Coro Southern California2023-2024 Lead LA 6 Cohort
Sep. 2023 - May. 2024Los Angeles County, California, United StatesCompetitively selected to participate in the 2023-2024 Lead LA program, a part-time, 9-month leadership development program for cross-sectoral professionals from across the Greater Los Angeles region. The Lead LA program aims to provide regional professionals the leadership and management skills, create spaces to practice professional growth, and develop meaningful networks to expand our capacity for impact within our teams, organizations, and communities. I learned from 1) peer coaching, 2) experienced leadership, mindfulness, and DEI facilitators, and 3) the broader Coro and regional community through Coro’s unique blend of experiential programming. The curriculum included a wide range of professional skills-building, such as Adaptive Leadership, DEIB and Anti-Racism frameworks, Effective Communication and Advocacy, Effective Inquiry and Critical Thinking, Giving and Receiving Feedback, Interpersonal Leadership Styles™, Managing Diverse Teams, Mindfulness and Gratitude Practices, Project Management tools, Public Narrative frameworks, Self-Awareness and Self-Management tools, and Stakeholder Analysis and Coalition Building, among others.