Executive Development
Leadership Narrative Experience
Rewrite your story and lead with authenticity.
Embark on a transformative journey with our Leadership Narrative Experience, a program tailored for executive leaders seeking to redefine their impact and sustain their influence.
Drawing inspiration from the revolutionary insights of "Once Upon a Leader: Finding the Story at the Heart of Your Leadership," our flagship executive program offers a unique opportunity to craft your leadership narrative, igniting purpose and clarity in your professional life.
This intensive experience is designed for leaders who have scaled the pinnacles of their careers but find themselves grappling with the challenge of continuous impact. Through a blend of group coaching, personalized one-on-one sessions, and immersive fieldwork, participants delve deep into their personal narratives, unlocking profound insights and unleashing transformative change.
If you’re ready to seize control of your career trajectory, rediscover your purpose, and realign your goals with unwavering clarity, the Leadership Narrative Experience is for you.
The Program Roadmap
This executive development program guides you from the initial steps of building deeper self-understanding to completing and implementing your personal leadership narrative. The program spans 20 weeks and includes three phases:
Phase 1: Prepare for the journey
- Clarify personal goals
- Understand the foundations of leadership narrative
- Connect with your cohort
- Gather external feedback and complete assessments
Phase 2: Build insight
- Bring to light hidden drivers, strengths and core values
- Discover the power of self-authoring tools
- Consolidate core elements of your leadership narrative
- Receive feedback from your peers
- Strengthen and refine your story
Phase 3: Activate your narrative
- Test your leadership narrative to identify gaps and opportunities
- Develop ways to engage others with narrative
- You will drive your own learning through data-gathering and analysis, coupled with guided reflection, one-on-one coaching, and peer discussion.
The Program Includes:
An assessment to provide insight into your motives as a leader
Eight hours of group coaching with your peers
Eight hours of one-on-one coaching with the program facilitator
Reflection activities to complete between sessions
We keep our cohorts small to enable meaningful connection and deep discussion. All sessions are virtual, making the program accessible from anywhere in the world.
Emerging Executive Leader Program
Begin your executive journey with an enterprise mindset.
Our Emerging Executive Leader Program is a dynamic and intensive development program designed to cultivate an enterprise mindset in future executives, facilitating their transition from functional leaders to enterprise leaders.
Through immersive case-based learning, this program equips participants to confidently assume executive roles and spearhead meaningful change within their organizations.
Participants learn to navigate the transition from functional to executive-level leadership, mastering the shift from vertical execution to horizontal integration of organizational activities.
Meet the Facilitators
Rick Lash
Rick is a psychologist and management consultant, working for over three decades as a trusted advisor and executive coach to Fortune 500 executives and their teams. Valued for his deep expertise and thoughtful, creative approach, he has contributed to the Harvard Business Review, the Ivey Business Journal, Chief Executive magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and the Globe and Mail‘s Leadership Lab series. He received his PhD in psychology from the University of Toronto. He lives in Toronto.
Christine Miners
Christine has over two decades of experience, holding senior leadership roles across multiple industries including technology, health care, consumer packaged goods, telecommunications, and professional services. Valued for her depth of expertise, practical approach, and authentic style, Christine is a sought-after advisor, facilitator, and speaker. She has delivered leadership programs in Canada, the US, and Latin America, and is a Niagara Institute faculty member. She lives in Toronto.
Ready to Make a Change?
Tell us a little bit about yourself, and a member of our program team will reach out to discuss your goals and walk you through the application process.