Leadership Academy

Leadership Essentials
2022 Inaugural Conference – Tuesday, January 11, 2022
International speaker Bob Harris, CAE, will guide you through the qualities of a Leader, goal setting, governing documents, legal liability, fiduciary duty, and creative thinking. This session includes a networking lunch with the 2022 Georgia REALTORS® Leadership Team.

Inclusion and Diversity
Thursday, March 17, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
Get to know your peers while working in groups to learn about overcoming barriers by utilizing NAR’s Bias video and FairHaven simulation.

Georgia REALTOR® Immersion Day / Team Building
Thursday, April 14, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
Through a day of team building and interactive sessions participants will explore the GAR governance structure, understand how committees operate, and receive an overview of the responsibilities of local board/association directors, GAR state directors, NAR national directors, and GAR officers and regional directors. During the session you will meet with the GAR staff and hear how each department facilitates the staff-volunteer partnership.

Executive Committee Meeting
Thursday, June 9, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
Join the 2022 Georgia REALTORS® Executive Committee as a guest to see the leadership in action. Leadership Academy participants are invited to join the committee for a networking lunch. **All Leadership Academy participants will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement.**

Emotional Intelligence / Parliamentary Procedures
Thursday, August 11, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
Michele Pirkle will start the day by training you on Emotional Intelligence (EI) and how understanding of EI will enhance your leadership skills and put you on a path to becoming a better leader. That afternoon, Dennis Conway, a Georgia certified Parliamentarian will walk you through how the association is governed by examination of Robert’s Rules of Order, meeting management, agendas and minutes.

REALTOR® Party: Legislative Matters / Not-For-Profit Finances
Thursday, October 13, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
Start your morning with the GAR Governmental Affairs Team to discover all things Governmental Affairs! Spend the afternoon with Fred Bumpass, CPA. This session will develop your ability to appropriately interpret financial statements used by non-profit organizations and how they differ from for-profit financial reporting. You will gain an appreciation of both the power and limitations of accounting information in assessing financial performance and decision-making.

Public Speaking
Thursday, November 17, 2022 – Georgia REALTORS® Headquarters
National speaker Juanita McDowell will guide you through communication essentials for REALTOR® Association Leadership.

**REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAM**
(Leadership Academy Recognition will be held at the 2023 Inaugural Conference Awards Presentation)

• Attend at least six of the seven sessions
• Watch the NAR Video: Bias Override: Overcoming Barriers to Fair Housing
• Complete NAR’s Fairhaven Simulation
• Become C2EX endorsed by the last session