Executive Insight
A 4-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:
Friday, Thursday/Friday, Friday - 9am - 4pm in Bellevue
Spring 2025
March 21, 27, 28 & April 4
Fall 2025
Oct 17, 23, 24, 30
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.
Participants benefit personally and organizationally by:
Expanding your ability to thrive during challenging periods of executive leadership; decreasing the likelihood of burnout.
Maximizing your leadership influence; increasing impact and engagement.
Improving the chances that your complex change initiatives will be successful long-term; more fully realizing organizational mission and strategy.
Growing your network of allies; increasing key relationships available to advance business and community development goals.
Cost: $4,000
$2,500 for Alumni 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, Advanced Bellevue, Leadership Institute or Leadership Redmond’s programs, or mentor a current student.
What to expect:
Day 1
Overview: Adaptive Leadership
“Systems View” of Community Issues & Trends
Days 2/3
Executive Skills for Leading Adaptive Leaders and Adaptive Campaigns
Day 4
Executive Integration Across Multiple Campaigns
Thriving as a Leader
Systems Thinking for Community, Organization and Self
Diversity and Inclusion
Reflection and Continuous Learning
Development of Allies and Confidants
The Executive Insight four-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!”
