What is ICL's Story?

Since 1992, the Institute for Collaborative Leadership (ICL) has helped mission-driven leaders strengthen their collaborations, with coaching, training, tools, and bold ideas.

We’ve worked alongside public leaders, researchers, and practitioners to define and grow a field of practice around Collaborative Leadership, introducing frameworks, language, and tools that make real change possible.

Our Mission: Strengthen the work of civic, nonprofit, government, and education leaders by advancing the practice of collaborative leadership, through coaching, training, research, and strategy.

We started in Chicago, expanded to Washington DC, and today are based on the Genesee River in Rochester, NY serving clients across the U.S. and abroad.

What makes ICL different?

We don’t just talk collaboration. We build it starting with mission, equity, and relationships that work.

We help teams:

• Lead with courage and clarity
   
• Launch or fix collaborations that matter
   
• Learn the skills to lead across difference
   

Some of our signature offerings include:

• Leadership Coaching: Personal, practical, and tailored to you
   
• Workshops: From How to Be an Antiracist Leader to Reimagining Collaboration
   
• Collaboration Retreats: Build from the ground up or repair what’s broken
   

Tools We’ve Created:

• The Collaboration Audit
   
• Self-Assessment for Collaborative Leadership
   
• Constellations of Relationships (yes, it’s as cool as it sounds)
   

Whether you’re a leader of a network, a team in transition, or just starting out we meet you where you are, and help move your collaboration forward!

And yes, we keep costs modest! We believe strong collaborations shouldn’t come with a luxury price tag.