Lead at a Higher Level

You’re capable of performing, serving, and leading at a higher level, and so is your team. Tap into their well of limitless potential by practicing the mindset, skills, and framework we teach in

How You Can Leverage Your Team’s Talent to Achieve “Impossible” Goals:

Lead

Courageously lead robust conversations about accountability, performance goals, uncertain futures, and career development.

Coach

Confidently coach team members to build their leadership ability, creativity, self-confidence, awareness, and ability to self-correct.

Create

Create more leaders in your wake, enabling you to operate at a higher level while growing more capacity for your organization.

Manage

Manage performance in ways that fully engage and inspire on-site, hybrid, and remote team members.

Your transformation begins with three days of LIVE training, where you’ll learn from the masters, interact with fellow participants, and get your pressing questions answered immediately. And because we are dedicated to your sustainable success—not just your increased knowledge—when you enroll in Leader of Areté, you’ll also get:

How You’ll Do It

  • During the workshop, you’ll practice the skills you’ve learned under the guidance of masterful coaches (3:1 participant to coach ratio). This is where the magic happens!

  • The magic continues in your post-workshop Triad Sessions. For the next 6 months, you’ll continue to refine skills and get real-time feedback from your coach.

  • After the workshop, you’ll attend six monthly, live 90-minute virtual learning sessions for deepening skills and observing master coaching skills in practice. The camaraderie and invigorating a-ha moments ensure your learning momentum.

  • From the beginning, you’ll enjoy membership in the on-line alumni community. Here, you’ll share on-going lessons, get pop-up questions answered, and connect with fellow Academy of Areté leaders to help you keep going and keep growing!

  • Team members provide anonymous input on the leadership practices you’re learning. With reports produced at the beginning, middle and end of the program, you’ll see your progress over time.

  • Every business day, for 6 months, you’ll receive short notes to keep your new mindset and skill set top of mind. Past participants tell us that this is one of the most helpful aspects of the program.

  • We call this “Rubber Meets the Road” coaching. Your own dedicated coach provides expert feedback and coaching on the day-to-day, real life conversations you’re having with your team. Add these sessions once you’ve registered for the workshop.

  • Delve deeper into the content, tailor-fit it to your context, and explore insights with greater clarity in three one-on-one coaching calls with our Lead Coach. Book the VIP Package when you register.

What sets us apart

Our team enables you to achieve this new level of leadership through applying the best practices in training, coaching, and leader development. No other program on the market provides our level of quality content, hands-on professionally-guided practice, and long-term support—all of which are critical for embedding these skills in a leader’s tool box.

You’ll gain the foundation for courageous conversations about performance, delegation, accountability, and long-term development in three interactive, insight-filled days:

Day One

  • Module 1

    Arete in leadership - how and why leaders unleash their team’s potential

  • Module 2

    Distinguishing modes of leadership

  • Module 3

    The what, why, how, and when of coaching as a leadership skill

  • Module 4

    Metacognition - managing our mind and mindset to reveal maximum potential

  • Module 5

    Engaging the worldAWAKE Learning Cycle through Deep Listening

Day Two

  • Module 6

    Generating breakthroughs using the power of observation

  • Module 7

    Mastering Powerful Questions

  • Module 8

    Using the coaching model for delegating work and developing employees

  • Module 9

    Hands-on practice with your triad and professional coach

  • Module 10

    Dive deeper into the framework with more hands-on practice

Day Three

  • Module 11

    Using the coaching model for dealing with performance issues

  • Module 12

    Generating impromptu learning moments

  • Module 13

    Practice coaching on performance issues with your triad and professional coach

  • Module 14

    Identifying opportunities for coaching

  • Module 15

    Managing leadership transitions

Now, more than ever, the world needs you to feel confident in your coaching skills.

It’s time for you to master the skill of coaching. It’s not sufficient to just learn how to coach. Or how coaching works. Or why it’s important.

Unfortunately, there’s no simple solution. There’s no book you can buy, TED talk you can watch, or stand-alone workshop you can attend that will enable you to feel confident enough to coach your team. And this is NOT the kind of coaching that you can outsource to a professional or peer coach.

Read more about why books and other programs are not sufficient, and the four questions you must answer “yes!” to before embarking on this learning journey.

We rise to the challenge by:

  • adapting ongoing learning to address your implementation challenges,

  • providing regular, inspiring, thought-provoking nudges that keep new habits top of mind, and

  • partnering you with brilliant coaches to personally guide your learning throughout the program.

Don’t just take our word for it!

The experts agree…

Coaching is a must-have skill for leaders who want to enable long-term excellent team performance. Here’s what a few voices at Harvard Business Review say about it:

Our participants say:

  • “It sounds great to think about trusting your team to solve problems and to learn from their failures, but it’s another to actually have a way to implement a tool to make that happen.”

    Dawn E., Chief of Customer Experience

  • “This program has been great! I wish I’d had it 20 years ago!”

    Dave R., Communications Division Chief

  • “I really like learning with my triad, and I love the content—I refer to it often. I feel like it’s just the beginning of my journey, but I’m fine with that. It’s a cultural thing, so it takes time. As my role grows, more people want to have coaching conversations with me. The program is better than I expected. I’m implementing it and it’s bearing fruit! What more can you want?”

    Chris V, Group VP

  • “The monthly skill intensives are so meaningful. If they weren’t part of the program, you’d just put it on your resumé and walk away from it. We circle back, have a more focused discussion, and that helps. The model is a process, and flowing with it comes with practice. You can’t read about it and turn around and do it. It’s one thing to enjoy training—it’s different to actually practice something, test it, and see the results. It’s a feedback loop that is reinforcing. I’m getting better, and I have results to back that up!”

    Division Chief

When would “Now” be a good time to start tapping into the full potential of your team?

Act now to reserve your spot!

Seats are limited! Join the waitlist and you’ll be the first to know when registration opens for the next cohort.

 FAQs

  • Generally, any leader at any level will greatly benefit from this program. The skills you will develop are rare among leaders, whether we’re talking about a first time leader, front-line supervisor, or a seasoned executive.

    Still not sure? Contact us with your questions, and subscribe to our newsletter for more information and updates.

  • No. Because each person will be assigned to a small group for practice coaching during and after the workshop, each individual attending the event must register separately. Great news though--we offer a discount for groups of 6 or more! Contact us for details.

  • We use Zoom for this workshop.

  • Participants will need to be visible within their small groups and be able to participate fully in the large group sessions. Before the workshop, ensure that you have access to Zoom through the app or your internet browser, as well as a webcam so we can welcome you to the tribe!

  • With the VIP Coaching Package, you’ll go deeper on the content you’re most interested in and get insights tailored for you.

  • Every time you meet with your triad, during the workshop and throughout the following six months, you’ll be practicing your coaching skills and receiving feedback, mentoring, and coaching from your professional coach.

    If you’d like that same support for the conversations you’re having at work (where the rubber really meets the road!), sign up now for post-workshop Areté Acceleration Sessions at a limited-time savings. Only available to registered participants of the Leader of Areté Workshop. Find out more.

  • Yes! Please contact us to receive a discount for groups of 6 or more.

  • You can cancel any time up to 45 days prior to the workshop and receive a full refund, minus a $200 cancellation fee. Cancellations made 21-45 days prior to the event will be refunded at 50%, with the option of applying the other 50% (minus $200 cancellation fee) to a future workshop. When a cancellation is made inside of 21 days, no fees will be refunded or reapplied.

Learn How to Practice Areté Everyday

Areté, according to the ancient Greeks, is the virtue of living up to one’s full potential. Mastery starts with a small step. Begin your journey today.