Essential | Work toward community-wide systemic change with other established leaders.

Though you are already connected in the community, you will discover your Essential classmates are just outside your current circles of influence. However, they will become your best collaborators, advisers, supporters, and community resources. You will leave with a deeper understanding of your leadership style and the issues of the day, and will have developed lasting relationships that result in the innovative and collaborative problem solving for transformational leadership.

Essential participants reflect the diversity of Greater Austin, ensuring different experiences and points of view are brought to the program. By focusing on regional issues, deepening leadership skills, and building relationships with others equally committed to their community, alumni are poised to have increased impact through their civic engagement.

 

What is Essential?

• A multi-industry, diverse community of established leaders in the Greater Austin area, representing a wide array of races and ethnicities, industries, locations, and viewpoints.
• A forum to deepen your understanding of your leadership style and current issues while developing lasting relationships that result in innovative and collaborative problem-solving for transformational leadership.
• A lab focused on gaining a systemic understanding of regional issues, advancing leadership skills, and building lifelong relationships with individuals committed to impacting their community.
• An entry point into an invaluable network – as an Essential graduate, you will gain access to a robust community of over 3,000 Leadership Austin alumni and be poised to have an increased impact through their civic engagement.

Who should apply?

• Established leaders in their profession who are eager to dive deeper into regional issues and systems and make an impact.
• Civically engaged community members who sit on boards, commissions, and committees.
• Community-minded residents who are in leadership roles in their organizations and looking to build relationships with others equally committed to creating thriving communities.

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From Our Alumni