Revitalizing Taos
Taos Senior Leadership Forum
Aim: creating a safe space for senior community leaders to share, support, collaborate for the ultimate goal of transforming communities.
The forum operates with the following agreed norms
- Invested/interested/engaged
- Openness/willingness
- Confidentiality
- Be challenged/growth through differences
- Kind, safe, someone has your back
- Respect/reciprocity
Taos Senior Leadership Forum
How we operate:
Participants: 9 senior community leaders from banks, schooling district, town, county, banks, non-profit, ski resort
Frequency: meet every 2 months for 3 hours
2020 Leadership Forum Survey results:
- 78% believe the forum is contributing to a healthier more vibrant community
- 78% believe the forum is achieving the outcomes expected
What participants say:
“Creating a consistent space for open conversation and dialogue. I have appreciated the willingness and agreement that trust-building takes time…..and that relationships matter!”
“Getting leaders of the community in the same room to create a safe and open space for meaningful dialogue”
“Facilitating the collaboration and support of our group to work toward reflection and improvement of our leadership skills”
“Allowing a forum in which community leaders can discuss concerns and get perspectives from others”
“A vision we give to others of who and what they could become has power when it echoes what the spirit has already spoken into their souls.”
Larry Crabb
“What use cities have for us? Their greatest use is to make us to realize the beauties of the rural life!”
Mehmet Murat ildan
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
Ralph Nader
Call or email us:
+1 575 741 0087
andrewc@nmbusinessexcellence.org
Mailing Address
PO Box 247
Rancho de Taos, NM 87557