As a signature project for the Leadership Louisville Center’s 30th anniversary, the Center is launching the Leadership Louisville Connector Project to generate an exciting community conversation about leadership – one that identifies people who are trusted and discovers new and different models of leadership.
Leadership Louisville is looking for leaders in our community who always get things done - so if you're in the loop with someone you kknow that gets things done, nominate them to be a Connector – the real people connected enough throughout the community to truly make a difference.
Nominate them beginning September 9th at www.LouisvilleConnectors.com
The Leadership Louisville Connector Project plans a broad-based campaign to identify individuals in the region who exemplify trusted leadership.
“We want to do something unprecedented in our community for our 30th Anniversary,” said Christine Johnson, president of the Leadership Louisville Center. “We want to recognize the leaders who live and work among us, some in relative anonymity as well as others who are well known.”
This project is the first of its kind in the Louisville and Southern Indiana region. Grassroots outreach will begin with Leadership Louisville Center members and graduates, who include more than 2,000 young professionals, educators, nonprofit professionals and senior business executives, reaching a diverse audience through their personal and professional networks.
The Connectors will be identified through a nomination process in September and October 2009. A list of the top Connectors will be announced in early 2010. Research and data collected throughout the project will be released as the project concludes in 2010.
Everyone in Louisville and Southern Indiana will be asked to complete a nomination form to identify who they know in the area that fits the qualities of a Connector. The nomination includes a series of questions that are designed to find out who you know that has a strong interest in working for the common good and who possesses the knowledge, respect and network to effect positive change.
The Leadership Louisville Center is celebrating its anniversary by making a contribution to the community by recognizing the individuals who are leading efforts for change. The project is modeled on a ground-breaking effort by Leadership Philadelphia in which people throughout the region were
If you're struggling to figure out what a "connector" is, in his book The Tipping Point, best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell called the people who make it possible to bring great ideas into fruition Connectors, for their ability to create and impact change in their communities by serving as a pocket of trust. Connectors are not always in positions of authority but have a great ability to lead and influence others through their informal networks.
Connectors personify the quote, “People who say it cannot be done, should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
