​A 12-Month Journey to Build Resilient, Influential, and Future-Focused Leaders

 

Whether you're developing rising stars or strengthening your current leadership bench, this year-long program delivers the mindset, skillset, and habits today’s leaders need to thrive. Designed by Tim Lansford and based on the Thought ReConstructor™ framework, this immersive leadership experience blends insight, accountability, and action.

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🔹 Month 1: The Foundation – 2-Day Leadership Retreat

A powerful kickoff to build connection, define expectations, and anchor the year ahead. Participants assess their leadership identity, values, and blind spots while gaining tools for intentional growth.

Focus Areas:

• Self-awareness & emotional intelligence

• Trust-building exercises

• Personal leadership assessments

• Team bonding

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🔹 Month 2: Leading Teams That Perform

Explore the dynamics of high-performing teams—what makes them work, what breaks them down, and how leaders create culture through consistency and clarity.

Focus Areas:

• Group accountability

• Trust and alignment

• Understanding team roles

• Motivation triggers

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🔹 Month 3: Communicate Like a Leader

From hallway conversations to high-stakes meetings, this month equips participants with tools for assertive, effective, and influential communication.

Focus Areas:

• Communication styles and listening

• Clarity under pressure

• Managing difficult conversations

• Building rapport and alignment

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🔹 Month 4: The Confident Leader – Speaking & Storytelling

Great leaders must influence beyond the org chart. This session elevates public speaking, presentation skills, and the ability to lead through narrative.

Focus Areas:

• Presentation structure & flow

• Storytelling for impact

• Overcoming anxiety

• Executive presence

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🔹 Month 5: Strategic Influence & Negotiation

Master the art of persuasion, negotiation, and influence in everyday leadership. Ideal for managers navigating decisions, budgets, vendor relationships, or internal alignment.

Focus Areas:

• Decision-making influence

• Persuasion frameworks

• Strategic negotiation

• Win-win outcomes

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🔹 Month 6: Resilience, Renewal & Work-Life Leadership

Leadership without sustainability leads to burnout. This session focuses on managing stress, balancing priorities, and creating energy habits that fuel success.

Focus Areas:

• Time ownership

• Energy & mindset renewal

• Boundaries & delegation

• Personal productivity rituals

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🔹 Month 7: Leadership Problem Solving & Strategic Thinking

True leaders solve the problems others avoid. This month equips participants with analytical and creative thinking tools for decision-making under pressure.

Focus Areas:

• Critical thinking models

• Problem-solving frameworks

• Root cause analysis

• Navigating ambiguity

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🔹 Month 8: Motivating and Recognizing Your People

Discover how to unlock discretionary effort and drive intrinsic motivation. Learn how to recognize achievement in ways that matter most.

Focus Areas:

• Recognition strategies that work

• Motivation types by generation

• Feedback that fuels

• Celebrating wins

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🔹 Month 9: Conflict to Collaboration – Leading Through Disagreement

Transform tension into trust by learning to manage, coach through, and resolve conflicts in healthy, constructive ways.

Focus Areas:

• Conflict styles and triggers

• Diffusion strategies

• Mediating team conflict

• Preventing escalation

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🔹 Month 10: Execution Mastery – Time & Project Leadership

It's not enough to plan—leaders must execute. This session combines personal time mastery with organizational project leadership.

Focus Areas:

• Delegation and accountability

• Planning tools (Gantt, RACI, SMART)

• Avoiding scope creep

• Keeping your team on track

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🔹 Month 11: Leading the Change

Prepare leaders to drive transformation through clarity, alignment, and empathy. Perfect for companies undergoing growth, innovation, or reorgs.

Focus Areas:

• Change adoption psychology

• Leading through uncertainty

• Building resilient teams

• Internal influence

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🔹 Month 12: Capstone Review, Presentations & Graduation

Participants reflect on their journey, deliver leadership presentations, and celebrate milestones. This final session cements their growth and prepares them to mentor others.

Focus Areas:

• Peer-led presentations

• Capstone project feedback

• Reflection exercises

• Graduation & recognition

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🎯 Key Program Features

• 12-month curated curriculum

• In-person or hybrid delivery

• Optional: One-on-one coaching add-ons

• Group learning, roleplay, and real scenarios

• Practical takeaways after every session

• Monthly reflection or action sheets

• Custom branding for associations or corporate teams

• Ideal for 10–40 participants

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✅ Outcomes You Can Expect

• Stronger decision-making and team leadership

• Confident, influential communication

• Higher morale and retention

• Stronger culture, fewer conflicts

• A pipeline of next-generation leaders ready to rise

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