Partnering for Better Health

BreakThrough
Barriers
2025 Overview
2025 Overview
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Prepare to “break through” the limits that have been placed on you as a leader, and soar to new heights!
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Open to 16 Colorado residents in senior leadership positions within their organizations or communities
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Delivered in-person in Colorado Springs
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Week-long (Monday-Friday) learning session April 28 - May 2, 2025
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Serve as mentors for participants and project teams in other programs
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Application deadline is February 7, 2025.
All CLI programs are offered at no cost to the participant which includes reimbursement for travel expenses

This program is designed for:
Community leaders across Colorado, who are well-established in their roles, and currently hold positions of senior leadership within their community-based organizations. For the purpose of this program, senior leaders are defined as those who are responsible in their organization in the following ways: developing and/or carrying out the strategies, overseeing a primary function, holding a position on their executive team or reporting to the executive team, and/or are responsible for the work of other managers.
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WorkPlace Big Five Profile™
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Influence Style Indicator™
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Conflict Dynamics Profile®
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The Leadership Landscape for health equity in Colorado
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Understanding Your Leader Identity
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Framing Your Intent
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Securing Collective Action
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Creating Successful Impact
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Week-long, in-person learning session on CCL’s campus in Colorado Springs
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Programming emphasizes personal health, connection, and wellbeing for the benefit of community health
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Key Leadership Challenge to work on throughout the program week
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Ongoing connection with a dedicated group of peers to serve as a community of practice for senior leaders in community health
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Dedicated facilitator who provides 1:1 and group support for building mentoring capabilities
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Ongoing skill-building through monthly Roundtable Discussions
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The System. Gain awareness of systems we are operating within (present state); gain awareness of the people in those systems and how we usually engage; identify opportunities to secure more contributions
Me – Who I Am. Present state; explore natural tendencies when centered and when stressed, as well as the social conditioning that created this version of you
My Vision. Explore a path forward and decide how you want to show up as the best version of yourself
Us. Practice behaviors and actions that contribute to healthy team dynamics and forward-movement on goals; and increase alignment between intent and impact as a leader
The Collective. Prepare to launch the plan you've set for yourself; hone your vision for your key leadership challenge and establish personal leadership goals
"I was skeptical at first, I wasn’t sure what to expect, if this was just another leadership program or if I would actually be walking with something different than all the others. I can say I walked away much different than the other programs I attended.”
2024 BreakThrough Participant

Additional Details
This program is focused on increasing health equity for local communities across Colorado. The week-long learning session will take place in the central location of Colorado Springs, at the Center for Creative Leadership. The session requires overnight stays at the designated hotel and offers a variety of activities throughout the day, including leadership framework discussions, large and small group work, reflection and goal setting, meals, social activities, and wellness practices.
As a participant in this program, you will join the CLI Mentoring Circle, where you will be provided with in-depth mentoring training. You'll practice your skills by mentoring participants in other programs on a 1:1 basis. Additionally, following the in-person learning session, you will work with a project team as the group's mentor over the course of several months, as they complete a health equity impacting project.
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Attending six (6), 60-minute online workshops that provide instruction for the project deliverables
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Monthly (at least) check-in meetings with your project team to discuss their challenges, celebrations, and support needed
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Attending monthly check-in meetings to share progress and obtain support
Program week in Colorado Springs is April 28 - May 2, 2025.
Application deadline is February 7, 2025.