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A Message From The Leadership South Dakota Directors The fourth class of Leadership South Dakota will graduate on Friday, April 6th in Chamberlain. Following this celebration, we will have 160 alumni across the state of South Dakota. We are confident that as we add 40 members to our alumni base each year, our collective influence […]

A Message From The Leadership South Dakota Directors Four years ago, the Leadership South Dakota program started with its first class of leaders from across our great state. Through the early support of the South  Dakota Community Foundation and the Bush Foundation, seed money was generated to begin this leadership journey. Through the generous support of […]

A Message from the Leadership South Dakota Directors Getting To Church On Time In our Leadership SD classes, we discuss the topic of leadership on an ongoing basis. Recently I was visiting with Mark Dunn, a 2016 graduate of Leadership SD, on his description of leadership. Mark told an interesting story that illustrates leadership perfectly. Mark […]

A Message from the Leadership South Dakota Directors On September 7th, we held our second annual Leadership SD alumni event. It was fun to have an opportunity to be reconnected to friends who have experienced the program over the past three years. We have 117 active alumni that are all making a difference in their […]

A Message from the Leadership South Dakota Directors There are many benefits to the Leadership South Dakota program, but probably the greatest benefit is the friendships we all make every time a new class gathers for another program year. We are preparing for our fourth class this Fall and while we are excited about new […]

A Message From The Leadership South Dakota Directors The third year of the Leadership South  Dakota program is ending. We are now  preparing for our fourth year and are in  our recruitment phase. While we have been happy with the progress of the Leadership SD program, we know that the program could be even stronger. In […]

A Message from the Leadership South Dakota Directors As we reflect on 2016, the need for a program like Leadership South Dakota has never been more evident. In his book, The Vanishing Neighbor, author Marc Dunkelman illustrated the fact that we all have three rings of relationships. The inner ring consists of our intimate contacts […]

Networking Emerges As Key To Leadership SD When the Leadership South Dakota program was launched, we held tightly to three guiding principles for the program. Basically, we wanted our class members to: See places that most people don’t see Meet people that most people don’t meet Learn leadership principles that will help them lead in […]