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Join us for a journey of learning, connection, and community with the Leadership Learning Lab

The Leadership Learning Lab (LLL) invests directly in leaders as a way to strengthen their organizations and the communities they serve.

Learn About LLL

Applications for the 2025-2026 cohort are now open! To provide an overview of the program and answer all of your questions, we hope you'll join us on May 28th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for our virtual Learn about LLL session. So come with your questions and get ready to meet some of the facilitators, hear from past participants.

Register for the learn about lll session

The Leadership Learning Lab is designed to help you:

  • Become a more self-aware, adaptive, collaborative, and resilient leader

  • Develop new skills for communicating and collaborating with others 

  • Manage your time, reduce overwhelm and focus on what is most important

  • Explore current topics and experiment with leading practices to support your nonprofit, government agency, or mission-driven business

  • Gain a suite of practical tools and resources

  • Develop a network of support within the LLL - in your own community and across northern lower Michigan

Leaders at All Levels

This 10-month program combines monthly learning sessions, Q/A sessions, small group learning pods, individual reflection, and ongoing support.

You will have the opportunity to deepen relationships with leaders in your community and across northern lower Michigan.
 

We welcome leaders at all levels from nonprofit organizations, businesses, government agencies, and Tribal Nations. Looking for more information on eligibility and requirements? See all the details here.

Learning session topics will include:

  • Understanding your Leadership Style

  • Adaptive Leadership

  • Time Management

  • Communication Skills

  • Conflict Resolution

  • Meeting Facilitation

  • Mission-Driven Storytelling

  • Board Development

  • Fund Development

  • Collaborative Skills

  • Belonging & Connection

  • Goal-Setting & Celebration          

"LLL has been an incredible way for me to learn about Adaptive Leadership and collaboration. The thoughtful structure of this year long learning lab really supported me in creating significant and important shifts in my leadership practices. I so appreciated the pacing of the learning sessions which coincided with learning pod partners outside of the monthly meetings. This structure allowed me to be more thoughtful, reflective and intentional about shifts in practices that I wanted to make. The year went by too fast and I am sad that it is over!" - 2023 Cohort Participant                         

Learn about Leadership Learning Lab

In this recording of the Learn about Leadership Learning Lab information session, you'll hear firsthand from LLL alumni about the program's impact on their personal and organizational growth and discover how the LLL program can elevate your leadership journey.

Apply for the Leadership Learning Lab

Applications for the 2025-2026 LLL Cohorts are open. Apply by June 25th for consideration.

 apply NOW 

Program and Facilitator Team

Colleen Masterson-Bzdok

LLL Program Manager & Facilitator

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Lucille Chrisman

Leadership Coach & Facilitator

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Courtney Bierschbach

LLL Communications, Tech Support, Logistics
Alumna, 2019

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Megan Motil

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Christie Perdue

Headshot of Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran

Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran

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Freda Sampson

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Rob Stennett

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Reanne Young

Ready to invest in your leadership journey?

 See application details 

"When I first applied to the Leadership Learning Lab I knew that I wanted to gain some confidence in leadership, meet some peers in the community and hopefully learn some new skills. What I gained from the experience was so much more than that. It was being immersed in a whole new network of my fellow leaders to work through real issues that ourselves and our organizations were facing. Together we explored new skills in leadership and collaboration and were able to put them into practice immediately. The confidence, trust and connection from this group took the experience to the next level." - Kate Lewis, TART Trails