Your ELEfolio is how the community knows when to pull you into the right discussions. [Update your profile] with your active interests, expertise, and a book that’s shaping your thinking right now. It’s less of a static bio and more of a conversation starter.

💡 Pro Tip: Skip the standard resume summary. Craft a short branding statement that highlights your specific leadership perspective. Need a sounding board? Your buddy can help you dial it in.

📸 Upload a photo and short bio so peers can put a face to your insights.

Who are the Ambassadors—and how do I get one?

Start by reaching out to the peer who helped get you set up with ELE—they’re often your best first connection.

If you’d like to expand your network right away, browse the community directory and look for peers with an Onboarding Buddy badge.

• Connect with your Onboarding Buddy

Don’t hesitate to attend an upcoming roundtable or design charrette together. They’re here to help you navigate the network and plug into the right conversations faster.

🧭 BAmbassador Bonus: Your buddy has a framework to help co-create your ELE experience—whether that’s acting as a sounding board for your branding statement or introducing you to the right working group..

Skip the traditional, top-down presentations. The most powerful insights happen when leaders facing the exact same realities gather to reimagine the work.

Think of peer meetups as the building blocks of your own subcommunity within ELE. Whether you need a sounding board for a complex talent challenge or a space to co-create a solution with an Ambassador, setting up a meetup turns a broad network into a tight-knit support system where you learn, share, and grow together.

• Let's get your new meetup on the calendar

ELE is built on relationships. Start by updating your ELEfolio—adding your interests helps peers connect with your strengths and know exactly when to pull you into the right conversations. Next, expand your network and stay sharp across platforms:

• Connect with your ELE Ambassador
• Follow or invite Dirk Tussing to be a 1st connection on LinkedIn
• Follow the Executive Learning Exchange (ELE) Company Page on LinkedIn
• Subscribe to our LinkedIn Newsletter: What Should People Leaders Be Working On Right Now?

You’ll start receiving personalized recommendations when your interests align with upcoming design charrettes, roundtables, or peer discussions. The more you share, the more doors open.

How are you reframing time to ensure your leaders are focusing on human judgment over routine tasks? Drop your thoughts or roadblocks into the Idea Exchange so the community can help you map out the right moves.

Know a fellow People Leader who should be part of ELE? Invite them in.

The strongest contributors help others in the community, and we grow exclusively by word of mouth from leaders like you.

👉 The easiest way to invite a trusted colleague is to simply forward a calendar invitation for an upcoming session (including the Zoom link). It’s a low-lift way to spark their curiosity and let them experience the community firsthand.

This should get the onboarding page 100% aligned with the new direction.

What’s the biggest reskilling roadblock your team is hitting this month? Bring that talent challenge to the Idea Exchange so the community can help you map out the right human-centered design moves.

CEOs use reading lists to signal their priorities and align their organizations. Your ELE Bookshelf does the same for your peer network.

It isn't just a reading log—it’s a living snapshot of the ideas, authors, and insights driving your talent strategy right now. Add a title or two to spark high-level conversations and connect with leaders who are exploring similar concepts.

• Update Your ELE Bookshelf

In a moment of constant disruption, the strongest leaders are the ones who help others. The Idea Exchange is where this community-powered problem-solving happens.

Bring your hardest talent challenges, and when you have the capacity, step in to help a peer map out their next move. Whether you share a proven framework or build on someone else's idea, you are elevating the entire network.

🔁 The more you help, the more your ELEfolio dynamically expands—automatically showcasing your expertise and generosity.

👉Jump into the Idea Exchange! (log in to ask or reply)

The ELE calendar isn't dictated from the top; it's co-created by the network. Use your voice to determine what talent challenges the community tackles next.

Review proposed topics, vote on upcoming sessions, and help shape the calendar to ensure we are focusing on the most pressing work design problems on your desk.

Looking at the live page, the updates to 1-7 are already flowing perfectly. The transition from "Member" to "Community" is complete, and the tone hits that ideal peer-to-peer mark.