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Four simple yet profound competencies inspired by input from Kansans and leadership experts from all walks of life
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Harry Colmery
Cut paper illustration by Lauren Fitzgerald Harry Colmery Birth – Dec. 11, 1890 Death—1979 Topeka attorney, author of the G.I. Bill, national commander of the American Legion Harry Colmery had a vision – to thank those who gave military service. The bill that forever...
Community Leadership Programs Impact Workplace and Community
October 28, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds community leadership programs boost work performance and community engagement Report from Kansas Leadership Center’s Third Floor Research Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the research partnership between...
Workforce Engagement in the Nonprofit Sector
Leadership Training = Organizational Employee Development Today, more than ever, non-profit organizations aspire to retain a quality workforce but face an uphill battle in doing so. Here are some of the challenges: Organizations are struggling to do more with less...
Pandemic Election Discussion Recap
The virtual launch event for the 2020 Fall Edition of the Kansas Leadership Center’s Journal magazine focused on voting and civic leadership in one of the most unusual elections in living memory. The magazine itself features a pandemic voters’ guide and in-depth...
Third Floor Research reports on shifting organizational culture in high-tech sector
October 7, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds leadership training for employees in high-tech companies leads to shift in organizational culture Report from Kansas Leadership Center’s Third Floor Research Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the research...
New Findings on Leadership Training and Workforce Engagement
September 16, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds leadership training contributes to more engaged workforce at nonprofit organizations Inaugural report unveiled from Kansas Leadership Center’s Third Floor Research Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the...
Kansas Leadership Center unveils global research program
June 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas Leadership Center unveils global research program Wichita, Kan. – During the organization’s Activate conference late last week, the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) unveiled a new, large-scale, multi-partner research program....
Experiential Leadership Learning for an Online World
Photo credit: Leadership Teaching Sketchpad In the last eight weeks, the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) has facilitated over 120 hours of online learning in English and Spanish. We reached more than 2300 people in Zoom and Facebook Live events. We taught free...
Alumni Survey on the KLC Competencies
In a December 2019 survey of KLC alumni, more than fifty percent of respondents said it is harder to exercise leadership in today’s civic context than it was a decade ago. They pointed to increasing complexity, growing distrust of authority, lack of common purpose...
Work In Tandem
There is no better feeling than wrapping up a productive client meeting. Working in tandem with a high achiever that wants to grow is enormously satisfying. Most days, it doesn’t feel like work at all, but rather an energizing partnership through which my clients...
Lead Anytime, Anywhere.
If only it were that simple. Or is it? Maybe it’s just taking small steps, smart risks and doing little experiments over time that can move us on our way to making change within our organizations, businesses and communities. The idea “Lead Anytime, Anywhere” is based...
Lessons from the Royals
The Kansas City Royals are World Series Champions. Here are five important leadership lessons from their amazing run. Stay in the game.Pulling off comebacks like the Royals did so often this postseason requires remaining composed, focused and confident even when...
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