We hope you will join us for our next Meet the Leader session with Elaine Hart, the City of Austin Interim City Manager. Appointed in September 2016, Ms. Hart will discuss the most important leadership qualities while leading during a transition and her role in…
Guest post from Austin Board of REALTORS® Emily Chenevert (Essential 2016). How turning away from stereotypes can lead us toward more political unity. Say the phrase “special interest groups” and immediately, images of deals brokered in smoky backrooms or over drinks come to mind. In fact, we…
Join us for the next Engage Breakfast on Thursday, April 7th to discuss recruitment and radicalization in America. Recent attacks remind us that terrorism can happen anywhere and anytime with terrorist organizations becoming very sophisticated in their recruiting. Leadership Austin and Anti-Defamation League of Austin…
The Essential Class of 2016 spent a recent afternoon discussing Austin’s economy–past, present and future–in a compelling and lively conversation with local legend Pike Powers. As a lawyer/entrepreneur/legislator, Powers used his leadership to put Austin’s technology sector on the map and helped the city grow…
By Elizabeth McGuire Two weeks into his new job as Chief of Staff for Mayor Steve Adler, John-Michael Cortez‘s office showed clear signs of a recent occupant. The walls and bookshelves were bare except for a few colorful drawings from his young daughter. Cortez explained…
After the recent November elections, state and local government saw the biggest turnover in more than a century. Texans elected new leaders in six prominent statewide offices (Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Comptroller, Land Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner) at least 25 new members in the Texas…
Registration is now open for Leadership Austin’s December 3 Engage Breakfast. Behind the Scenes at the Capitol: A Look at Texas’ Legislative Landscape from a Regional View Every two years, the Texas Legislature comes together to vote on statewide issues that have significant regional impact….
On the morning after our city’s monumental election, Leadership Austin gathered experts to survey the new landscape and hear their immediate reactions to the election results. Panelists included Deirdre Delisi, Partner, Delisi Communications; Mike Kanin, Publisher, Austin Monitor; and Randi Shade, civic leader and former…