FOR MID-CAREER PROFESSIONALS
Lead What's Next
You have experience. You have perspective. You
may also have that nagging sense that your next
chapter should involve more influence, more
purpose, or a different kind of leadership.
LEAD Local helps mid-career professionals build
the connections, confidence, and community
insight to move toward what comes next in
business, civic life, or both.
YOUR NOT STARTING OVER
Build on What You
Already Know
Mid-career transitions are rarely dramatic in the
cinematic sense. Usually they arrive looking more like
a good question: Is there more I should be doing with
the experience I have?
LEAD Local is designed for professionals who are
ready for greater leadership responsibility, broader
community engagement, or a more intentional next
step. The program helps participants connect what
they already know with the opportunities,
relationships, and perspective they need next.
Whether you are considering a move into
management, exploring civic involvement, or simply
ready to widen your circle and your influence, LEAD
Local offers a practical place to do that work.
This Page May Be for You If...
LEAD Local may be a strong fit if you:
✓Are ready for more leadership
responsibility at work
✓Want to move from doing the work to
helping guide the work
✓Are interested in board service, civic
involvement, or nonprofit leadership
✓Would like to broaden your professional
network in a meaningful local way
✓Want to explore what your next chapter
could look like
Leadership at this stage is less about
proving yourself and more about deciding
where you want to make your mark.
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN
Prospective, Clarity and Stronger Connections
LEAD Local helps experienced professionals sharpen how they lead, where they contribute and who they know along the way.
WHAT THE EXPERIENCE LOOKS LIKE
Substantive, Local, Practical
LEAD Local is built for professionals who want more than general leadership advice. The program connects personal growth with local knowledge, peer learning, and real exposure to community leadership.
•Learn alongside peers from business, nonprofit and civic backgrounds
•Gain insight from local leaders and community institutions
•Explore how leadership works across sectors, not just inside one organization
•Reflect on your own next step with more perspective and better questions
•Build relationships that can support future board service, career growth or civic involvement
This is not Leadership 101. It is a place to
connect experience with direction.
LEADERSHIP CAN TAKE DIFFERENT FORMS
Leadership Development Beyond the Conference Room
For some participants, the next step is a larger role at work. For others, it is board service, civic engagement, or a stronger voice in the community. Often, it is a little of all three.
Business Leadership
Prepare for expanded responsibility, stronger internal leadership and a more strategic role inside your organization.
CIvic & Community Leadership
Explore how you might contribute through commissions, nonprofit work, local initiatives or broader community engagement.
Board & Volunteer Leadership
Build the perspective and network that canhelp you step into board sercie, advisory roles or other forms of meaningful influence.
Not Sure Who to Send?
Think about the person on your team who is already becoming a leader. Maybe they are excellent at their current job and beginning to stretch beyond it. Maybe they have become an informal leader among coworkers. Maybe they simply need someone to say, "I think you're ready for this."
LEAD Local can be that next step.