A new peer community aimed at helping professionals transition into leadership and management roles has launched in Malta.

Threshold was founded by former Melita executive and Arvoki Founder Mireille Muscat and entrepreneur Nathan Farrugia.

It is targeting people ‘crossing the business threshold’, such as emerging leaders with strong potential, specialists moving into management, entrepreneurs building something new, and professionals taking on broader leadership responsibilities.

Members will be placed into groups known as ‘rooms’, which will meet regularly in person under the guidance of a group mentor, where they will get to discuss professional challenges and seek perspectives from people at a similar stage in their careers.

“Leadership can become surprisingly isolating long before someone reaches the C-suite,” Ms Muscat said.

“As I grew into leadership, I experienced first-hand how valuable it was to have peers to think things through with. But those relationships were often tied to a particular programme or moment in time.”

“What I really needed was a room of peers that stayed. That’s what Threshold is designed to be.”

Mr Farrugia, who currently coaches more than 50 CEOs as an international Vistage Chair, said that while he was lucky enough to be supported by several people throughout his career, he lacked a network of peers he could bounce ideas off and share thoughts with.

“Threshold gives emerging leaders the opportunity to build that kind of peer support earlier in their journey,” he said.

Threshold will hold its first Discovery Evening on 22nd October, giving prospective members the opportunity to meet the founders, learn more about how Threshold works, meet others at a similar stage of professional growth and see whether a Threshold Room could be right for them.

The event is free to attend, with invitation requests reviewed to help bring together a group of people at a similar stage of professional growth.

People interested in attending, as well as organisations looking to support emerging leaders within their teams, can request an invitation from this link.