Lakeland Business Guide 2019 Chamber Guide_2019 | Page 80
“The Foundation hopes to
aid in developing a talent
pipeline to attract the best
and brightest students at
our local universities to
enter the workforce here
in Lakeland by creating
networking opportunities
and internship
possibilities.”
– DA R L A S E C H R E S T P E T TAWAY
pleasurable workplace for employees
and a more smoothly run operation for
employers,” says Pettaway.
Through a seven-part workshop, the
goal of the training is to develop emerging
leaders within the community. Some
of the topics of the workshop include
understanding leadership styles, developing
highly functioning teams, creating
intelligent change, managing workplace
stress, conflict resolution, and business
skills opportunities. The goal of the course
is to increase the leadership pipeline
at member organizations and decrease
excessive costs for small businesses in their
safety training and human resource needs.
Looking ahead, the Foundation
will continue to implement its mission
through improving and developing
programming that benefits the Lakeland
business community. Many of these
programs and classes started in 2018, with
more to debut in 2019.
The programs that are currently offered
are advertised on the Lakeland Chamber
of Commerce’s website. For more
information on the Lakeland Chamber
Foundation, contact Darla Sechrest
Pettaway at 863.688.8551 ext. 228, or
email [email protected].
80