Local people will have the opportunity to sharpen their leadership skills next month when a conference, featuring globally respected speakers, is hosted in Aberdeen.
The Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit (GLS) will be held at the city’s King’s Community Church on Friday, November 10, and Saturday, November 11.
Attendees will join with over 400,000 people from around 128 countries around the globe to experience the GLS.
The videocast event is considered a world class experience for leaders who want to get better, with the Summit helping attendees to maximise their potential through a two-day programme of information exchange, inspirational talks and leadership skills development.
Teaching will be delivered by the likes of Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook, Juliet Funt, CEO of Whitespace at Work and best-selling author Marcus Buckingham, as well as Bill Hybels the founder of Willow Creek Community Church and the Global Leadership Summit.
Alongside the diverse line-up of speakers, the event will also feature content that will stretch thinking, as well as facilitated process time to help turn good intentions into positive action.
The initial Global Leadership Summit is held at Willow Creek's campus near Chicago every August, and then videocast to around 700 cities, translated into 59 languages.
The leader of King’s Community Church’s Dr. Iain Duthie commented: “We’re excited to again be hosting the Global Leadership Summit.“We all have influence – whether, for example, we are a stay-at-home parent, worker, student or volunteer – and the GLS will enhance our leadership skills and help us maximise how we use our influence for the benefit of other people, our organisations and our communities.
“Anyone looking to grow as a person will reap the rewards from the sessions and we’d encourage anyone interested in attending to get in touch.”
To book your ticket for the GLS, please visit www.kingscommunitychurch.org and for more info on the event please visit www.willowcreek.org.uk/events/gls


Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer of Facebook