The Cleveland Bridge Builders Class of 2010 had several Leadership Action Projects. This project was based on a sibling program of the Cleveland Leadership Center called (i)Cleveland. This program helps Northeast Ohio Interns to develop leadership skills, become civically engaged and learn about the greater Cleveland region and network business leaders and fellow young professionals.
10. Diverse Collection of
Colleges and Universities
Ashland University Hiram College
Baldwin-Wallace John Carroll
College University
Case Western Kent State
Reserve University
Cleveland Institute Lake Erie College
of Art
Oberlin College
Cleveland Institute
of Music University of Akron
Cleveland State Ursuline College
University
Youngstown State
College of Wooster University
11. Alignment of Higher Education
with Public and Private Agencies
Entrepreneurship
Green Technologies
Advanced Manufacturing
Information & Communication Technologies
Bioscience & Healthcare
Energy, Power, and Propulsion
Polymers/Advanced Materials
12. Driver of Economic
Growth/Skilled Workforce
Identify skills and interests.
Explore career opportunities.
Learn about employers and community.
Encourage students to participate in internship
programs.
Communicate benefits of internships.
15. Lap Outcomes
Determined a true need for (i)Cleveland
The organization needed more than a financial
model
Students/interns, companies, universities, and the
region benefit
19. How we worked
together
Coordinated effort
Discussion of priorities,
desired outcomes
Even delegation of work
Limited conflict/
disagreement
Specific team “leader”
emerged over time
20. Was it really always
Kumbaya?
Limited personality
conflicts
Lack of specific direction
due to different opinions
from different stakeholders
Biggest issues:
Scheduling
Different personal
priorities
Project defined: Develop a sustainable revenue-producing model
Realized research and understanding was imperative to develop such a model
Gathered information/data from current and former employees, students, and businesses
Mentor program
CLC executive whose primary job responsibility is (i)Cleveland and to define the organization’s purpose
Model can then be developed