ACTION
LEARNING GROUPS

GO DEEPER ON CRITICAL ISSUES TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS.

Built around issues identified by CEOs and senior leaders, these online facilitated groups advance leadership and business practice through peer learning and in-depth work with experts and academics. Participants accelerate progress in an area that is core to their company’s agenda.

Small
groups.
Candid conversations.
Mission Critical Capabilities.
Business
impact.

FOCUS AREAS

Member companies are welcome to participate in one or more Action Learning Groups. Participants will explore key questions in these areas:

1. Accelerate the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Journey

What does great look like? How can we sharpen our agenda to accelerate and sustain change? ​

What concrete goal should we prioritize for improvement and learning?  ​

How do we deepen ownership by senior leaders? ​

How do we better connect and contextualize corporate efforts with the realities of the front-line and middle managers? 

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
1 Senior line leader and 1 Senior HR leader from 6 member companies.

2. Strengthen And sustain your Higher Ambition Culture

How can we make progress on developing our human-centered, high-performance culture as a source of strategic advantage? And how can we best do this in today's rapidly changing world?​

How can we adapt and perform as a nimble organization?​

How can we affect engagement and enable a speak-up culture?​

How can a purpose-driven culture drive innovation?​

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
1 Senior line leader and 1 Senior HR leader from 6 member companies.

3. Upping Our Game: Next Level Leadership for Operations

How can Ops Leaders:

elevate their own performance to drive the success of their organizations?

take a leading role in gaining alignment, coordination, and collaboration among stakeholders?

use shared purpose to cultivate trust among stakeholders and create a continuous learning environment?

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
12 Senior operations leaders

1. Accelerate the Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Journey

What does great look like? How can we sharpen our agenda to accelerate and sustain change? ​

What concrete goal should we prioritize for improvement and learning?  ​

How do we deepen ownership by senior leaders? ​

How do we better connect and contextualize corporate efforts with the realities of the front-line and middle managers? 

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
1 Senior line leader and 1 Senior HR leader from 6 member companies.

Small
groups.
Candid conversations.
Mission Critical Capabilities.
Business
impact.

FOCUS AREAS

Member companies are welcome to participate in one or more Action Learning Groups. Participants will explore key questions in these areas:

2. Strengthen And sustain your Higher Ambition Culture

How can we make progress on developing our human-centered, high-performance culture as a source of strategic advantage? And how can we best do this in today's rapidly changing world?​

How can we adapt and perform as a nimble organization?​

How can we affect engagement and enable a speak-up culture?​

How can a purpose-driven culture drive innovation?​

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
1 Senior line leader and 1 Senior HR leader from 6 member companies.

3. Upping Our Game: Next Level Leadership for Operations

How can Ops Leaders:

elevate their own performance to drive the success of their organizations?

take a leading role in gaining alignment, coordination, and collaboration among stakeholders?

use shared purpose to cultivate trust among stakeholders and create a continuous learning environment?

________________________

COHORT COMPOSITION
12 Senior operations leaders

​Program
Elements​

Sponsored by CEO/ Senior team​

Monthly virtual facilitated workshops​

Honest, reflective discussions with appreciative inquiry and a strengths-based mindset​

Expert thought leadership​

1-1 coaching sessions​

Actionable practices and tools

Program
OutcomeS

Accelerate progress on your goals​

Build critical capabilities​

Gain connections and new insights from peers and experts​

Sustain momentum on complex issues​

Contribute learnings to Alliance community​

Strengthen personal leadership capabilities

​Program
Elements​

Sponsored by CEO/ Senior team​

Monthly virtual facilitated workshops​

Honest, reflective discussions with appreciative inquiry and a strengths-based mindset​

Expert thought leadership​

1-1 coaching sessions​

Actionable practices and tools

Program
OutcomeS

Accelerate progress on your goals​

Build critical capabilities​

Gain connections and new insights from peers and experts​

Sustain momentum on
complex issues​

Contribute learnings to
the Alliance Community​

Strengthen personal leadership capabilities

FACULTY

  • Gail Bernardin

    PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Magnus Finnstrom

    OPERATIONS

  • Kate Isaacs

    CULTURE

  • Jasmine Lam

    FACILITATOR AND PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Kathy Valade MacDonald

    DEI & CULTURE

  • Julian McCarthy

    OPERATIONS

  • Stephanie McCray

    DEI

  • Steve Sichak

    OPERATIONS

  • Ian Simington

    OPERATIONS

PRICING
& DATES

  • To participate in an Action Learning Group the fees are:

    Operations Leaders: $7,500 per leader

    DEI/Culture: $7,500 for two leaders

  • Nov. 1, 2023
    Deadline to hold seats

    Dec. 1, 2023
    Deadline to identify participants

  • DEI & CULTURE
    1st Wednesday of each month
    11 AM - 1 PM ET

    OPERATIONS
    3rd Friday of each month
    9:30-11:00 ET

learn more about
the work coming out of our
Action Learning Groups.