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Cornerstone

Foundations & Building Blocks for Emerging Leaders

One of our most popular programs, Cornerstone hands newly-minted team leads, supervisors, forepersons, managers, or anyone responsible for the performance of others the essential building blocks of good management. Cornerstone is an extensive 15-month learning system comprised of 30 bi-monthly volumes that introduce participants to the fundamentals they will require for a lifetime of leadership.

Each of Cornerstone's 30 volumes runs approximately two hours in length and is delivered two weeks prior to the next. In the interim weeks, participants link their learning to their daily responsibilities by applying principles, tools, and skills in real work, alone and in collaboration with direct reports. This immediate "infield reinforcement" (supported by participants' own managers) allows for safe experimentation, constant reinforcement, and ultimately positive habituation. Because it's much easier to learn new habits than unlearn old ones, we believe Cornerstone is table stakes for early leaders.

Cornerstone Volumes Include

Volume 1:
Making the Leap from Buddy to Boss

Volume 2:
Leadership Identity, Brand, Presence & Reputation

Volume 3:
Self-Management

Volume 4:
Listening, Empathizing & Trustbuilding

Volume 5:
Leveraging Differences thru Diversity & Inclusion

Volume 6:
Labor Relations & HR Fundamentals

Volume 7:
Safety & Risk Management

Volume 8:
Beyond Budget to Business & Market Economics

Volume 9:
The Manifold Manager: Unifying Ethics for the Divergent Workforce

Volume 10:
Engagement, Energy, Focus & Flow

Volume 11:
Communicating to Understand, Influence & Manage

Volume 12:
Courage, Respect & Speaking Truth Well (feedback)

Volume 13:
Deciding, Directing & Delegating

Volume 14:
From Permission-Seeking to Leading then Seizing Empowerment

Volume 15:
Performance Management & Reviews

Volume 16:
Organizing, Planning & Project Management

Volume 17:
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Volume 18:
Vision, Values & Strategy

Volume 19:
Building Great Groups

Volume 20:
Creativity & Innovation

Volume 21:
Inspiring & Motivating

Volume 22:
Coach & Mentorlike Behaviors for the 21st Century

Volume 23:
Emotion & Conflict Management

Volume 24:
Influencing from Afar 

Volume 25:
Meeting Management, Facilitation & Presentation Skills

Volume 26:
Creating Culture

Volume 27:
Agility, Adaptation & Change Leadership

Volume 28:
Beyond Stress Management to Resilience

Volume 29:
Beyond Job Satisfaction to Career Fulfillment

Volume 30:
Conclusion & Celebration

Components

Printed Workbook(s)

Printed Workbook(s)

Mnemonic or Other Job Aid

Mnemonic or Other Job Aid

Certificate of Completion

Certificate of Completion

Alumnus Pin

Alumnus Pin

Commemorative Gift

Commemorative Gift

Lecture

Lecture

Audience(s)

New Supervisors or Managers, or those soon to be (aka Emerging or Early Leaders).

Duration(s)

Approximately 60 classroom hours delivered in 2-hour bursts every other week across 15 months.

Investment/Range

$16,995/pp. (Multi-participant and multi-volume bundles available. Contact a Program Advisor for details.)

Format(s)

Cornerstone

Live Online

Cornerstone

In Person

Cornerstone

Blended Learning

Leath Learning Pillar(s) this Solution Supports

Leadership

Leadership

Culture

Culture

Faculty

Clay Morgan

Clay Morgan

William David Rigdon

William David Rigdon

Greg Holden

Greg Holden

Ashley Acker

Ashley Acker

Mary Ober

Mary Ober

Mar

25

May

18

2024

2024

Investment

$1,695/pp.
(Multi-volume and multi-participants bundles available. Contact a Program Advisor for details.)

Availability

0/18 seats

Format

Live Online

Location

3 Live Online workshops featuring our most popular volumes presently:

Volume 27: Agility, Adaptation & Change Leadership (03/25/2024)

Volume 24: Influencing from Afar (04/13/2024)

Volume 13: Deciding, Directing & Delegating (05/18/2024)

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What’s Next?

After you either contact us or complete your application form, a Program Advisor will be your passport to participation, but should you have any questions regarding deferrals, substitutions, cancellations, refunds, credits, or attendance, please see our FAQs or Policies.

We look forward to hosting you and supporting your ongoing leadership development.

Thank you for your trust in us.