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Read the latest news, articles and thought leadership on research and leadership development from Third Floor Research and the Kansas Leadership Center.

Executive coaching and building a culture of leadership
Executive coaching instills the foundationfor building a culture of leadership Coaching executives and supervisors to develop their capacity to lead is a common practice. At the Kansas Leadership Center, we have been experimenting with ways to leverage executives to...

Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improved public health outcomes and civic capacity
April 20, 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  New research finds KLC's Kansas Beats the Virus campaign improvedpublic health outcomes and civic capacity across Kansas communities Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Leadership Center (KLC) unveiled today new research that shows...

2021 Annual Report
Annual Report of the Kansas Leadership Center See where we've been, where we are and where we're headed in KLC's 2021 Annual Report. In KLC's first-ever Annual Report, we’ve outlined a few of the key takeaways from the work our team and partners like you have been...

Third Floor Research: Call for Proposals
Third Floor Research to invest $75,000 in new research projects Call for research partners Join us! Third Floor Research is seeking partners to conduct research on leadership and/or civic engagement activities. Â Organizations with a leadership or civic engagement...

News Release: Kansas Beats the Virus Evaluation Report
September 29, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research on grassroots pandemic activism finds personal connections, shared purpose empowered Kansans to take action Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the research partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center (KLC)...

Organizational Impact and Leadership Development Capacity
Impact on Organizations of Partnering with Kansas Leadership Center to Develop Leadership Capacity GAP Most leadership development programs focus on a select few, typically those at the top of an organization or being groomed for executive management.In today’s...

Leadership Lessons from a Global Financial Crisis
November 18, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research finds retrenchment and investment strategieshelp businesses survive and thrive during a crisis Report from Kansas Leadership Center’s Third Floor Research Wichita, Kan. – Third Floor Research—the research...

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...

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...
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