PARTICIPANTS BENEFIT BY:
¨ Strengthened sense of personal vision and power.
¨ Development of an awareness of issues and challenges facing the community.
¨ Discovery of leadership strengths, increase in leadership skills and a recognition of arena in which a unique contribution can be given.
¨ A greater ability to articulate a vision of the community and translate that vision into action.
¨ Rewards of networking with a diverse group of community leaders.
¨ Opportunity to make a commitment on behalf of the community.

COMMUNITY BENEFITS BY:
¨ An increasing source of quality leaders.
¨ An improved communications network among , social, educational, and business leaders.
¨ Assistance to potential leaders in their development, matching their skills and interests with the needs of the community.
¨ A leadership base with a broadened perspective, prepared to more effectively guide Muskogee into its future.

OBJECTIVES:
¨ Increase participants awareness of their own and other learning and leadership styles.
¨ Increase participants knowledge about the elements of leadership including problem solving, decision making and consensus building.
¨ Produce a cadre of leaders to promote economic revitalization of the region.
¨ Broaden participants' perspective of the world politically, economically and socially.
¨ Develop the recognition of the need for continuous learning communities.
¨ Establish a network of people with shared experiences and a common frame of reference.