What is Leader to Leader (L2L)?

L2L is a unique leadership development program for leaders from the MIT community. L2L Fellows partner with senior leaders and MIT faculty in a proactive and systematic effort to build MIT's internal leadership capability.

Underlying Leader to Leader is the belief that leadership development is a shared responsibility, a partnership between the Institute and the L2L Fellows. Thus leadership skills are developed within the context of MIT's culture and aligned to the strategic needs of the Institute.

L2L is a nationally recognized best-practice leadership development program. A number of universities now model similar programs after MIT's.

To learn more about L2L's impact, watch our video.

Why Does MIT Sponsor L2L?

• Insure the stewardship of MIT, its mission and values
• Foster distributed world-class leadership throughout MIT
• Cultivate leaders who seize change as opportunity to advance MIT's role in the world
• Equip leaders to shape MIT's culture of development and inclusion

L2L Learning Objectives

Upon completing L2L, L2L Fellows are able to:

• Describe and act upon their role insuring the stewardship of MIT, its mission and values
• Think and act creatively, flexibly and strategically as leaders
• Anticipate and manage change efforts successfully at MIT
• Leverage strong relationships with others across the Institute
• Nurture a culture of development and inclusion at MIT

Who Should Apply to L2L

L2L is intended for people at MIT who have formal or informal responsibilities for leading organizations and/or change initiatives. Applicants typically:

• Have experience leading people to bring about change
• Are currently in a role at MIT that involves leading change
• Are open to feedback, reflection, and the hard work involved in participating fully in all aspects of L2L
• Have the support of the leader(s) in their organization for their leadership development

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How L2L Works

L2L is a 12-month program, offering both a theoretical leadership
framework and hands-on leadership experiences. Working with
current senior MIT leaders and faculty, L2L Fellows build skills
through conversations, workshops, projects and presentations.

The program includes state-of-the-art developmental concepts:

• workshops
• multi-rater assessments
• individual development plans
• executive coaching
• strategic projects

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