LEAD Institute Masterclass Intensives

The LEAD Institute is Leadership Medina County's professional development series designed for individuals seeking to strengthen their leadership skills, expand their perspectives, and increase their impact within their organizations and communities.

Through engaging workshops and practical learning experiences, participants develop skills in communication, collaboration, leadership, and personal effectiveness while connecting with others who share a commitment to growth and lifelong learning.

Better understand yourself to strengthen how you lead.

Effective leadership begins with self-awareness.

Discover Yourself combines research-based assessments from TTI Success Insights with interactive workshops and individualized feedback to help you better understand the strengths, behaviors, motivations, and perspectives you bring to your work and relationships.

Through five distinct masterclasses, participants explore:

DISC: HOW You Behave and Communicate - Understand your behavioral preferences, communication style, and how you interact with others.

12 Driving Forces: WHY You Do What You Do - Explore the motivations and values that influence your decisions, engagement, and satisfaction.

Emotional Quotient (EQ): WHO You Are Emotionally - Discover how you recognize, understand, and manage emotions and how they influence your relationships with others.

Acumen Capacity Index: WHAT You Think and Choose to Value - Explore how you perceive, evaluate, and make judgments about yourself, others, and the world around you.

DNA Competencies: WHICH Skills You Bring to the Table - Identify the professional competencies that support your effectiveness and opportunities for continued growth.

What's Included?

Each Discover Yourself masterclass includes:

• A TTI Success Insights assessment
• An interactive, in-person half-day workshop
• A personalized assessment report
• An optional 60-minute individual virtual assessment debrief

Participate in one masterclass or complete all five for a more comprehensive understanding of yourself and your leadership potential.

Develop the skills to lead through challenges and create meaningful change.

Understanding yourself is an important part of leadership. Knowing how to put that understanding into action is equally important.

Your Leadership Edge uses curriculum developed by the Kansas Leadership Center to help participants strengthen their ability to lead through complex challenges, work effectively with others, and make progress on issues that matter.

Participants will explore four essential leadership competencies:

Diagnose Situation - Look beyond the obvious, recognize competing perspectives, and better understand the challenges you face.

Manage Self - Increase your awareness of how your behaviors, assumptions, and reactions influence your effectiveness.

Energize Others - Build relationships, engage diverse perspectives, and encourage others to participate in meaningful work.

Intervene Skillfully - Take purposeful action, experiment with new approaches, and learn from the results.

Put Your Learning Into Action

Throughout the series, participants will identify and work on a real leadership challenge from their organization, workplace, or community.

Using the tools introduced during the workshops, participants will have opportunities to reflect, experiment, and apply their learning to make progress on that challenge.

What's Included?

• Five in-person, half-day leadership development sessions
• Kansas Leadership Center curriculum and course materials
• Interactive discussions and practical application exercises
• Opportunities to apply leadership skills to a real-world challenge
• Two optional 60-minute individual virtual coaching sessions

Your Leadership Edge is designed as a connected five-session learning experience, with each session building on the previous one.

The LEAD Institute Masterclass Intensives are designed for leaders at every level who want to strengthen their skills, expand their perspectives, and increase their effectiveness.

These workshops are especially valuable for:

• Professionals seeking greater self-awareness and personal development
• Individuals navigating new responsibilities or leadership challenges
• Supervisors, managers, and team leaders
• Nonprofit and community leaders
• Leadership Medina County alumni continuing their leadership development
• Organizations investing in the growth and effectiveness of their employees

Whether you're looking to better understand yourself, strengthen how you work with others, or develop new approaches to complex challenges, the LEAD Institute offers opportunities to grow.

Participation in the LEAD Institute offers an opportunity to be part of a professional development leadership program that is designed to grow professional confidence, challenge participants to think differently and learn new skills alongside a network of peers from across Medina County.

No. Discover Yourself masterclasses can be taken individually or as a five-workshop series. Your Leadership Edge is offered as a connected five-session program. Participants can also register for the Complete Masterclass Bundle to experience both programs.

Deadline for all bundled registration options: December 15, 2026.

Individual Discover Yourself masterclasses may be available after that date, subject to registration deadlines and available space.

The second Friday of each month from January 8, 2027 - May 14, 2027.  

Discover Yourself in the morning and Your Leadership Edge in the afternoon.  Time is to be determined.

January 8

February 12

March 12

April 9

May 14

Contact Jennifer Bilek to learn more at jennifer@leadershipmedinacounty.org.

Yes. Discover Yourself registration includes the applicable TTI Success Insights assessment and personalized report.

Yes. Discover Yourself participants will receive assessment instructions before their scheduled workshop. Completing the assessment in advance allows you to engage fully in the workshop experience.

Yes. Each Discover Yourself masterclass includes an optional 60-minute virtual debrief to help participants better understand and apply their assessment results.

Yes. Participants may schedule up to two optional 60-minute virtual coaching sessions to discuss their leadership challenge and application of the program's tools.

All group workshops are conducted in person. Individual assessment debriefs and coaching sessions are offered virtually.

Yes. Following registration, Leadership Medina County will issue an invoice that can be paid by the participant or their sponsoring organization.

Participants are encouraged to attend all sessions for which they register. If you anticipate missing a session, please contact Leadership Medina County to discuss available options. Abbreviated individual make-up opportunities may be available as scheduling permits but are not guaranteed.

Registration fees are non-refundable.  TTI Success Insights assessment link or distribution of the Your Leadership Edge course book will still be provide once fees are paid regardless of attendance upon receipt of registration fee.

Jennifer Bilek, MAOL

Executive Director, Leadership Medina County

Jennifer brings extensive experience in organizational leadership, human resources, education, and leadership development to the LEAD Institute.

With a master's degree in Organizational Leadership and professional experience across corporate, educational, and nonprofit environments, she brings a practical understanding of the opportunities and challenges leaders face.

Jennifer is certified in the TTI Success Insights DISC, 12 Driving Forces, Emotional Quotient, Acumen Capacity Index, DNA Competencies, and TriMetrix HD assessment tools.

She is also trained in Kansas Leadership Center leadership development curriculum and facilitation, bringing together personal insight and practical leadership skills to help individuals strengthen their effectiveness.

Her approach emphasizes self-awareness, reflection, meaningful conversation, and practical application.

Contact Leadership Medina County at office@leadershipmedinacounty.org or 330-721-7118.