BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270610T163000 X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program - FY2027 DESCRIPTION:Leadership skills development course for senior management\, middle management\, and anyone who has been identified as a high potential leader.Odyssey Class size is limited to 22 people. Only two people per firm can register at this time\, but we will have a waiting list. Program Overview\nOdyssey is a comprehensive program of nine monthly sessions addressing the following topics:Applying leadership principlesLeadership versus managementUnderstanding yourself and others as a leaderCommunicating to motivateLeading difficult/strong-willed peopleLeading in conflict situationsLeading change: motivating individual change and leading organizational changeEmpowering and growing others: delegating\, coaching\, mentoring\, empoweringTaking and controlling personal/career riskDefining a personal leadership styleInspiring leadership in others and creating a leadership cultureThree Self-Discovery Activities During The Program\nThe three self-discovery activities foster long-term skills development:Creating a well-defined personal visionDefining a personal leadership styleCreating a personal longer-term plan to continue growing leadership skillsThe ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program is open to ACEC /MA members and non-members. The 9-session interactive program includes an individual one-on-one coaching session. Students create a personal vision as part of the program.The Jennings Group \nThe Jennings Group LLC\, specialists in engineering and technical leadership programs\, leads Odyssey. Over 2\,000 people from 200 organizations and 28 countries have participated in their programs. Faculty includes Kate Kaynak\, PhD\, college professor and founder of a 40-person publishing industry start-up\, and Nicholas Kessler\, policy analyst and former Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission.Who Should Participate: Senior management\, middle management and anyone who has been identified as a high potential leader. Typically\, participants have 10 to 15 years of experience.Certificate Requirements: Enrollment in the ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program is a commitment to learning and professional development. To gain the full benefit of the Program and to be recognized as an ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program graduate\, you must attend all 9 sessions including the one-on-one session. Any missed sessions require make-up work assigned by the course instructors. At the discretion of the course instructors\, those attendees missing more than one session may not graduate. Class members may request to make up missed classes.PDH Credit: 58 PDHs. ACEC/MA\, through the Registered Continuing Education Program\, is providing professional development hours to meet certain continuing education requirements for licensure in some states. New York\, Florida\, Louisiana\, North Carolina\, and Oklahoma require pre-approval of PDH sponsors. This program has not been pre-approved in those states.\nS C H E D U L EEach of the eight full day sessions will be held from 8 AM - 4:30 PM at The Conference Center at Waltham Woods\, Waltham\, MA. September 24\, 2026: Session 1 - Leadership PrinciplesOctober 22\, 2026: Session 2 - Understanding Yourself and Others BetterTBD\, November 2026: Session 3 - Individual meetings One-on-One Coaching sessions (Virtual)December 17\, 2026: Session 4 - Communicating to MotivateJanuary 21\, 2027: Session 5 - Leading Strong-Willed/Difficult People and Leading in Conflict SituationsFebruary 25\, 2027: Session 6 - Leading Change: Creating Environments For Change and Overcoming Resistance to ChangeMarch 25\, 2027: Session 7 - Empowering and Growing Others: Delegating\, Coaching\, Mentoring\, and EmpoweringApril 8\, 2027: Session 8 - Taking & Controlling Personal Risk\; Defining Your Personal Leadership Style May 20\, 2027: Session 9 - Inspiring Leadership In Others\; Creating A Leadership Culture\; Creating a Personal Growth Path\; Graduation Reception follows at 5 PM.If necessary due to weather issues\, a snow date is scheduled for June 10\, 2027. If you have to miss a session due to an emergency\, there will also be a separate virtual schedule for 2 half-day afternoon Zoom sessions each month\, except in November\, with ACEC members in others states. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Leadership skills development course for senior management\, middle management\, and anyone who has been identified as a high potential leader.

Odyssey Class size is limited to 22 people. Only two people per firm can register at this time\, but we will have a waiting list. \;

Program Overview
Odyssey is a comprehensive program of nine monthly sessions addressing the following topics:

Three Self-Discovery Activities During The Program
The three self-discovery activities foster long-term skills development:

The ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program is open to ACEC /MA members and non-members. The 9-session interactive program includes an individual one-on-one coaching session. Students create a personal vision as part of the program.

The Jennings Group \;
The Jennings Group LLC\, specialists in engineering and technical leadership programs\, leads Odyssey. Over 2\,000 people from 200 organizations and 28 countries have participated in their programs. Faculty includes Kate Kaynak\, PhD\, college professor and founder of a 40-person publishing industry start-up\, and Nicholas Kessler\, policy analyst and former Deputy Commissioner of the Virginia Employment Commission.

Who Should Participate: Senior management\, middle management and anyone who has been identified as a high potential leader. Typically\, participants have 10 to 15 years of experience.

Certificate Requirements: \;Enrollment in the ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program is a commitment to learning and professional development. To gain the full benefit of the Program and to be recognized as an  \;ACEC/MA Odyssey Leadership Program graduate\, you must attend all 9 sessions including the one-on-one session. Any missed sessions require make-up work assigned by the course instructors. At the discretion of the course instructors\, those attendees missing more than one session may not graduate. Class members may request to make up missed classes.

PDH Credit: \;58 PDHs. ACEC/MA\, through the Registered Continuing Education Program\, is providing professional development hours to meet certain continuing  \;education requirements for licensure in some states. New York\, Florida\, Louisiana\, North Carolina\, and Oklahoma require pre-approval of PDH sponsors. This program has not been pre-approved in those states.


S C H E D U L E

Each of the eight full day sessions will be held from 8 AM - 4:30 PM at The Conference Center at Waltham Woods\, Waltham\, MA. \;

September 24\, 2026: Session 1 - Leadership Principles

October 22\, 2026: Session 2 - Understanding Yourself and Others Better

TBD\, November 2026: Session 3 - Individual meetings&mdash\;One-on-One Coaching sessions (Virtual)

December 17\, 2026: Session 4 - Communicating to Motivate

January 21\, 2027: Session 5 - Leading Strong-Willed/Difficult People and Leading in Conflict Situations

February 25\, 2027: Session 6 - Leading Change: Creating Environments For Change and Overcoming Resistance to Change

March 25\, 2027: \;Session 7 - Empowering and Growing Others: Delegating\, Coaching\, Mentoring\, and Empowering

April 8\, 2027: \;Session 8 - Taking &\; Controlling Personal Risk\; Defining Your Personal Leadership Style  \;

May 20\, 2027: \; Session 9 - Inspiring Leadership In Others\; Creating A Leadership Culture\; Creating a Personal Growth Path\; Graduation Reception follows at 5 PM.

If necessary due to weather issues\, a snow date is scheduled for June 10\, 2027. \;

If you have to miss a session due to an emergency\, there will also be a separate virtual schedule for 2 half-day afternoon Zoom sessions each month\, except in November\, with ACEC members in others states. \;


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