Reflect
Make meaning from your lived leadership experiences.
Reflect
Harry L. Davis Center for Leadership Leadership Learning Circles
Your Booth-backed personal board of directors.
Leadership was never meant to be a solo endeavor.
Leadership Learning Circles (LLCs) bring together C-suite, senior-level, and founding leaders who are committed to self-reflection, meaningful relationships, and continued growth. They are designed to help members make meaning of their experiences, challenge their thinking, and grow in community through facilitated conversations with a select, dedicated set of peers.
LLC Conversations
LLC Conversations are informational sessions for prospective members. Whether you're seeking a new challenge, navigating uncertainty, or simply looking for space to think, we invite you to consider if the LLC experience is right for you.
Upcoming dates
- Thursday, September 10, from 8 to 9am CT
- Wednesday, September 23, from 6 to 7pm CT
- Wednesday, September 30, from noon to 1pm CT
The higher you rise, the fewer places you can think out loud.
Leadership becomes more complex as your responsibilities grow. The decisions get bigger, honest feedback is harder to find, and time for self-reflection is scarce.
Leadership Learning Circles were created to give Chicago Booth alumni the trusted community that many leaders are missing: a cohort in which to think openly, challenge assumptions, and continue growing with the support of peers who understand the realities of leadership roles.
More than networking. More than content.
Most leadership programs are designed around acquiring connections or knowledge. Leadership Learning Circles are designed to help members learn—and make meaning—from their lived experiences.
Members bring real challenges, opportunities, transitions, and questions into the room. Together, they:
- Discuss dilemmas
- Test assumptions
- Surface blind spots
- Share perspectives
- Offer accountability
- Support each other's growth
"Our group is a mix of people who would never have found each other otherwise. We have a very inclusive and comfortable environment and feel safe sharing the good and not as good in our lives."
—LLC Member
The LLC Experience
Each LLC is built around conversation and sustained through community. Participation begins with coach-facilitated meetings, but it doesn't end there. As an LLC member, you'll have access to leadership resources and lifelong learning opportunities with faculty and expert facilitators.
What We Ask of One Another
Leadership Learning Circles thrive when members commit to a shared experience based on trust, curiosity, and contribution.
When you join an LLC, you are committing to showing up, staying curious, practicing confidentiality, contributing generously, and growing together.
Five Commitments
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We Show Up
Leadership growth requires presence. LLC members show up—for themselves, and others.
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We Stay Curious
LLC members ask questions and challenge assumptions before they offer solutions.
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We Practice Confidentiality
LLC members keep their conversations confidential: trust creates possibility.
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We Contribute Generously
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We Grow Together
Individual growth strengthens the entire LLC community.
"[LLCs have] given me valuable time to reflect with the facilitators and other participants. Hearing different perspectives has helped me see challenges from new angles and broaden my thinking."
—LLC Member
How We Grow in Community
Leadership Learning Circles are built on four pillars that reinforce one another. Growth begins with reflection, making meaning from our lived experiences rather than simply moving past them. It is strengthened through authentic relationships with trusted peers who challenge and encourage each other. Those relationships broaden our perspective, helping us see ourselves, others, and complex situations in new ways. Finally, insight becomes meaningful through practice. We apply new ideas and try new behaviors to our everyday leadership. Together, these four pillars support sustained leadership development.
"Chicago Booth's Leadership Learning Circles offer a peer group where I can share my current challenges and get positive and constructive feedback. It's like chicken soup for experienced MBAs!"
—LLC Member
Beyond the Circle
LLCs are part of a broader ecosystem designed to support your growth at every stage of leadership. As an LLC member, you'll have access to these experiences, and more.
- Minicourses
- Annual Breakfast at Reconnect Weekend
- Leadership Retreat
- Leadership Storytelling
- Faculty Conversations
Ready to find your circle?
Join a community where leaders make meaning from their experiences, challenge their thinking, and grow in community.
"The Leadership Learning Circle program was exactly what I needed, even though I didn't realize it at first—an invaluable personal board of directors. Being part of my LLC has transformed me."
—Thi Ban, MBA '06, Senior Vice President, Fusion92