For Your Community


Zarko Palankov founded LeadIN to democratize leadership and make leadership development accessible to anyone and everyone. We believe that anyone who wishes to invest in his or her personal and professional development should be able to do so. That is why, we offer our LeadIN Core program free of charge to communities around the world. LeadIN Core is currently running in Washington, DC. and Dubai, U.A.E.

Read the Program Overview for the Washington, DC cohort here, and for the Dubai cohort here.

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LeadIN Core


LeadIN Core is a 10-week long in-person program that brings together professionals of diverse fields, backgrounds, and experiences to learn with and from each other and grow their leadership. Each group is intentionally kept small (between 8 and 12 individuals) to create an intimate and interactive learning environment.

How will you benefit?

The LeadIN Core program covers leadership fundamentals and guides people to chart their own, unique leadership path. By participating in LeadIN Core you will:

  • Discover your strengths: increase your self-awareness and build your confidence.
  • Build your EQ: learn how to better relate to and collaborate with others.
  • Adopt a leadership mindset: define who you are as a leader and chart your unique path.
  • Tap into the power of peer learning: learn from and with peers who will support your development.
  • Practice, practice, practice: translate learning into habits that will grow your leadership over time.

Is LeadIN Core for you?

While LeadIN Core is not designed for people in a particular industry or at a specific career level, we find that the program works well for people who fit one or more of the following descriptions:

  • You are in transition or are considering a transition in your life (such as a new job, a move, a new position etc.).
  • You seek professional development and would like to find a leadership model that works for you and your values.
  • You seek a community of like-minded individuals, dedicated to learning and growth.
  • You have a collaborative mindset and enjoy learning from and sharing with others.
  • You are early-to-mid career professional.

The application for our Summer 2020 cohorts is now open! Due to COVID-19, the programs will take place virtually, via Zoom, in two different time zones (for Washington, DC and Dubai). Please apply for ONE of the programs following the links below.

Corey, Program Director

“Professionally, being part of LeadIN has given me ideas about how to build a positive learning community where I work. I found it really inspiring! Personally, it gave me a renewed sense of accountability for identifying goals and forming practical steps to reach them.”

Nyasha, Social Sector Professional

“The program’s emphasis on strengths-based approach to leadership made a tremendous impact on my leadership development journey. Now I understand that I operate at my optimal when I intentionally focus and leverage on my inherent strengths.”

Whitney, Public Health Professional

“What I most appreciated about LeadIN was the opportunity to practice reflecting on myself, my strengths and my uniqueness. I was grateful to have the space and people to practice that with. LeadIN has made me more introspective and focused on what I want in a job. I now have the confidence to market myself and this tool set with different frameworks and vocabulary to express what I can bring to the table.”

John, Program Director

"My LeadIN cohort helped me understand not only how to do what I do better, but why I do it. LeadIN gives you the opportunity to apply your whole self to the work of leadership. It provides the structure and tools of any good leadership program. And more importantly, its strategic blank space and relational set-up gives you room for the kind of creativity that lends itself to personal and professional growth that you can be proud of."

Lindsay, Attorney

“LeadIN is a community where people can be honest and vulnerable. It was a great space to share ideas and my peers would always give me honest feedback. I am still close to the friends that I made in my cohort.”

Anjana, Healthcare researcher and diversity and inclusion expert

“LeadIN has done such a great job of connecting various types and levels of leadership in one coherent manner. I've been able to recognize and leverage my strengths, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence to take on leadership positions in and out of the workplace. LeadIN helped me find the confidence to apply for a more senior, analytical role at my company and work toward getting that role.”

Beth, Strategic Analysis Professional

“LeadIN was an opportunity to identify, learn more, and develop my personal and professional strengths. It's a space to grow alongside other professionals and carry those tools into the world. I recommend it for anyone who wants to deepen their understanding of themselves and others.”

Brian, Business Development Professional

“The LeadIN program offered me a new lens through which to view professional relationships and really challenged us as a cohort to roll up our sleeves and take charge of our own leadership growth and development. I’ve walked away from my experience with newfound awareness of and confidence in my individual leadership strengths and am excited to be engaged with my peers in the greater LeadIN community moving forward.”

Rukmini, Program Manager

“LeadIN is not the typical DC networking kind of event/program. It offers a very intimate setting. We rarely focused on the professional background of the participants, we discussed more the qualitative aspects of leadership. Furthermore, meeting with my assigned ‘buddy’ and holding each other accountable helped me stay motivated!”

Durecia, Entrepreneur

“What I appreciated the most about LeadIN was diversity and perspective. Everyone has a very different background which presented a lot of opportunities to grow personally and professionally.”

LeadIN+


Once you complete the LeadIN Core program you are invited to our exclusive LeadIN+ community of lifelong learners: you have a safe space to learn from others, reflect, practice your own leadership, and integrate new habits.
LeadIN+ activities and initiatives are created by the community for the community!

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