Making the Case to Your Employer

For 40 years, we have cultivated well-rounded leaders who have the regional knowledge, leadership skills, and cross-sector relationships needed to be strong team members and community leaders. Employers tell us they support their employees’ participation in LT because they want:

  • To be part of positive regional change.

  • Opportunities for their leaders to network and build social capital.

  • Ways to support nonprofits that promote racial equity.

  • Ways for their leaders to learn how to influence with persuasion and tact.

  • Established routes for managers to learn about regional issues and the interrelatedness of those issues.

Here are some talking points when sharing the benefits of LT with your employer.

Network building

  • Build a lasting network of leaders that you can lean on, who will act as your sounding board, and offer support when you face difficult problems.

  • Tap into our community of 2,700 alumni who are leaders and influencers in the nonprofit, public, and private sectors around Puget Sound.

Understanding Regional Challenges

  • Learn about broader regional issues that impact your industry and our region.

  • Look at issues from a systemic point of view, including the complexity and interrelatedness of community challenges and solutions.

  • Be part of a more informed workforce that can speak to and influence issues in the community.

Learning to Influence and Persuade

  • Practice working across differences and through conflict.

  • Increased confidence and enhanced interpersonal skills, such as listening, empathy, awareness, and collaborating with others.

  • Grow skills, tools, and strategies to act as a leader and change agent in your chosen area.

Introduction to Diverse Perspectives

  • Be exposed to a variety of perspectives and ways to look at issues (through engaging with class members, hearing from Program Day speakers, meeting alumni, etc.).

  • Develop new perspectives and approaches that you can apply to your day-to-day role.

  • Learn how to bring nuanced approaches to challenges and become a more effective team member.