Description

Description: Leadership Cabarrus was established in 1998 by the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce for the purpose of providing the area’s unequaled leadership and professional development program enriching the lives of participants and cultivating future leaders for the community. Leadership Cabarrus is a 9-month commitment beginning in September with orientation and a retreat and ending with graduation in May. Topics covered during the year include: County History, Law Enforcement, Economic Development, Local Government, Health and Human Services, Education and Workforce Development, Communications and the Media, Economics of Professional Sports and Quality of Life. Objectives: Identify and select highly motivated leaders and potential leaders Examine and challenge participants to respond to the needs of the community and the dynamics of social and economic change Develop a sense of bonding and cooperating between the participants Provide leadership training and development