"Recognizing that leadership development is an essential element in the process of improving our Association and profession, the Pennsylvania Association ofREALTORS® offers its LeadershipPAR Program. Through this program, the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS® identifies emerging REALTOR® leaders throughout the state, encourages them with timely, meaningful instruction and activities, and assists in developing their leadership skills in the hope they will exert a strong,positive influence on the future of the Association and profession. The participants work together in a training course that combines individual study, groupsessions, and actual project experience in using leadership skills. Training sessionsinclude identification of leadership skills, team-building exercises, procedures for goalsetting,personal profile analysis, network building, and improving communication skills."

Objectives of the LeadershipPAR Program are:

• 􀂃 To identify leaders and potential leaders;
• 􀂃 To empower those individuals to maximize their leadership potential in personal and professional life;

• To encourage those individuals to participate in REALTOR® Association leadership roles (e.g., committees, boards of directors, and association offices).

"Participation in LeadershipPAR is open to all REALTOR® members in good standing of PAR with no outstanding ethics complaints at either the state or local level. LeadershipPAR will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination, against any applicant because of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status. A maximum of twelve (12) participants will be selected to participate in the program to encourage maximum personal participation and in such a way to represent the membership of the Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®. Participants will be chosen by a PAR Committee based upon the information completed on the application. The Committee will be seeking representation from a cross-section of the profession. These leaders and potential leaders may be active in business, education, or other community-based organizations. Class members are selected on their own merits and based on this application. Candidates selected for participation must possess a commitment to and interest in serving as a volunteer leader. LeadershipPAR seeks emerging leaders as well as individuals who may already have some leadership skills but wish to enhance those skills. Since the number of appointments to LeadershipPAR is limited to twelve individuals each year, applicants who are not selected for a given year are encouraged to reapply in subsequent years. The Committee considers sustained interest in making their recommendations."

In reviewing applications to the LeadershipPAR program, the Committee looks for

participants who demonstrate the following criteria:

• Interest in serving in a volunteer leadership role

• Availability of time to participate in the program

• Potential for leadership demonstrated through involvement in community

groups and REALTOR® associations

* This information has been adopted from the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors Website. For more information about the opportunity you may contact me or www.PaRealtor.org

Brandon Clark

www.LancasterNewHome.com