With three classes remaining in the current leadership series, the participation numbers have blown CEO Bill Marcum away. “Years ago there used to be a Leadership Academy,” Marcum said. “I have been asked about it several times, so this year I decided to add leadership as a series of Boot Camp. Wow, I did not expect this much interest. We have over 40 people attending each of the sessions.” For those who subscribe to FOMO (fear of missing out), fear not, there’s still time to catch: • Former Kelso Mayor and Futcher Group managing partner and CPA David Futcher who will walk participants through Leadership Strategies June 7.
• Bill Chapman, principal of Shepherds Hill and former Millennium Bulk Terminals CEO, who will present Building Leaders From Within the Organization June 14. • Renée Sunde, president and CEO of Washington Retail Association, who closes out the series speaking on Women in Leadership June 21. “I think we have a very strong group of facilitators, who so far have provided excellent information to the group,” Marcum said. He feels particularly fortunate to be able to bring Sunde to Longview to speak to the timely topic of women in business. “As I was putting the facilitators and topics together I was at a board meeting and a discussion started about the differences a women has in leading a company versus a man,” Marcum said. “Over the next few days I asked several women in leadership roles and each said yes, it is much different.” Women in Leadership became a topic. For more Boot Camp, see page 3