Leadership Foundation Series
Building Next Generation Leaders
The Federal Way Chamber of Commerce today announced the launch of a new Leadership Foundation Series, a practical, skills-based program designed to support professionals stepping into leadership roles, preparing for promotion, serving on community boards, or running for political office.
The program delivers real-world leadership fundamentals including building credibility, managing performance, navigating workplace challenges, and developing influence. The program is a comprehensive curriculum that builds from core topics that directly impact team success, organizational competency, as well as business and community growth.
Participants will gain practical, immediately applicable skills such as:
- Establishing expectations and accountability
- Conducting effective performance conversations
- Managing difficult situations and people
- Communicating with confidence and clarity
- Building influence beyond positional authority
Built on the national Action Based Leadership curriculum from Impact Achievement Group, the series focuses on equipping participants with essential leadership tools to successfully transition from individual contributor to effective leaders, one of the most critical and challenging career shifts. Led by certified leadership coach Dan Eisenman, the series will be delivered monthly in 2027 through 12 interactive sessions:
Jan 14: Define Yourself as a Leader
Jan 28: Customer-Centered Thinking
Feb 11: From Doer to Leader
Feb 25: Working With Your Boss
Mar 11: Workplace & Employment Basics
Mar 25: Performance Review Essentials
Apr 8: Handling Difficult Situations
Apr 22: Managing Performance Issues
May 13: Leading Challenging Personalities
May 27: Leading Influence & Credibility
Jun 10: Coaching for Results
Jun 24: Delegation and Accountability
The Chamber Leadership series will run for 6 months, with two 90-minute sessions per month, from 11:30 a.m.-1p.m, and include all training material. The Chamber is offering an inaugural discount for participants. Regularly $2,500, the first- year leadership class fee is discounted $1,500. Registration is open to Chamber members & non-Chamber members.
About the Facilitator
Dan Eisenman is an experienced executive coach, facilitator and consultant. He specializes in leader and team development, focusing on communication skills as well as the impact of emotional intelligence and critical thinking. Dan has over 27 years of leadership and training experience in healthcare, the military, retail, and insurance industries. Past leadership assignments include acting company command in the US Army, retail manager for a major corporation and Human Resource manager in a large Medical Group.
Dan is a Certified Performance Improvement consultant with extensive experience building high performance teams. He has been a guest speaker with the Northwest Communication Association and has spoken twice at Association for Talent Development (ATD) International Expos. For the past four years Dan has also been a Performance Coach and Facilitator for the UW Foster School of Business Center for Leadership & Strategic Thinking (CLST).
