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What is the National Eagle Leadership Institute?
NELI is a premier leadership development resource for African-American and Latino professionals and college students. NELI was launched 1995 in response to corporate America's increasing focus on leadership and diversity in the workplace. We offer recognition, recruitment, and retention strategies to facilitate the success of culturally diverse professionals and the companies that support them.
Why did CareerFOCUS Magazine launch the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award?
The primary objective of the CareerFOCUS Eagle Awards Gala is to celebrate executive leadership that inspires. CareerFOCUS Magazine, "The Magazine for Today's Professional Lifestyles", was established in 1988 as a leading source of information and inspiration for culturally diverse professionals in corporate America. CareerFOCUS' mission is to mentor professionals who champion extraordinary business results and practice a higher standard of leadership. At the same time, CareerFOCUS is a resource for employers who wish to recognize, recruit, and retain their best talent.
Since recognition is such an important part of one's success, CareerFOCUS Magazine launched the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award in 1993, to salute professionals like those who grace its pages - men and women whose records of performance inspire others to reach higher standards of leadership. The mission of CareerFOCUS Magazine and its namesake award are one in the same.
How do past participants describe the experience?
Recipients of the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award have compared the Gala experience to the Academy Awards. The Gala is a red-carpet, black-tie affair, where the award recipients are made to feel exceptionally special. The experience includes an opportunity to enhance personal leadership strategies through a series of seminars presented the day before the Gala, a full-page profile published in CareerFOCUS Magazine, and most important, the privilege to connect with like-minded professionals who have also received the Eagle Award. According to recipients, the most valuable part of receiving this award is the instant network and the opportunity to mentor others.
The CareerFOCUS Eagle Award is more than an award. It's an opportunity to do good while doing well, to develop a life-long, executive network, and to affect strategic changes in corporate leadership and diversity.
Who can be nominated for the CareerFOCUS Eagle Award?
Nominees must be African-American or Hispanic/Latino professionals. They must demonstrate consistent leadership achievement in their career and community involvement. Anyone who has made an outstanding contribution to his or her company while upholding the highest degree of ethical standards, is eligible for nomination. Nominee's should have worked in their career field for at least two consecutive years, and anticipate continued professional development within their nominating company/organization.
What position or title characterizes most Eagle Award nominees?
Nominees generate from a wide spectrum of disciplines and industries. Often, one's title depends on the company's internal hierarchy or flow chart. Our judges note that a director in one company may have the same responsibilities as a vice president in another company. Most nominees are vice presidents. Many are executive vice presidents or partners, while still others are general managers or directors. Apart from one's title, your nominee should be accountable for individuals, projects, and an annual budget, and positively impact your company's bottom line and core business.
Who typically submits the nomination on their company's behalf?
Nominations are typically submitted by one's chairman, CEO, president, or the like. The nominator should be a top management executive within your company, having authority to sanction your company's involvement in this program, and be familiar with the candidate's leadership achievements and merits for nomination.
How many nominations can my company submit?
One. NELI will only consider one nomination per company per year.
How many nominations does the Institute evaluate each year?
The number varies. Each year we expect about 100 nominations.
How many winners are selected each year?
The number depends on the quantity of nominations received. Past years have varied from 7 to 30 winners at once. However, the number is limited to preserve the integrity of the award.
Who evaluates the nominations?
NELI screens all nominations before sending them to the selection committee. The screening process includes eliminating disqualified nominations. The final review is completed by the Eagle Award selection committee, comprised of NELI's Eagle Roundtable - all of whom are past Eagle Award recipients.
Additional questions? Please send us your question for a prompt response.
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