Racial Equity: The Investment You Can't Afford to Ignore (Part I) In today's rapidly evolving corporate landscape, fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) isn't just a moral imperative; it's a strategic necessity. Businesses prioritizing DEI initiatives contribute to a fairer and more just society and reap tangible benefits in innovation, employee engagement, and long-term sustainability. [...]
Leading with Impact: A Sneak Peek into Leadership Montgomery's Exciting Program Year By: Sarah Burnett Two months in, I can confidently say that returning to Leadership Montgomery was an excellent decision. Some of you may remember me from my time leading LM's corporate engagement work from 2017 to 2019; I'm thrilled to be back as [...]
Leadership Montgomery Announces 2024 Program Participants Along with 2024 CORE and Emerging Leaders, organization launches revamped Encore Program Rockville, MD (June 28, 2023)- Leadership Montgomery (LM), a Montgomery County-based nonprofit connecting leaders working in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors has announced the participants for its 2024 Emerging Leaders (EL), Connecting Our Region’s Execs (CORE), and [...]
Invest in Yourself: Four Tips from Emerging Leaders Emerging Leaders participants learning about the county. With many of us still feeling the emotional effects of 2020 and 2021, it's hard to believe that 2022 is winding down. Where did the time go? Looking ahead to 2023 can simultaneously feel overwhelming and hopeful—a strange [...]
Leadership Montgomery Announces 2023 Program Participants The 2023 CORE and Emerging Leaders classes will begin in September and October. Rockville, MD (July 7, 2022)- Leadership Montgomery (LM) has announced the participants for its 2023 Connecting Our Region’s Execs (CORE) and Emerging Leaders (EL) classes. This year’s leadership program participants include Montgomery County leaders from [...]
Leading with a Purpose: Debunking Myths Around Nonprofit Board Service Wooden table in a meeting room With so much happening within our communities, we at Leadership Montgomery (LM) often receive requests from leaders about becoming more involved. Sure, volunteering at a local food bank or repainting the local school playground can be impactful [...]
Responding to the Call for Equity: LM’s Journey of Tackling Leadership Issues 01.26.2021 by Dana Pauley, CFRE | Interim Executive Director, Leadership Montgomery Leadership Montgomery’s (LM) mission is simple-- to educate, inspire, convene, and connect leaders to advance Montgomery County. We are an organization that was founded to bring together leaders who wanted to improve [...]
Leading Through "Times of Pause" with Dr. DeRionne Pollard Unprecedented. The world is reeling from the effects of COVID-19 and here in Montgomery County, we are witnessing the challenges the virus has brought: disruption to business; an increase of safety net needs by residents; isolation; and more. LM remains committed to connecting, convening and educations [...]
