What is the WestStar Alumni Association?
Once a graduate of WestStar, you can remain active by joining the WestStar Alumni Association. It is composed of those graduates who seek to build on relationships among leaders through both their support and involvement in leadership development.
There is a $50 annual membership fee which entitles you to an updated copy of the WestStar Alumni Directory and recognition in WestStar publications of your membership.
With approximately 945 alumni supporting the WestStar mission, they strongly believe WestStar is shaping the future of West Tennessee.
Membership runs from July 1 through June 30.
Special Links
Special Links
TN Association of Community Leadership (TACL)
Association of Leadership Programs (ALP)
Leadership Jackson & Leadership University
Carroll County Chamber – Leadership Carroll
Chester County Chamber – Leadership Chester
Crockett County Chamber – Leadership Crockett
Decatur County Chamber – Leadership Decatur
Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber – Leadership Dyer
Fayette County Chamber – Leadership Fayette
Greater Gibson County Chamber – Leadership Gibson
Hardin County Chamber – Leadership Hardin
Haywood County Chamber – Leadership Haywood
Henderson County Chamber – Leadership Henderson
Lauderdale County Chamber – Leadership Lauderdale
McNairy County Chamber – Leadership McNairy
Obion County Chamber – Leadership Obion
Paris/Henry County Chamber – Leadership Henry
Tipton County Chamber – TOTAL Leadership
Weakley County Chamber – Leadership Weakley
Southwest Tennessee Development District (SWTDD)
Northwest Tennessee Development District (NWTDD)
West Tennessee Industrial Association
Selected Reading
Charley's Top Ten Leadership Books
Recommended Reading List for Leadership Development
The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James C. Hunter.
If you are tired of books that lecture instead of teach; if you are searching for ways to improve your leadership skills; if you want to understand the timeless virtues that lead to lasting and meaningful success, then this book is one you cannot afford to miss.
How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life by Tom Rath & Donald O. Clifton.
How did you feel after your last interaction with another person? Did that person-your spouse, best friend, coworker, or even a stranger -fill your bucket" by making you feel more positive? Or did that person "dip from your bucket," leaving you more negative than before?
Gung Ho!: Turn on the People in Any Organization by: Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles
"Here is an invaluable management tool that outlines foolproof ways to increase productivity by fostering excellent morale in the workplace. It is a must-read for everyone who wants to stay on top in today's ultra-competitive business world."
The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John C. Maxwell
"Leaders are always looking for an edge. That often sends many of them looking for the next big thing. But weird leadership approaches and trendy management fads come and go. What remains the same? The qualities of leader!
The Art of War by Sun Tzu
“The Art of War is one of the oldest and most successful books on military strategy in the world. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics: "for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name." It has had an influence on Eastern military thinking, business tactics, and beyond.”
Who Moved my Cheese? by Spencer Johnson M.D.
The #1 International bestseller with over 21 million books in print! Who Moved My Cheese? is the story of four characters living in a “Maze” who face unexpected change when they discover their “Cheese” is gone.