Leading from the Middle New York 2008 will run from September 2008 to June 2009. There will be six six-hour sessions one Saturday a month between September 6 and February 7. Fellows will receive one-to-one executive coaching from March through May. A graduation ceremony will take place in June.

Sessions will be held in Manhattan, either in Midtown or in the Union Square neighborhood.

..Session Focus: Power and Influence
Discover your hidden powers to influence at any level. Learn better ways to leverage your strengths efficiently, ethically, and effectively. Learn how to mobilize assets within communities and organizations for change.
Class meets: Saturday, September 6, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
..Session Focus: Strategic Communications
Discover new and better ways to convince and persuade various and diverse audiences. Learn to promote issues and agendas in organizations, communities and the public.
Class meets: Saturday, October 4, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
..Session Focus: Values-Based Planning and Cost-Effective Evaluation
Learn to achieve success through values-based planning and cost-
effective evaluation. Discover how to leverage small successes for large-
scale change.
Class meets: Saturday, November 8, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
..Session Focus: Building and Leading Groups and Partnerships
Three of the keys to the success of group efforts are: picking the right partners, having clear roles for each member, and making meetings productive. Learn to do all three in this session.
Class meets: Saturday, December 6, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
..Session Focus: Managing Resistance
Conflict is a natural part of group work, growth and change. Learn how to manage conflict and resistance to create more effective solutions and build better relationships.
Class meets: Saturday, January 10, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Session Focus: Cultural Competency
Learn to lead in diverse organizations and communities, and how to manage the challenges of diversity to find more creative solutions to problems.
Class meets: Saturday, February 7, 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
 
..Executive Coaching
Each fellow will be matched with a coach. Coaches are current or retired executives and senior-level professionals in community development
or planning.
March to May. Fellows and coaches will arrange their own, mutually convenient, appointments. For more on coaching, please click here.
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A graduation ceremony will be held in early to mid-December.