A 12-month leadership development program that integrates individual coaching with group training to achieve powerful outcomes in individual and organizational leadership.
Program Overview
Assessments
Participants begin the Academy by completing the DiSC Workplace Profile which helps shape the leadership goals for the Academy.
Additional assessments are woven into the Academy depending on the needs of each group. Possibilities include:
The DiSC Productive Conflict Profile
CliftonStrengths
The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team
The Working Genius Profile
Training and Coaching
Monthly 1-hour coaching sessions and 90-minute group training sessions ensure knowledge is gained and applied to achieve impactful outcomes.
Individual coaching focuses on the goals relevant to each person, helping them gain confidence as a leader.
Group training is designed to meet the unique needs of each Leadership Academy cohort. Sample training topics include:
Understanding and Applying the DiSC
Giving Effective Feedback
Engaging in Productive Conflict
Building Trust in the Workplace
Strength-Based Leadership
Supervisor Engagement
Meetings between participants, their coaches, and their direct supervisors occur at the beginning, middle, and end of the Academy.
These meetings facilitate stronger employee/supervisor relationships and ensure that the participants’ goals are aligned with supervisor and organizational goals.
Leadership Academy participants experience
significant growth in areas such as:
Leadership skills
Job performance
Confidence and self-awareness
Relationships with coworkers and supervisors
Communication skills
Clarity about personal mission and future vision
Flexibility and response to change
Applying feedback and setting goals
Collaboration skills
Managing conflict
Management skills
Client Thoughts
The Leadership Academy has played a huge role in the transformation of our company. It has completely changed our language and how we attack issues by helping us communicate more effectively, address conflict productively, and drive for results more fully. After three years of investing in the Academy, I can honestly say that every person has been polished, and some have been transformed.
- Casey dillon, CEO, Atlas excavating, inc.
Cressy Leadership has been working with me and the leadership team at LOGAN for 10 years. During that time they have thoroughly understood our mission and culture as well as organizational dynamics and relationships. Their leadership training has made a significant impact on our ability to create high performing teams throughout LOGAN.”
Matt Harrington, CEO, Logan center