In Success Lab's Leadership Coaching Series and Management Incubator programs we've partnered with not-for profit agencies to work on community impact projects. Working with community based organizations on strategic plans and "hands on" projects is a chance for our participants to build and hone leadership and teamwork skills while they invest in our community. Our Leadership Coaching Series and Management Incubator classes have taken on projects with organizations such as Volunteers of America, Baton Rouge Green, Adult Literacy Advocates, National Coalition for Community & Justice, Historic Cemetery Coalition, Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention and Mid City Redevelopment Alliance. Success Labs and the Leadership Coaching Series and Management Incubator classes have donated more than $4,000 and over 600 work hours to community organizations in the Baton Rogue area since 2005. Take a look at the people and companies building leadership and building our community...
Leadership Coaching Series - August 2006
Participants:
Heath Herbold Albemarle
Kumar Kumar Albemarle
Claudia Veals Cox Communications
Rebecca Reed Cox Communications
Ross Miles Guaranty Broadcasting
Chad Hollier Honeywell
Gary Kratzer Honeywell
Claire David Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Jamie Murphy Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Jimmy Brown PCS Nitrogen
Phyllis Covert Woman's Hospital
Management Incubator - March 2006
Boy's Group Home - Volunteers of America
Our March 2006 Management Incubator class took on the planing and renovation of the two dorm rooms at The Volunteers of America Boys' Group Home on North 22nd in Baton Rouge which houses 8 boys.
The eight class members from the March 2006 Management Incubator raised more than $2,000 to buy supplies for the May 12th renovation. This class was made up of emerging leaders from four great local companies, The Advocate, Woman's Hospital, PCS Nitrogen and Jacobs Engineering.
Participants:
Aaron Armand The Advocate
Robert Braud PCS Nitrogen
Stan Braud The Advocate
Shelli Post The Advocate
Margaret Temple Woman's Hospital
Kurt Vance PCS Nitrogen
Albert Wehbe Jacobs Engineering
Shannon Womack PCS Nitrogen
Leadership Coaching Series - February 2006
Participants:
Mark Westmoland Associated Grocers
Jonathan Stern Casino Rouge
Jeff Garland Cox Communications
Tressy Leindecker Cox Communications
Niki Martin Cox Communications
Chirag Patel Jacobs Engineering
Jimmy Posey PCS Nitrogen
Jamie St. Pierre PCS Nitrogen
Diane Berthelot Woman's Hospital
Management Incubator - May 2005
Volunteers of America - America House
We called this project: "While you Were Out", meets "The Apprentice", meets Management Incubator. The task for these two teams was to re-do/decorate a guest room and bathroom at America House, the only homeless shelter in Baton Rouge for families. These high achievers cleaned rooms, painted walls, hung curtains, and provided new sheets, comforters, and furniture. But they didn't stop there. They painted and hung curtains in the dining room and outside they filled the children's sand box with sand, installed a new basketball goal and donated a new picnic table. Wow!
Participants:
Phillip Bertin Cox Communications
Erin Bourgeois Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Maranda Pourciau Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
James Bordelon PCS Nitrogen
Pam McCord PCS Nitrogen
Karrie Delise Woman’s Hospital
Joy Hughes Woman’s Hospital
Mark Schorr Woman’s Hospital
Leadership Coaching Series - April 2005
National Coalition for Community & Justice
The National Coalition for Community & Justice is an organization dedicated to human relations, fighting bias, bigotry and racism and promoting understanding and respect among all races, religions and cultures. This group had one of the most interesting projects our classes have taken on. Their goal was to develop a plan to increase the visibility of the organization and it's mission, ultimately resulting in increased funding opportunities and increased programming to impact the community in a positive way. As a community, as businesses and as individuals diversity continues to be important to address and this project challenged participants to deal with such issues head on.
Paul Waild Campus Federal Credit Union
John Bolton Cox Communications
Danny Cedotal Georgia Gulf Chemical
Kodi Wilson Guaranty Broadcasting
Steve Crowson PCS Nitrogen
Samuel Juneau PCS Nitrogen
Management Incubator - March 2005
Historic Cemetery Coalition - Sweet Olive Cemetery
This group didn't know what to think when we informed them their project would take place in a cemetery! They soon embraced the challenge...beautifying and enhancing a neglected historic part of Baton Rouge's history. The team cleaned and painted tombs, planted trees and flowers, installed a meditation bench, and dedicated a plaque to a long time supporter of Sweet Olive.
Participants:
Nicole Decoto Gulf Coast Wireless - Sprint PCS
Julie Gaudin Gulf Coast Wireless - Sprint PCS
Garrett Beadle Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Tracy Harris Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Lynda Roussel Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Mel Zufall Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Dwayne Brown PCS Nitrogen
Jodi Conachen Woman’s Hospital
Diane Smith Woman’s Hospital
Ashley Starnes Woman’s Hospital
Leadership Coaching Series - January 2005
Adult Literacy Advocates
Literacy, great books, and community were the focus of this class's project. Adult Literacy Advocates charged the team with the job of creating a community literacy awareness campaign based on the "One City, One Book" concept.
Participants:
John Canham Casino Rouge
David Lee Coca-Cola
Kenya Branch Cox Communications
Patsy Merritt Cox Communications
Roger Massey Georgia Gulf Chemical
Gordy Rush Guaranty Broadcasting
Joseph Logan Gulf Coast Wireless - Sprint PCS
Larry Laborde Mosaic
Theresa Ordeneaux Jacobs Engineering
Frank Kleinpeter Kleinpeter Dairy
John Belleu PCS Nitrogen
Leadership Coaching Series - October 2004
Baton Rouge Green
This leadership class got their creative juices flowing by working on a strategic plan the increase the visibility and profitability of Baton Rouge Green's annual tree sale fundraiser. They came up with great ideas that Baton rouge Green hopes to implement in Fall 2005.
Participants:
Doug Drummond Associated Grocers
Karen Toney BREC
Dawn Henderson Career Builders
Celton Hayden Community Coffee
Sonya Boyd DEMCO
Paula Perry DEMCO
John Goodwin Gulf Coast Wireless - Sprint PCS
Krystal Martone PCS Nitrogen
David Davis Vulcan
Management Incubator - September 2004
These teams took on painting a house in a day. Not only did they beautifully paint the house but they also recruited record numbers of volunteers who were able to help out at other work sites. They went above and beyond the call of duty by donating fire alarms and extinguishers to the homeowner and her neighbors to help keep them safe from fire. Great job!
Participants:
Jim Evans Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Josh Nosacka Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Tony Lea Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Jill Mistretta Our Lady of the Lake Medical Center
Bryan Chapelle Vulcan Chemical
Nancy Curtin Woman's Hospital
Laurie Goff Woman's Hospital
Margo Weisgerber Woman’s Hospital
Glyn David Woman’s Hospital