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Empowered Workforce

Ready to invest in your leadership growth? Effective leadership requires both the ability to understand people and the ability to navigate the realities of the workplace. Empowered Workforce develops both—by bringing professionals together to learn from one another, apply practical skills, and strengthen how work gets done across teams and organizations.

Cohort Mission:

Effective leadership requires both the ability to understand people and the ability to navigate the realities of the workplace. Empowered Workforce develops both—by bringing professionals together to learn from one another, apply practical skills, and strengthen how work gets done across teams and organizations.

Pillars

  • Where interpersonal skills and workplace knowledge meet
  • Practical, real-world application
  • Foundation first, then application
  • Cohort-based learning through shared experience
  • Investing in the workforce we have

Program Schedule:

Cohort meets once a month on the dates listed below from 11am-2pm (Beginning in April, ending in September)

Tuesday, April 27 - Who are you in the workplace?

Tuesday, May 18 - People Management

Tuesday, June 15 - Sustainable Leadership: Energy, Boundaries & Multi-Generational Workplaces

Tuesday, July 20 - Navigating Uncertainty: Adaptability, Decision-Making & AI

Tuesday, August 17 - Build & Lead with Business Acumen

Tuesday, September 21 - Executive Presence & Influence

 

Program Graduation: October 14, 2027 at the Chamber EDC's Celebrate Bismarck Mandan event

 

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Questions? Contact:

Mel Hammons - Workforce Development Coordinator

mhammons@bmcedc.com

Applications will open on November 2, 2026.

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