• Continue to provide this outstanding leadership and community orientation program for selected Chamber business leaders.  As for the past 30 years, provide a continuing source of leaders for Lubbock by ensuring Leadership Lubbock participants receive necessary community information/orientation and leadership skills.

Statement of Purpose

• Lubbock’s greatest assets are its community leaders.  Realizing the need to develop future civic leaders, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce founded the Leadership Lubbock Program in 1976.  Leadership Lubbock builds a competent leadership pool and develops leadership potential for community activities and engagements.
• Solutions to community needs and problems demand involvement of informed citizens.  Leadership Lubbock provides outstanding learning opportunities in an atmosphere that stimulates participants to work together, utilizing both innovative and proven tools to meet challenges.
• Almost 950 men and women have participated in Leadership Lubbock since 1976, with the majority of those graduates currently living in the Lubbock area.  Leadership Lubbock graduates are active in the community and serve on boards of many community service agencies and elected positions.
• Leadership Lubbock is open to members of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce.  Participants apply to the program either by requesting an opportunity to participate or upon nomination by their member business or organization.

• MISSION & CORE VALUES

   

  MISSION:

   

  To develop individuals of diverse backgrounds and strengths into a cohesive group of leaders committed to servant leadership and service to the community in order to positively shape the future of Lubbock.

   

  CORE VALUES:

   

  We will…

  • Conduct ourselves and treat others with the utmost dignity and respect.
  • Build an atmosphere of openness and trust among each other.
  • Encourage an empowered spirit that recognizes diversity, creativity, responsiveness, flexibility, and sound risk taking.
  • Foster open and honest communication by considering and respecting varying points of view.
  • Embrace laughter and have fun as we learn and work together.
  • Instill a better understanding of community issues and opportunities.
  • Commit to involvement in community service and volunteer activities.
  • Improve our community in ways that will attract and retain valued people and businesses. 
  • Pursue continued personal and professional growth.