December 1-9, 2025
Head Start and Early Head Start staff are challenged with juggling the needs of children, parents, and co-workers as well as the myriad of tasks necessary to meet performance standards and organizational goals. Our work is both urgent and fast passed as well as very emotional. Because of passion and determination, Head Start achieves great outcomes. Organizations that are high functioning believe strongly in the power of leadership is everyone’s business. From the director to the new assistant teacher, from accounting to family services, well-lead teams do extraordinary services for their constituents. The Head Start WEST (HSW) believes strongly in the notion that we must build strong agencies that sustain both clients and staff. Since 2016, we have set out to strengthen the leadership skills of staff. We regularly bring forward The Leadership Challenge Workshop, coaching utilizing the Leadership Practice Inventory, and ongoing networking of our leadership community.
Registration closes November 7, 2025
This workshop will give you superpowers—how to achieve the extraordinary while overcoming the overwhelming. A deep-dive program that is based upon The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership, developed by Jim Kouzes and Berry Posner. Their Leadership Challenge Model is the most recognized standard of leadership excellence.
The course cohort meets in-person. The class is a mix of lectures, discussions, small group work, and individual reflections. Pre-work is required to optimize the class experience.
Each attendee will receive the Leadership Practices Inventory, a 360 online leadership assessment. In addition, all attendees receive the hardback 6th edition of The Leadership Challenge, Participants Workbook, Value Cards, and related materials. Each attendee completes the course with an action plan and receives follow up coaching to implement goals
To learn more about the course, click here to hear from the facilitator.
Virtual via Zoom
December 1, 2025 | 2:00-4:30 PM PT
December 2, 2025 | 2:00-4:30 PM PT
December 8, 2025 | 2:00-4:30 PM PT
December 9, 2025 | 2:00-4:30 PM PT
This course may also be contracted through individual agencies. If interested, please reach out to Edward Condon.
HSW’s Executive Director, Edward Condon is a Certified Master Facilitator of The Leadership Challenge, a Wiley Brand. Since 2014, Edward has facilitated sessions serving almost 700 participants from Head Start and Early Head Start programs. Ed has received excellent reviews for his ability to contextualize the content to the challenges and pressures in our community.
As part of our Training West offerings, The Leadership Challenge Workshops are scheduled as open enrollment and contract courses. Open enrollment allows for anyone to register as many staff as they wish at the established member or non-member rate. Also, the workshop can be contracted by an agency or a cluster of agencies for a set fee. Each class accommodates 36-48 participants.
Please contact us at headstartr9@region9hsa.org or call 916-259-0971.
I have been to management workshops, not leadership training. This has totally changed my perspective and encouraged me to propel forward in developing my skills.
I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Head Start WEST’s Legacy Scholarship. The scholarship helped me get one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming a Head Start Director.
I took part in The disproportionate impact of COVID 19, and how to provide “real” support for black/brown children and families and I just want to say this was an amazing webinar. I hope we can look forward to further conversation on this topic.
Thank you so much for making events like this! I really enjoyed and learned so much teaching strategies to implement STEM in the classroom.
The HR Network was an excellent opportunity to network and learn the best practices from other HR professionals within Head Start programs. You will be amazed by the level of talent and experience of the participants.
The Summer Camp training was powerful and inspiring! Each presenter was very engaging, it’s hard to even pick a favorite session!
The Leadership Challenge training was very relevant to my work as a Head Start leader! Great facilitation; stayed with the program yet allowed time for individual and small group reflections.
Regular price $12.00
Regular price $39.00
Questions? Contact us at headstartr9@region9hsa.org.
