In this sixth issue we first offer the positive news: what are the benefits of civic engagement for our emerging and senior sage leadership? We then turn to the more negative news: why aren’t other people in the community civically engaged?

Five themes define the benefits that emerging sage leaders receive from their civic involvements, and the leading one is personal satisfaction and fulfillment.

Four themes define the benefits that senior sages believe they receive from their civic involvements. Like emerging sage colleagues, they believe their most valued benefit is personal fulfillment.

Because the time that most senior sages have isn’t invested as much in work and family as emerging sages, many point to different reasons that more seniors with sage qualities aren’t civically involved in the community.

Why do some members of the community who possess sage leadership qualities choose not to become civically engaged? What, if anything, can or should be done about it?

You have been identified by friends and colleagues as one of our community’s 50 top senior sage leaders. A sage leader is a person who brings unusual experience, sound judgment, and wisdom in working to advance the civic well-being of our community.

You have been identified by friends and colleagues as one of our community’s 50 top emerging sage leaders.

You have been identified by friends and colleagues as one of our community’s 50 top senior sage leaders. A sage leader is a person who brings unusual experience, sound judgment, and wisdom in working to advance the civic well-being of our community.

You have been identified by friends and colleagues as one of our community’s 50 top emerging sage leaders. A sage leader is a person who brings unusual experience, sound judgment, and wisdom in working to advance the civic well-being of our community.

The subject of civic engagement begs the question of whether the involvements of sage leaders come at high cost. It is in this domain that we correctly anticipated the greatest differences between emerging and senior sage leaders.