Lead the Future
STEP uses a cohort learning model, which means you’ll complete classes with a small group of fellow professionals. The cohort’s wealth of experience enriches class discussions and exercises as different perspectives emerge. In your STEP cohort, you’ll also gain a professional network that you can turn to long after the program ends.
Sessions are held on the downtown Minneapolis campus, and parking is available within one block. There are no prerequisites for this program.
After the first module, you’ll have the option to register for individual coaching sessions.
Contact Devin Smith, program manager. He can help you determine if this program is the right fit for you, and answer any questions you have.
STEP is designed for high-potential, mid-career leaders in business with broad level business responsibilities. It is for leaders who want the cutting-edge skills that will prepare them for their next level or challenge of leadership responsibility. The ideal STEP candidate:
Develop 2020 Leadership Skills: people management, coordinating with others, and emotional intelligence.
Collective Ambition is a model summarizing how leaders and employees think about their organization’s purpose, vision, targets and milestones, strategic and operational priorities, brand promise, core values and leader behaviors. By clearly outlining these areas, leaders can help their teams to shape a collective ambition, rather than each individual pursuing their own ambition.
Module I covers how collective ambition can help you in:
Use the ExperienceChange™ simulation to:
Focus on 2020 Leadership Skills: complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity and cognitive flexibility.
What happens in your organization when chaos hits? To be an effective leader in an ever-changing, complex environment, it’s critical to be able to troubleshoot while considering the enterprise as a whole. Module II gives you tools to solve problems with creativity, critical thinking and business acumen. When an issue arises, you will be better able to:
Focus on 2020 Leadership Skills: negotiation & influence, judgment and decision-making, service orientation.
By this point, you’ve explored the ins and outs of strategic thinking and creativity. You’ve become a stronger leader. Now, learn how to approach making a decision and executing it. There are always multiple angles to a solution depending on the viewpoint of each stakeholder. In Module III you will:
We encourage organizations to build this program into their talent development strategy and welcome the opportunity for conversation with your organization leaders about the advantage of doing so. The individual price for this program is $9,995. There are group discounts available based on your organizational needs.
Our next cohort begins Fall 2021.
Change and transition are not the same things - a transition is the psychological, intellectual, behavioral adjustments made based on change. In this Online Learning Series hear the three keys for moving through a transition with less frustration, more appreciation and more ease.
Polarities exist all around us. Work-life balance, healthy yet convenient eating, and cost-cutting yet superior service are all examples of polarities. How do you manage the balance without sacrificing on either side? This Online Learning Series will help you navigate the delicate balance of polarities and determine your best action steps.