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CCALAC Leadership Training Series: Leading with Clarity, Credibility & Culture
CCALAC is proud to announce a CCALAC Leadership Training Series: Leading into the Future for health center professionals. The 3-session training intends to equip community health center staff with the skills necessary to seek professional advancement. Or, affirm existing skills that support daily operations within your organization. Registrants can attend one session or all three.
Who Should Attend: Health Center staff advancing their careers as Managers, Directors, and Executive Leaders.
Session 1: Leading with Clarity, Credibility & Culture
November 7, 2025 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm | CCALAC Conference Space – space is limited
Leadership today takes more than a title—it takes real tools. This session gives leaders the skills to handle change, conflict, and team challenges calmly and with clarity. You’ll learn how to shift culture, speak with impact, and lead with purpose.
Today’s leadership challenges demand more than authority—they require agility, authenticity, and the ability to inspire action through connection. Leading with Clarity, Credibility & Culture is a dynamic, hands-on session designed to equip leaders with immediately applicable tools to meet the moment.
Participants will learn how to lead with intention, foster trust, and build resilient teams—even amid change, conflict, and complexity. This course empowers leaders to shape culture, sharpen communication, and strengthen credibility in ways that drive performance and engagement.
Whether you’re leading a team, a department, or an entire organization, this training provides the mindset, strategies, and behaviors to lead with clarity, speak with influence, and cultivate a culture where people thrive.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Drive culture transformation by aligning purpose, people, and practices
- Help teams see the bigger picture and connect daily work to mission
- Navigate power dynamics with clarity and confidence
- Demonstrate the art of leadership through presence, trust, and vision
- Apply effective communication techniques that stick and inspire
- Lead with emotional intelligence to boost morale and reduce friction
- Foster psychological safety to encourage innovation and openness
- Build trust-based accountability systems that energize performance
- Use coaching conversations to unlock potential and commitment
- Manage change resistance with empathy and resilience
Prior to attending this course, Leaders are strongly encouraged to complete a DiSC assessment. Access to the tool will be provided upon registration. Attendees should bring their results to the training session.
Presented by Kelli Vrla, CSP, Founder of Engage YOUniversity.
CCALAC Members and Affiliates Early Bird Rate: $100 per course or $250 in combination
Non-Members Early Bird Rate: $150 per course or $450 in combination
Courses in the series include:
- Developing New Managers & Supervisors, November 21 — More Information — Register Now
- Using AI for Effective Leadership, December 5 — More Information — Register Now
Instructor Biography:
Kelli Vrla, CSP, is the founder of Engage YOUniversity, a Leadership Author and Workshop Leader. She has 30+ years of experience: 16 years as a broadcast sales executive and 14 as CEO of her own people development firm. Kelli brings a clearer understanding in handling change, effective marketing, bottom-line communications, difficult and demanding people, and motivating the tough-to-motivate. She helps people stay less stressed and laser-focused on full throttle productivity. Kelli helps you and your people effectively ignite awareness to optimize the biggest challenges.
The CCALAC Leadership Training Series: Leading into the Future is generously supported by Kaiser Permanente.
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