Oct 13, 2025 to Oct 15, 2025
A One-of-A-Kind Learning Experience A world-class faculty teamed with the Indiana Bankers Association to tailor a program that will have an immediate, positive impact on attendees and the banks that sponsor them. This series of four sessions, spaced over an eight-month period, is intense and demanding. It is designed for future bank leaders who are motivated and eager to reach full potential. An ambition to excel is a requisite for this series, as is the desire to face and learn from challenges. The ideal candidate for this program should have:
An Attendee Will Graduate Knowing:
A Better You At the conclusion of the eight-month program, the participant will be poised to contribute significantly to the bank’s future, as well as contribute positively to the bank’s work environment by building and maintaining influential relationships with employees and supervisors.
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LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY PROFILE
Participants will participate in pre- and post- program surveys designed to provide detailed analysis of their growth and development as leaders based on specific key performance indicators. Roughly two weeks prior to session one, participants will take part in a pre-program survey that will evaluate their Leadership Competency Profile. Results from that survey will be used by faculty to establish performance measurement goals for each participant. Upon conclusion of the program, participants will retake the initial survey to generate comparative data for discussion with their executive sponsors and to establish a new Leadership Competency Profile.
SESSION 1 – It's Simple, But It Isn't Easy
Management of people and leadership of organizations are based upon core concepts. The concepts are simple; implementation is not.
SESSION 2 – Do Something That Scares You
Managers and leaders face difficult situations that require a courageous decision or action. This session unleashes the courage that lies within.
SESSION 3 – Limitations Are Self-Imposed
Change, integral to business and life, can be high-stress and can shut down managers and leaders who are uncertain about their problem solving and management skills. This session provides a heightened awareness of what to do and how to do it.
SESSION 4 – Who Dares Wins
The final session focuses on a thorough assessment of the leadership knowledge, skills and experience gained during the year-long leadership development program. In addition, the imperative of “daring” to meet the challenges facing bank leaders of the future will be emphasized, along with the understanding that the “win” of becoming a strong leader is beneficial to their banks, their communities and their lives.
IT’S SIMPLE, BUT IT ISN’T EASY - Session 1
March 10-12, 2025
DO SOMETHING THAT SCARES YOU - Session 2
May 12-14, 2025
LIMITATIONS ARE SELF-IMPOSED - SESSION 3
August 11-13, 2025
WHO DARES WIN - SESSION 4
October 13-15, 2025
Juli Lynch, Ph.D. embraces a passion for working with organizations to develop leaders, teams and cultures that are dynamic, risk-taking and fully engaged in strategic initiatives. Juli has a doctorate in human and organizational development, which has given her the disciplined foundation of understanding organizations and the humans that they are made of. Her master’s degree in motivational psychology further enhances her ability to work with the issues and challenges that keep leaders, managers and staff from reaching their potential.
Captain David Thomas Pittelkow
Captain Pittelkow was born in Rochester, Minnesota and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1977. Captain Pittelkow made an interservice transfer to the United States Navy in 1984 and was ordered to Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training at Naval Amphibious Base-Coronado, CA where he graduated as Class Leader with Class 130 (also known as: “The Last Hard Class”). In 2005, Captain Pittelkow reported to the U.S. Naval War College, serving as the Wm. J. Donovan Special Operations Forces Chair and Professor of Joint Military Operations until his retirement from active duty on 1 July 2007. Captain Pittelkow moved with his family to rural Northeast Washington State and became a “Gentleman Farmer” (not making any money at it, but eating well...); a volunteer Firefighter; and a consultant to military and civilian entities
Tuition for the 2025 IBA Leadership Development Program is $4,350 for IBA members. Only 20 attendees are admitted to the program; admissions are first-come, first-served. Tuition includes four sessions, materials and all meals. Travel and accommodation costs are not included. Participants will be required to stay at the Abe Martin Lodge located in Brown County State Park in Nashville, Indiana, at the negotiated price of $159 per night.
Attendance at all four sessions is required for graduation. For the duration of this eight-month program, participants will receive a 50 percent discount off the registration fees of all IBA educational events, including the Mega Conference and the Annual Convention.
FLD 2 LDP Scholarship
Members of the IBA Future Leadership Division are eligible to apply for a $1,500 Leadership Development Program scholarship.
Washington Scholarship
One LDP participant will be selected to receive a scholarship to attend the IBA’s Annual Washington Trip.
Both scholarship opportunities are sponsored by Amundsen Davis, LLC.
The 2025 IBA Leadership Development Program will be held at the Abe Martin Lodge, located in the picturesque hills of Indiana’s largest state park, 16,000 acre Brown County State Park in Nashville, Indiana. Abe Martin Lodge is a stress-free setting that allows participants to relax without distraction. It is an environment that lends itself to problem-solving and innovative thinking, ideal for accomplishing the objectives of the Leadership Development Program.
Laurie Rees, VP of Education & Training
317-387-9380 (Office) 317-727-5750 (Cell)
E-mail: Lrees@indiana.bank
Due to the IBA’s commitments, the price is inclusive of all four sessions. A full refund for the four session Leadership Development Program will be given for cancellations received no later than February 6, 2024. Any registrant who does not cancel before this date will be billed the full registration fee. Substitutions are welcome prior to the beginning of the first session at no additional charge.