Program Design
Grow your Impact. Build your Network. Transform Baltimore.
The Leadership’s Flagship Program helps senior executives across sectors to amplify their impact in Baltimore. Alongside 60 other extraordinary leaders, participants engage in important conversations, community exploration and dynamic learning experiences to strengthen their capacity to mobilize for transformative change.
WHY NOW?
Baltimore is experiencing an exciting era of growth and transformation. The Flagship provides the insights, relationships, and advanced tools you need to lead with confidence and purpose in this evolving landscape. Take this opportunity to elevate your leadership, create meaningful impact, and help shape the future of your organization and community.
WHY THE LEADERSHIP?
Value to Individuals
Deepen your understanding of Baltimore, your capacity to lead at the highest level, and build a lifelong community of diverse and accomplished peers.
Value to Organizations
Participants grow their ability to navigate uncertainty and disruption, manage conflict, lead across multiple stakeholder groups, and drive transformative change.
Value to Baltimore
The program cultivates leaders who collaborate across sectors and other lines of difference, strengthen civic life, and help create a more connected and vibrant region.
PROGRAM CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Calendar
The Program begins with a two-day opening session, followed by eight additional full day sessions and two overnight retreats. These whole-group experiences are the most critical elements of the program. See below for the 2027 schedule.
Topics
During the sessions and retreats, we explore important civic issues, such as economic development, vacant housing, public education, social and economic disparities, public safety, and state and local government. Leadership learning, relationship building and personal development experiences are woven throughout the year.
Peer Insight Circles
Class members are placed in a carefully curated group with seven classmates. These eight-person circles provide each class member with an opportunity to receive valuable advice on a current leadership challenge through a structured process.
Field Experiences
In addition to the full-day sessions and retreats, class members are invited to participate in a variety of field experiences. Examples of these include: a police car ride along, an evening in a transitional housing shelter, and class-member curated tours of various organizations.
Special Events
Each year a number of Special Events are offered. Past events have included visits to cultural institutions, lunch conversations with civic leaders, and an afternoon at City Hall.
QUESTIONS?
We are eager to answer any and all of your questions. Please contact us at info@theleadership.org.
To learn more about the application process, click HERE.
“Even though I grew up here, this program allowed my class the opportunity to talk about race, religion, bias, diversity, poverty, crime, education, and much more from an open and honesty perspective.”
“I am very proud of my participation. Even 15 years later, it’s wonderful to reconnect with friends from the program. What we shared was intense and meaningful!”
