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    • 2026 PROGRAMS
      • MID-ATLANTIC RLF
      • MIDWEST RLF
      • NEW YORK METRO RLF
      • NORTHEAST RLF
      • PACIFIC NORTHWEST RLF
      • SOUTHEAST RLF
    • FEES & REGISTRATION
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      • FAQ's
      • OUR FACILITATOR TEAM
      • 2025 BOOKS
      • SPONSORS
      • SPECIAL VETERANS PRICE
      • SIM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
      • SIM NATIONAL
    • POST-RLF OFFERINGS
      • R3 (RECHARGE/RENEW/REACH)
      • "INFLUENCE" CERTIFICATION
      • PROGRESS TO EXEC PROGRAM
    • FOR RLF ALUMNI
      • $500 RLF REFERRAL AWARD
      • BOOK SUGGESTIONS
      • LEADERSHIP TIPS
RLF-leadership

  • HOME
  • 2026 PROGRAMS
    • MID-ATLANTIC RLF
    • MIDWEST RLF
    • NEW YORK METRO RLF
    • NORTHEAST RLF
    • PACIFIC NORTHWEST RLF
    • SOUTHEAST RLF
  • FEES & REGISTRATION
  • REVIEWS / FAQS / ABOUT
    • REVIEWS FROM RLF GRADS
    • FAQ's
    • OUR FACILITATOR TEAM
    • 2025 BOOKS
    • SPONSORS
    • SPECIAL VETERANS PRICE
    • SIM LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
    • SIM NATIONAL
  • POST-RLF OFFERINGS
    • R3 (RECHARGE/RENEW/REACH)
    • "INFLUENCE" CERTIFICATION
    • PROGRESS TO EXEC PROGRAM
  • FOR RLF ALUMNI
    • $500 RLF REFERRAL AWARD
    • BOOK SUGGESTIONS
    • LEADERSHIP TIPS

the 2026 SOUTHEAST RLF

THE 2026 SOUTHEAST RLF PROGRAM WILL INCLUDE THESE SIX IN-PERSON SESSIONS:

April 23-24, 2026 

June 4-5, 2026

July 9-10, 2026 

August 13-14, 2026

September 17-18, 2026 

October 22-23, 2026

REGISTER NOW FOR 2026

2026 SOUTHEAST RLF CURRICULUM

SESSION 1

SESSION 1

SESSION 1

“Knowing Yourself and Others”  

  • Facilitating, listening, feedback 
  • Leadership principles
  • Successful leadership behaviors
  • Getting to know each other 
  • Improv workshop
  • Balancing priorities
  • Panel:  Lessons from RLF alumni 

SESSION 2

SESSION 1

SESSION 1

 “Personal Capabilities” 

  • Life mission & life lessons
  • Emotional intelligence 
  • Trust
  • Building relationships
  • The power of vulnerability
  • MBTI preferences workshop
  •  What’s on your plate 
  • Personal strengths 

SESSION 3

SESSION 1

SESSION 3

 “Confronting Challenges”

  • Being politically savvy
  • Influence skills 
  • Balancing work, family and you
  • Coat of arms presentations
  • Teams and teamwork
  • Impact of heritage 
  • Learning styles workshop 

SESSION 4

SESSION 4

SESSION 3

 “Establishing My Legacy” 

  •  Innovative culture
  • A leader’s legacy
  • Character and competence
  • Leadership: an art of possibility
  • Values workshop
  • Life planning tool 

SESSION 5

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

 “Embracing Change”

  • Keeping your moral compass
  • Personal brand workshop
  •  Executive presence
  • Managing up
  • Strengths assessments
  • Elevator speech 

SESSION 6

SESSION 4

SESSION 5

 “Lifelong Learning” 

  • Growing into possibilities
  • Creativity and flexibility
  • Compassion
  • Mastermind group presentations
  • Graduation ceremony & dinner
  • Continuing the learning experience 

OUR EXPERT SOUTHEAST RLF facilitator

MICHAEL GARLICH

 Michael Garlich is an RLF graduate and a leadership development strategist sharing the capabilities he honed while leading the successful marketing / communications efforts of major organizations during transformational expansion and change. He’s a board member of the SIM Central Florida chapter and is involved in leadership activities throughout Central Florida.  

HELD IN DOWNTOWN ST. PETERSBURG, FL

All 2026 sessions will be held in downtown St. Petersburg, FL

Each of the six in-person sessions of the 2026 Southeast RLF program will take place in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, FL ... just minutes from Tampa International Airport and the St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport.


All sessions will be held at the St. Petersburg Bayfront Hilton adjacent to the Tampa Bay waterfront.

2026 BROCHURE AVAILABLE SOON

2025 Southeast RLF brochure_091224 (pdf)

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COMPANIES INVEST IN THEIR TOP TALENT WITH THE SOUTHEAST RLF

Major U.S. and global companies take advantage of the Southeast RLF ...

Many organizations are investing in their future by selecting high-potential employees to absorb the life-changing capabilities of the Southeast RLF experience.  Current and recent sponsors of the Southeast RLF program include:


  • Aflac
  • Aramark Uniform Services
  • Barrett Distributions Centers
  • Bioventus
  • Bloomin’ Brands
  • Breakthru Beverage Group
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Campbell Soup Company
  • CareerSource Central Florida
  • CarMax
  • Carnival Cruise Lines
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Constellation Brands
  • Co-op Financial Services
  • Cox Enterprises
  • CPT Network Solutions
  • Cree, Inc.
  • CVS / Aetna
  • DRMP
  • Duke University Research Institute
  • EPIC Engineering & Consulting
  • First Citizens Bank
  • Fulton County Government
  • Fulton County Schools
  • Greater Orlando Aviation Authority
  • Holiday Inn Vacations
  • MassMutual
  • Oxbow Carbon LLC
  • Parsons
  • Pfizer, Inc.
  • Raymond James
  • Red Lobster
  • Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
  • Subway
  • Tampa International Airport
  • Transnetyx
  • Unified Women's Healthcare
  • Universal Studios
  • University of Central Florida
  • Wipro
  • Wyndham

this month's Sponsor salute

WE THANK ALL OF OUR SPONSORS FOR SHARING THEIR PARTICIPANTS WITH US! THIS MONTH WE SALUTE ...

PFIZER INC. 


Pfizer Inc. is a research-based, global biopharmaceutical company, applying science and global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives through the discovery, development and manufacture of medicines and vaccines.. This year, Pfizer is sponsoring a Southeast RLF participant to experience an important next step on life's leadership journey.   


Thank you, Pfizer, for being a highly-valued sponsor of the Southeast RLF!

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOUTHEAST RLF?

Please contact:

  • Michael Garlich (magarlich@gmail.com)
  • Mark Weischedel (mweischedel@gmail.com)
  • June Drewry (june_drewry@yahoo.com))

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