Program areas at Kansas Leadership Center
Civic engagement - to strengthen the civic culture of Kansas so that everyday people are better equipped to progress the common challenges they face. Klc hosts regular discussions on civic Leadership challenges and encourages kansans to take active part in civic life. Klc's civic engagement work has resulted in numerous partnerships with organizations and coalitions who seek assistance in the creation of trustworthy and inclusive processes for engaging communities around tough civic issues and the distribution of empowering civic information to specific audiences within the community.
Publications - Kansas Leadership Center press's growing catalog features 11 Leadership books, including comienza contigo, its first book in spanish, and when everyone leads, from best-selling business publisher bard press. The journal, a nationally recognized, award-winning magazine, highlights civic Leadership issues in Kansas and beyond through in-depth reporting, investigative journalism and innovative visual content.
Leadership development programs - Kansas Leadership Center (klc) defines Leadership as mobilizing others to tackle daunting challenges through learning, engagement and adaptationan activity available to anyone regardless of role, demographic or authority. It presents this curriculum to organizations, teams and individuals through a three-program sequence called the klc path. Klc provides development grants to civically oriented organizations in Kansas, partners with local Leadership programs in Kansas and offers customized trainings for organizations and their employees.
Research - third floor research is an applied research Center operated through a partnership between the Kansas Leadership Center and Kansas state university's staley school of Leadership studies. Research focuses on the impact of Leadership training and contributes to global learnings in the field of Leadership and adaptive change processes. Research findings address individual development, organizational impact, and community capacity.