What is the Leading-Edge Leader™ program?

Leading-Edge Leader™ is DillonMarcus' proprietary, cohort-based leadership development curriculum built on 25 years of best practices learned from leaders in world-class companies. It is delivered in three segments — Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Organization.

Who is the Leading-Edge Leader™ program for?

Leading-Edge Leader™ is designed for leaders at every level of an organization, delivered to cohorts of about 30 participants drawn from across departments.

How long is the Leading-Edge Leader™ curriculum?

Each of the three segments — Leading Self, Leading Others, and Leading the Organization — takes about three months, and the full curriculum can be delivered virtually, in-person, or blended.

What is the ideal cohort size for Leading-Edge Leader™?

DillonMarcus recommends an ideal cohort size of about 30 participants, populated with individuals from across the organization.

What percentage of participants would recommend Leading-Edge Leader™?

In a sampling of 39 respondents, 38 said they would wholeheartedly recommend Leading-Edge Leader™ to their colleagues.

Introducing our Proprietary
Leading-Edge Leader™ Program

For the past 25 years, we've had the great pleasure to work with some amazingly, talented leaders in world-class companies. When working with them, we learned from them and recorded their best practices around leading themselves, leading others and leading their organizations. We are excited to pass along what we've discovered through this leadership development program to you and to your team of leaders.

p.s. Scroll down if you want to see our individual Professional Development offerings.

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Our Leading-Edge Leader™ (LEL) leadership development program is a transformational journey that:

Happens over time, allowing for reflection, application and personal growth
Is powered by a proprietary leadership model, coupled with an accelerated execution system
Incorporates real-time application that results in real-time payoffs
Is cohort-based – fostering important relationships and the sharing of ideas across departmental borders
Offers coaching and feedback from world-class faculty members who are smart, who have incredible experience, and who are eager to help you win

Illustration of colleagues climbing steps together, helping each other reach the top with a flag — Leading-Edge Leader™ leadership development program

The Leading-Edge Leader™ (LEL) Curriculum

Leading Self

Typically, this content is skipped in traditional leadership programs which is contrary to our way of thinking. Knowing who you are and what you value, understanding your skills and strengths and increasing your confidence & emotional intelligence is foundational to being a capable leader of other people. That's why Leading Self is the essential first step in our leadership development program — you can't effectively lead others until you first understand yourself.

Leading Others

So much of leading others is common sense but not common practice. During this journey, participants come to understand that developing others on their team shouldn't be an afterthought, but rather an essential part of their everyday activities. This segment provides a toolkit of invaluable key management concepts and practices that can be implemented right away. Building on the self-awareness gained in Leading Self, this second segment of our leadership development program equips participants to bring out the best in the people around them.

Leading the Organization

This last segment rounds out your leaders' education regarding their ability to make decisions in alignment with the overall strategy of the organization. It features functional leaders from your organization sharing key business initiatives and how the organization makes money. Also included is instruction on how to set goals, how to successfully manage projects and the importance of creating an all-star customer service experience. As the third and final segment of our leadership development program, Leading the Organization brings everything together, turning self-aware, people-focused leaders into strategic contributors to the enterprise as a whole.

Format

The curriculum can be delivered entirely virtually, entirely in-person or in a blended fashion.

Timing

Each segment of the training (Leading Self, Leading Others & Leading the Organization) takes about three months.

Cohort Size

An ideal cohort size is about 30 participants. We recommend populating it with individuals from across the organization.

Licensing

If you'd like to bring the Leading-Edge Leader™ curriculum in house, ask about our licensing options.

What are people saying about Leading-Edge Leader™?

Would You Recommend?

Out of a sampling size of 39 respondents, 38 would wholeheartedly recommend LEL to their colleagues. Only one responded, "Maybe" and they were just probably having a bad day. :)

A Kahoot Quiz Question

Participants were asked to describe the Leading-Edge Leader™ curriculum as part of a session review in one word. Here's what they wrote: Superb, Great, Awesome & Educational.

Participant Comment

"I find huge value in our sessions professionally as well as personally. The topics always seem to align with what I need and I'm learning a lot and able to implement easily what we are learning.”