Coach-led
Peer-supported
Cross-organization
Cross-discipline
Virtual
Leadership development
The Next-Level Leader Ascent
The Next-Level Leader Ascent is an experience for leaders-of-leaders and high-performing senior managers who want to take the next step in their growth as leaders. Participants align their priorities, values, and habits to support a balanced, energized, and purposeful work-life and team environment.
A high-touch experience
The Next-Level Leader Ascent brings together small groups of up to six high-performing peers, all from different organizations, to learn from and challenge one another as they grow as leaders. Each group is guided by a professional coach over the course of 11 weeks. The total time commitment is just 2–3 hours per week, including 9 group meetings lasting 90 minutes each, and two one-on-one individual coaching sessions.
This program helps participants evolve their personal leadership style by focusing on advanced leadership topics, including:
- Developing a personal operating model
- Coaching & developing your people
- Creating an effective team environment
- Strategic influence
- Managing up
Your personal operating model
• What gives/drains your energy
• Identifying limiting beliefs
• Aligning to your values
• Setting healthy boundaries
• Caring for oneself
Coaching & developing your people
• Understanding team members’ needs
• Strategies for people development
• Mentoring vs. coaching
• Coaching as a skill: guiding others to self-generated insights
Your team's operating model
• Identifying communication and accountability weaknesses
• Developing others’ communication skills
• Creating excellent team operating norms
Strategic influence & managing up
• Investigating power dynamics and limiting beliefs
• Understanding org and stakeholder priorities
• Negotiating priorities with superiors
• Protecting your team
Week-by-week
Week 1 » Orienting to the journey & getting to know your Belay Group
Week 2 » Introducing your Personal Guidebook & Guiding Principles
Week 3 » Individual coaching session
Week 4 » Coaching & developing your people
Week 5 » Paired coaching practice
Week 6 » Exceptional team environments & communications
Week 7 » Workshopping & paired coaching practice
Week 8 » Strategic objectives & influence
Week 9 » Paired coaching practice
Week 10 » Your Personal Values & Priorities
Week 11 » Individual coaching follow-ups
Ready to level up?
If it doesn't help you grow as a leader, then we'll give you your money back.
It's that simple.
