EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
Executive Insight
A 2-day intensive workshop that helps you gain new perspectives on your leadership efforts, clarify and advance one of the challenges you currently face, and deepen connections with a diverse cross-section of East King County decision makers.
Upcoming Dates:
Fall 2025
Oct 17 & 24
Based on Harvard Center for Public Leadership co-founder Ron Heifetz’s seminal work The Practice of Adaptive Leadership, LE has cultivated a custom approach to advancing system-wide change. Executive Insight is an intensive workshop that facilitates a vigorous exchange of participants’ experiences and ideas to hone cutting-edge approaches to leading high-performing employees and community leaders.
You will learn:
How to run an adaptive campaign, including:
A high-level understanding of Adaptive Leadership
The four phases of an adaptive campaign
How to raise or lower “the heat” to move a campaign forward
The role of coaching and critical coaching questions for an adaptive campaign
Systems Mapping and stakeholder analysis:
How to leverage values in a campaign
Trends and critical issues impacting our community and your adaptive work
How to leverage diverse connections to support a campaign
The importance and practice of thrival
Cost: $2,500
$1,500 for Alumni, nonprofits and Program Sponsors
Partial scholarships available.
Executive Insight is limited to senior organization or non-profit leaders and decision-makers.
It is also ideal for those who have graduated from Leadership Eastside, Leadership Tomorrow or other leadership programs.
What to expect:
Day 1
Adaptive Leadership & Adaptive Campaigns
Systems Thinking & Stakeholder Identification
Clarifying your Adaptive Issue
“Systems View” of Community Issues & Trends
Day 2
Workshopping your issue with peers
Identifying allies
Coaching your leaders
Thriving as a Leader
Systems Thinking for Community, Organization and Self
Engaging in hearing and understanding multiple perspectives
Reflection and Continuous Learning
Development of Allies and Confidants
The Executive Insight two-day workshop employs a mix of interactive presentations, group exercises, small-group discussions, one-to-one ally development, expert counsel, and structured individual reflection to deepen understanding of the executive skills of Adaptive Leadership for use within your organization and in the broader community. Each participant uses these skills to analyze and strategize progress concerning one challenge they are currently facing. Participants also develop and explore a snapshot of current Eastside trends and issues.
As is the hallmark for Leadership Eastside programming, a significant portion of the learning results from bringing together a diverse and talented group of people. Through structured and informal interactions participants exchange examples of their successes and perspectives on challenges. The result is a rich set of shared insights applicable to a variety of leadership contexts.
Emily Ridout, Executive Director, Snoqualmie Valley Alliance, Aroma Cafe
“The Executive Insight class was a critical tool in my leadership development. Being surrounded by executive level leaders looking to grow and become the best leaders they can be was normalizing, humbling and inspiring. I implemented my learnings immediately and walked away with a dynamic network of amazing leaders. Thank you Leadership Eastside for creating a space for unique and powerful leadership development to take place!”
