“The Chamber staff didn’t balk at our meeting-intensive structure but embraced it wholly, understanding from the beginning that in order to build a plan that was truly reflective of the citizens’ priorities, it was going to take time, deep listening, and a great deal of collaboration.”
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We were challenged to develop ourselves and each other into better leaders. All of this was for one reason, to help improve the state that we all call home.
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Hawkins comes to the Institute following a 20-year career in state government, which began with serving in the Arkansas Secretary of State’s elections division for more than eight years.
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Registration is $40, which includes all programming, lunch provided by the Institute, and a signed, hardback copy of Dr. John Kirk’s new book.
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With so many people working on issues together, we often get asked how “diversity of opinion” actually works.
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“I got a sense of a place in nature where you would be able to separate from all the distractions of the modern world, and that proved to be exactly what we got,” Cameron said in an interview after the retreat. “It’s very rare you find somewhere with accommodation and the space to learn and to interact…it’s unique.
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