Executive Leadership

Accelerate Executive Talent
Elevate Valuable Leaders

Talent is what sets a company apart – especially to recognize and leverage potential. Executive Leadership™ is Inforum’s flagship professional development program. Since its launch in 2003, over 1,100 women have graduated.

Executive Leadership is for high-achieving women with the talent and drive to assume more senior and influential roles and prepare to move into the executive ranks. Research shows that career progression often stalls for women at middle management, narrowing a company’s pipeline of top leadership and diverse talent.

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Candidates

8-15 years of management experience.

Women on the cusp of breaking into senior management and interested in honing their executive leadership skills.

Enterprise-wide leaders who are facing intense competitive pressures, market-related challenges, or major internal organizational changes.

Framework

One full day a month for four months

Three one-on-one coaching sessions

360-degree feedback assessment

Top female leaders as guest speakers

Limited to 28 participants

Tuition

$4,500

$3,900, employees of corporate investors

Tuition includes a $100 nonrefundable deposit

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Program Description

Four-month program with a full-day class held once a month. The 30-day span between each class allows leadership competencies to be infused into personal leadership styles and individual development plans.
Each flight is limited to 28 women, allowing for personalized instruction and focused coaching. Every session is a combination of individual, small- and large-group interaction, and hands-on exercises.
Participants complete a robust 360-degree feedback assessment that provides a foundation for a personal leadership development plan.
Three one-on-one sessions with a professional career coach accelerate learning and professional development.
Top female leaders serve as executive hosts and speakers on site at their companies, creating a new experience for participants at each gathering.
Focused sessions are based on the emotional intelligence competency model by Daniel Goleman and emphasize key factors in leadership effectiveness:
- self-awareness – understanding your emotion, strengths and weaknesses
- self-management – effectively managing motives and regulating behavior
- social awareness – ability to understand others and your organization’s culture
- relationship management – ability to get desired results from others and research personal goals
Additionally the program focuses on confidence, personal brand and global leadership. It also features a new business, strategic and financial acumen component featuring a Harvard Business Review case study.

Questions?

Please Contact:

Michele Shelton
Vice President, Leadership Programs
mshelton@inforummichigan.org
313.324.0236

Outcomes

Increased self-awareness, particularly in emotional and social intelligence, leadership behaviors, relationship building, and working effectively with others
Ability to drive organizational results by creating a focused and energized team; stronger coach and mentor to others
Improved ability to manage emotions and reactions to stressful situations and conflict
Expanded professional network

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Upcoming Cohorts

Flight 32SE

Location: SE Michigan (Metro Detroit)

Session Dates: 10/30/18, 12/4/18, 1/22/19, 2/12/19

Applications Due: August 17, 2018

Flight 13WM

Location: West Michigan (Grand Rapids)

Session Dates: 3/19/19, 4/23/19, 5/21/19, 6/18/19

Applications Due: January 18, 2019