Leadership New York

Leadership New York meets September through May and requires a significant time commitment of attendance at 20 sessions:

• A half-day Orientation
• Three-day overnight Opening Retreat
• Planning meetings for small group projects
• Monthly Wednesday and Saturday sessions
• Monthly Wednesday Evening Workshops
• Graduation & Celebration
• Learn LNY Selection Day for the next class

Using New York City as the classroom and the cohort as the learning community, Coro programs use experiential learning in small and large group settings to explore leadership strategies and public policy.  Rather than texts and articles, participants are given roles and projects that provide structured opportunities for expanding capacity to initiate change and raising awareness of civic issues.

1.    Participants team up to create Issue Days, hands-on learning involving interviewing multiple stakeholders to review current and controversial public policy topics in the areas of:

• City Budget
• Criminal Justice & Public Safety
• Economic Development & Housing
• Education
• Infrastructure & the Environment
• International City
• Public Arts & Culture
• Public Health & Social Services

2.    During Saturday Retreats, the cohort reflects on personal approaches to leadership challenges and considers how issues of power and privilege affect decision-making.  In Peer Consultancies, participants support each other’s personal and professional goals by offering a variety of diagnostic lenses to complex issues.  

3.    Coro-nects are Wednesday evening workshops on leadership topics, providing an opportunity to meet with Coro Alumni and other Coro program participants.

See the Leadership New York XXII (2010-2011) calendar of dates »

Deepen your knowledge of Public Policies

• INVESTIGATE current and controversial issues facing New York City 
• ENGAGE the people and perspectives shaping policy
• RECOGNIZE how power and privilege influence public debate

Learn Adaptive Leadership Strategies with Alexander Grashow, CEO of Cambridge Leadership Associates (and Coro Fellows Alum)

• UTILIZE new strategies for developing effective solutions regardless of your position or role
• SHARPEN your problem-solving skills on issues directly applicable to current leadership challenges
• GAIN exposure to multiple perspectives to incorporate into your decision-making

Join a network of engaged civic leaders

• COLLABORATE with a lasting network to share ideas and resources
• EXCHANGE direct feedback and support with peers to expand your self-awareness as an individual and a member of a community to be more effective in your personal and professional life
• REALIZE the collective potential of your cohort to leverage support for change initiatives

Coro selects approximately 55 successful professionals that reflect the demographics of New York City from public, private and nonprofit sectors who are ready to deepen their leadership practice and gain innovative tools and strategies specific to the complex task of bringing about collaborative change. 

Click here to meet the 2011-2012 Leadership New York Participants

Tuition is $5,000 plus a $100 (non-refundable) application fee for approximately 160 hours of leadership development training and small group coaching; travel, lodging and meals at the opening retreat; and access to Coro alumni and cross-program events.  

Payment in full, or agreement with Coro on a specific payment plan, is required before the start of the program. Limited scholarships are available.

Participants are encouraged to seek their employer's or other sponsor’s support for the program. Click here for a sample employer sponsorship letter »

 

• Enhance your employee's ability to manage change in a time of uncertainty
• Expand the strategies, resources and connections available to your company
• Invest in the professional development of your high-potential employees
• Improve your employee's ability to work effectively in teams of individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences

Employees will be required to take time from their work week to attend the half-day Program Orientation, two days of the Opening Retreat, eight weekday sessions, and planning meetings for their Issue Days.