EXECUTIVE EDUCATION SESSIONS

“Grant Ackerman’s ability to deliver customized business results for over eight years through a prestigious leadership program was unprecedented. This program transformed our senior executives and our company.”

— National Director of Learning and Development 

Executive Education Sessions with Grant Ackerman

 “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.”

- NELSON MANDELA

Executive Education Sessions are designed to be inspirational, memorable, and easily accessible. 

Each session features multi-media presentations as well as discussions among participants in both plenary sessions and small groups. They will be of particular interest to those interested in learning experiences that are as entertaining as they are effective.

All of the following sessions are also available as Custom programs for organizations and can be presented either live online or live in-person (subject to COVID-19 local public health policies).   

Personal Professional Development

Designed to help executives with the unique needs of their own personal journey of learning.

  • Leading with Emotional Intelligence  

  • Unconscious Bias

  • Career Derailers

  • Approaches to Conflict 

  • The Art of Listening

  • The Art of Assertiveness

Leading the Organization

For those who have organization-wide responsibilities leading within or across departments or other organizational boundaries.

  • Performance Leadership

  • Aligning Organizations

  • Leading Across Boundaries

  • Leading Diverse Organizations

  • Leading Change

Leading Teams and Others

Of special interest to those who work in groups, lead teams or otherwise want to improve their capacities for effective interpersonal interactions.

  • Achieving Agreement

  • Social Styles

  • Leading Diverse Teams: Communications

  • Leading Diverse Teams: Values and World Views

Specialty Topics

Provide an opportunity to build on content presented in other sessions to develop an even greater breadth and depth of understanding of topics that are essential to an executive’s success.

  • Listening Training Camp

  • Soft Power, Full Authority

  • Conflict Picasso

  • Achieving Agreement at Meetings

  • Diversity 3.0

SIGNATURE SESSIONS

The following Signature Sessions were designed by Grant Ackerman to provide a unique perspective on the role of a leader in an organization. 

Lessons for Leadership from Jazz represents the best in “edutainment” – education combined with entertainment. 

The Good Leader Series offers an opportunity to consider the responsibility of a leader to serve a greater good, one leadership moment at a time.

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Lessons
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The
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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION SERIES

Executive Education Sessions can be offered to an organization a-la-carte or combined to create a specialized curriculum of learning. 
Examples of possible combinations include:

Managing Conflict and Building Consensus Series

  • Approaches to Conflict

  • The Art of Listening

  • The Art of Assertiveness

  • Achieving Agreement

Leading the
Organization Series

  • Aligning Organizations

  • Performance Leadership

  • Leading Across Boundaries

  • Leading Change

Personal
Effectiveness Series

  • Leadership EQ

  • The Art of Listening

  • The Art of Assertiveness

  • Career Derailers

Workplace
Diversity Series

  • Unconscious Bias

  • Leading Diverse Teams:  Communications

  • Leading Diverse Teams:  Values and World Views

  • Leading Diverse Organizations

 OPEN ENROLLMENT SESSIONS

From time to time, Executive Education Sessions may be offered as Open Enrollment programs available to individuals.  Sign up to receive notifications about when select Executive Education Sessions are available for Open registration.

Download a complete list and detailed descriptions of all Executive Education Sessions.