Program Overview
Creating connections across organizational and cultural barriers.
Fellows leave the NCLI experience with an increased appreciation for the opportunities that come with building relationships and networks with professionals from state and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, tribal agencies and private business.
Designed to be a world-class comprehensive learning experience, the NCLI serves diverse natural resource related organizations throughout North America, including Federal Agencies, State Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Non-Governmental Organizations, and Tribal and Natural Resource-related Industry Organizations. Fellows must be nominated by their organizations Director, CEO, or Tribal Leadership. Organizations can nominate up to 3 individuals for consideration each year.
Format
Please note: The NCLI Board extended the pilot of the hybrid format for Cohort 20 in hopes to accommodate a wider and more diverse pool of applicants.
6-day first residency in the fall at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s prestigious National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The curriculum encompasses a focus on personal leadership and expands to leadership relevant to teams, organizations, and the conservation community. Learning is optimized by anchoring the curriculum to the principles of Adaptive Leadership™. World class faculty provide the course “connective tissue” linking exercises, case examples, and learning into a cohesive picture for conservation leadership.
Individual, organization-related adaptive leadership challenges. Between residencies each Fellow will apply what they have learned to their adaptive leadership challenge. Each participant will be part of a small group that functions as peer consultants by providing input to other team members on their projects.
3-day virtual second residency the following winter. Fellows increase their leadership capacity through continued learning and discussion.
5-day third residency the following spring at the National Conservation Training Center. Fellows reconvene to reflect on their leadership growth and development. Final learning and discoveries are shared and lifelong key relationships are cemented.
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