Executive Leadership Program
A Leadership Development Program For Senior-Level Leaders
The Executive Leadership Program (ELP) is a 12-month applied practice program that will strengthen your capacity to lead. You will learn invaluable practices and tools to accelerate your professional growth and real-world impact.
This rigorous program will provide participants with theoretical foundations on the craft of leadership based on the work of renowned Harvard faculty, practical applications with current challenges, and hands-on learning exercises with guided facilitation. The program includes quarterly in-person sessions, individual coaching, structured six-week learning cycles, and peer-to-peer learning.
What’s Covered In This Program?
QUARTER 1
Leading Self
Getting On The Balcony—Exploring Defaults—Authoring Your Narrative
- Gain perspective on yourself as a system
- Create a personal holding environment
- Understand your default behaviors and personal tuning
- Identify and claim the goals and challenges most important to you
QUARTER 2
Leading In Relationship To Others
Listening—Leader As Coach—Executive Communication and Presence
- Develop your process of deep listening
- Orchestrate useful conflict
- Create structured learning opportunities
- Practice making every word count
QUARTER 3
Leading In Organizations
Adaptive Leadership—Creating Clarity and Cohesion—Holding Environment
- Distinguish between technical and adaptive challenges
- Address the gaps between aspirations and realities
- Establish an environment that provides safety and structure to confront issues
- Institutionalize continuous learning, reflection, and shared responsibility
QUARTER 4
Leading In Community
Leadership Narrative—Making a Difference—The Long Game
- Develop a stakeholder orientation with a win-win-win perspective
- Mobilize stakeholders for collective action through compelling narrative
- Distinguish between ripe and unripe issues to address the goals and challenges most important to you
Recommended Applicants
This program is designed for those in senior roles in their organizations who are intent on becoming exceptional leaders.
- Executives who lead people and teams
- Public, private, or social sector leaders
- Leaders of civic, social, and political organizations
- Founders
What Is The Structure Of The Executive Leadership Program?
Quarterly Retreats
Our quarterly 1.5 day retreats create a welcoming environment for self-reflection, skill development, and meaningful connections.
Six-Week Learning Cycles
Participants are exposed to new content each quarter and are supported by 6-week guided implementation cycles with practice assignments and supervision.
Monthly Group Sessions
We facilitate virtual peer learning sessions to share experiences, discuss challenges, and provide mutual support.
Individual Coaching Sessions
We schedule personalized one-on-one coaching sessions once a month.
Flex Assignments
Every other week, participants are provided flex assignments based on quarterly content to practice new skills, experiment, and learn.
Price – $20,000
Upcoming Executive Leadership Program Dates
June 2025 – May 2026 | Fort Collins, CO
Retreat 1
Jun 13-14, 2025
Friday 12 – 6 pm
Followed by dinner
Saturday 8 am – 5 pm
Retreat 2
Oct 3-4, 2025
Friday 12 – 6 pm
Followed by dinner
Saturday 8 am – 5 pm
Retreat 3
Jan 9-10, 2026
Friday 12 – 6 pm
Followed by dinner
Saturday 8 am – 5 pm
Retreat 4
May 1, 2, 2026
Friday 12 – 6 pm
Followed by dinner
Saturday 8 am – 5 pm