Build your bench before you need it.
High-potential mid-career professionals identified by their institutions as future directors.
Every retirement announcement in this field triggers the same scramble: who’s ready? Usually, nobody — not because talent is missing, but because nobody developed it. The Rising Leaders track is the deliberate answer, and the track institutions most often sponsor in bulk.
An individual development plan and a stretch project scoped with your mentor and your home institution — so the investment shows up at work immediately.