Customizable Emerging Leaders Academy
Middle managers and other emerging leaders are central to the success of any social justice organization. They translate strategy into community impact and are the best candidates to step into senior leadership roles in the future.
However, staff who excelled on the frontlines may struggle to transition into organizational leadership roles, which can create tension and toxicity in the workplace. They are passionate changemakers, but may find themselves with leadership skill gaps in managing difficult teams, facilitating collaborative efforts across a wide range of stakeholders, and making hard decisions that align with organizational priorities.
The Emerging Leaders Academy is specifically designed to support internal cohorts of passionate emerging leaders as they fully grow into the next chapter of their leadership journey as values-driven organizational stewards. ECI partners with mission-driven organizations to map out leadership competencies to align your leadership academy with the needs of your organization now and in the future.
The problems we help you solve:
Middle managers feeling a fundamental conflict between personal, social justice values and leadership demands, potentially leading to a toxic culture and/or burnout, disengagement, and high turnover rates.
Middle managers lacking the tools to manage diverse teams, facilitate effective collaboration, overcome imposter phenomenon, and sustain themselves for the long haul.
Middle managers being unable to bridge between senior leadership and frontline staff.
How Emerging Leaders Academy is transformational:
Your rising leaders will explore and grow into the alignment between their personal values, your organization’s core values, and being an excellent people manager and organizational steward.
They will gain the skills to navigate team dynamics, manage conflict, create inclusive, high-performing teams, and extend their longevity as effective leaders.
Your leaders will also gain the experience to lead through transitions and crises while remaining rooted in their and your organization’s values.