A Comprehensive Community Leadership Development Program

The Watauga Leadership Institute is a comprehensive leadership development program designed to meet our community’s need for the active participation of informed and educated leaders. Graduates of WLI programs enjoy lifelong networking opportunities with over 300 program alumni. 

2023 Course Offerings

Watauga Leadership Challenge

The Watauga Leadership Challenge class gives participants the opportunity to broaden their understanding of leadership and to see themselves as agents of change in their associations, their places of work, their community, and in their own lives.

To develop the capacity to lead, one must have a keen sense of self-awareness, an understanding of others, a recognition of how people work together in teams and organizations, and an awareness of the greater community.

Watauga Leadership Challenge strikes a balance between understanding leadership and understanding the community.  Participants will have the opportunity to interact with business and community leaders who are finding ways to bring people together for change.

This cohort is sold out for 2023.

Please email info@boonechamber.com if you are interested in being added to the waiting list. We will prioritize those on the list for registration for the 2024 cohort. 

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Watauga Leadership Development

The Watauga Leadership Development course provides participants the opportunity to take a deeper dive into understanding leadership and the competencies required for effective leadership in work, community, and in life. 

The program focuses on authentic leadership and covers competencies that are critical in the leadership process.

This cohort is sold out for 2023.

Please email info@boonechamber.com if you are interested in being added to the waiting list. We will prioritize those on the list for registration for the 2024 cohort. 

View 2023 Watauga Leadership Development Course Outline