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Cohort
Development

Not all roles are created equal. Group coaching and development programs often miss the mark for senior leaders in high impact roles with a one-size-fits-all approach that’s better suited to a front-line manager. Senior-level development requires out-of-the-box thinking and a tailored level of support.

Leaders who participate in ProjectNext Leadership’s Cohort Programs will be:

  • Better prepared to lead at scale

  • More equipped to inspire action from their teams

  • Able to recognize the dynamics and challenges of being a senior leader

  • Effective communicators of their leadership vision

  • Better able to lead across and influence cross-functionally within their organizationMore self-aware of their own leadership style and their impact on others

Cohort coaching programs are run as an intimate group to encourage high interactivity and meaningful relationship building. 

Work with us to develop a customized program specific to your team’s needs or start with one of our popular programs designed with senior leaders in mind:

– Managing Director

I've been to a lot of management and leadership training over my career, but this was different. You brought out the humanity in each of the leaders - you could see it in the final presentations. It wasn't just teaching the mechanics, which can come off as pretty artificial. Instead, you helped bring out the real strengths of each of the leaders so they can connect with the people they lead. You're not trying to create a mold for others to fit into.

  • It isn’t easy getting to the top of an organization, and it can be a lonely place when leaders “arrive.” Executives are expected to align and inspire people in and out of the enterprise whom they may never have met. They need to make difficult decisions with minimal information. They’re pulled in many directions, and they may find it hard to find people who will give them candid feedback. As a result, executives crave the opportunity to connect with other leaders at their level, receive feedback that will increase their effectiveness, and build on the leadership capabilities that fueled their career growth. This development experience incorporates an assessment, one-on-one coaching, group learning, and peer consulting.

    It focuses on:

    • Their personal leadership identity, vision, and impact, which anchor their decisions and actions

    • Communication skills to build trust and mobilize action in people who don’t know them personally

    • Scaling the leadership capability in those who roll up to them

     

    The benefits to your organization? More resilient and focused executives who can lead the enterprise through uncertainty, changing markets, and challenging times.

    – Managing Director

    These past few months have been challenging but this program is making a real impact in how I navigate these challenging times.  I feel empowered to keep learning and bringing my best self to work each day.  A win for me - and a win for the company.

  • Directors are experienced leaders, sitting at the nexus of strategy and execution. When they understand how to effectively meet the demands of their role, they can propel your organization forward. When they struggle, however, fissures may form in the cascading of strategy and enterprise-wide collaboration you rely on. Directors are the critical link.

    Work with us in this specialty designed program that hits the challenges of the Director level role head-on. The mix of individual coaching and group learning over time equips leaders to:

    • Respond to new dynamics and challenges of leading at the Director level

    • Effectively communicate the business strategy

    • Influence and lead across the enterprise

    • Leverage their team to accomplish key goals

    • Focus their time and team on what matters most

    • Develop awareness of how others perceive them to drive their intended leadership impact

     

    The benefits to your organization? Accelerated results, a higher functioning enterprise, sustainable leadership bench strength.

    – Sr Director, Cyber Security, global 
       tech company

    I used the tools from the program to strengthen my team’s culture and awareness of our styles and strengths. It has led to an increase in trust and removed barriers to communication on the team and with our stakeholders.

  • Specifically for leaders from underrepresented groups, this program fortifies leaders’ essential skills for leading effectively through their teams and taking on ever-greater responsibility throughout their careers. The program also encourages participants to continuously invest in their self-awareness, expand their capabilities, and strengthen their professional networks.

    Completing this program will enable leaders from underrepresented groups to: 

    • Connect with peers and facilitators who share common business challenges and experiences 

    • Better able to address the distinct dynamics of serving as a corporate leader from an underrepresented group

    • Inspire action of their teams to lead change

    • Effectively communicate their leadership vision

    • Become self-aware of leveraging own leadership style

    The benefits to your organization? Knowledge and strategies that are valuable and relevant to the experiences of leaders from underrepresented groups.

    – Participant

    It’s indescribable to have the opportunity to sit across from people with the same experience as mine.

What’s unique about developing leaders at the Director and VP levels that differs from developing lower-level managers?

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Moving the Needle vs Checking the Box

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