What Intentional Leadership Means

For Leander Women for Progress, intentional leadership means we:

• Center women’s leadership in civic life
  We actively cultivate, support, and elevate women as leaders, decision-makers, and public servants in Leander.

• Prepare women to lead with confidence and integrity
  We equip women with the knowledge, skills, and support needed to participate effectively in governance, advocacy, and public service.

• Lead with purpose rather than permission
  We encourage women to step into leadership roles intentionally—without waiting to be asked or validated.

• Practice leadership as service
  We view leadership not as a title, but as a responsibility to listen, represent, and act in the best interest of the community.

• Model ethical, transparent leadership
  We hold ourselves and the leaders we support to high standards of integrity, accountability, and respect for democratic processes.

• Build a sustainable pipeline of women leaders
  We invest in mentorship, education, and peer support to ensure women are prepared not just for today’s challenges, but for future opportunities.

• Create space for diverse voices and lived experience
  We recognize that strong leadership reflects the full diversity of our community and value inclusion as essential to progress.