NextGen Leadership - Manager Excellence Program
Advanced Application of NextGen Leadership
Empowering experienced and senior level managers to lead with agility, drive innovation, and achieve measurable outcomes.
If you have a need for the following...:
"To transforms your new managers into confident, adaptable leaders who inspire their teams, drive measurable business results, and strengthen your organization’s leadership pipeline for sustained success."
... Then this program is right for you! ✔︎
What is NextGen Leadership?
In short: it's a forward-thinking and dynamic approach to leading individuals and organizations. It blends the best traits from several different leadership styles into one single framework that strikes the perfect balance between people-focused and results-driven.
Learn more about NextGen here
NextGen Manager Excellence Program Modules
The NextGen Manager Excellence Program is divided into six advanced modules, which are delivered across three training phases. Each Module is focusing on critical aspects of leadership for mid-level managers. Click to expand the sections below for more details.
MASTERY PHASE
► What You’ll Learn
Build a strong foundation with strategic leadership styles and human-centered approaches for driving results.
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Module 1: Strategic Integration of Leadership Styles
Module 2: Driving Results through Human-Centeredness
PHASE
► What You’ll Learn
Develop advanced communication skills and master situational agility to navigate complex leadership scenarios.
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Module 3: Advanced Communication for Impact
Module 4: Situational Leadership Mastery
PHASE
► What You’ll Learn
Link leadership to measurable growth and create a sustainable culture of learning and innovation.
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Module 5: Linking Leadership to Growth Mechanisms
Module 6: Continuous Learning for Long-Term Impact
Why Choose NextGen Leadership Programs?
- Superior Leadership Framework: NextGen integrates several key leadership styles for maximum impact on people and business results.
- Practical Focus: Hands-on workshops and scenario-based learning.
- Real-World Application: on-the-job practice and simulations ensure immediate relevance.
Who Should Attend The NextGen Manager Excellence Program?
- Established Managers Seeking Advanced Leadership Skills: Elevate your leadership with strategies to master complexity, drive innovation, and achieve measurable results.
- Aspiring Senior Leaders: Bridge the gap between managing teams and leading organizational success with NextGen situational agility and growth-focused leadership.
What Is The Duration Of This Program?
- In total hours this program defaults to 40 hours of training, including 4 hours of group coaching.
- Clients either run it as an intensive course inside a single week, or as an on-the-job embedded 6 months learning experience. Others have a 2 day in-person kick-off and run the rest as virtual training over the next 4 months.
The point being: Whatever suits you best we'll make work!
What Are The NextGen Brand Promises Of This Program?
► Elevates Team Engagement and Retention
Equips mid-level managers with advanced skills to inspire, empower, and retain high-performing teams, reducing turnover and fostering loyalty.
► Builds Inclusive Leadership Practices
Develops leaders who can cultivate diverse, inclusive, and equitable team environments, enhancing organizational culture and innovation.
► Prepares Leaders for Strategic Roles
Ensures mid-level managers are ready to seamlessly transition into senior leadership positions, securing the leadership pipeline.
► Drives Cross-Functional Collaboration
Equips leaders to break silos, align teams, and foster effective communication across departments.
► Enhances Strategic Agility
Develops managers' ability to adapt leadership styles to meet evolving business demands and team dynamics.
► Links Leadership to Measurable Business Results
Focuses on achieving clear performance outcomes by balancing people-first strategies with operational excellence.
► Accelerates Organizational Growth
Links mid-level leadership effectiveness to measurable improvements in revenue, profitability, and innovation.
► Reduces Leadership Gaps
Prepares mid-level managers for seamless progression to senior leadership roles, ensuring continuity and readiness at all levels.
► Builds a Culture of Leadership Excellence
Fosters a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability, enhancing the organization's reputation as a leadership-driven enterprise.
How can we customize this for you?
... write to us or request a meeting.
Why NextGen Leadership
Integration of Multiple Styles: Combines transformational, servant, and authoritative leadership styles, adapting to situational needs.
Human-Centered, Results-Driven Focus: Balances team well-being with measurable business goals to ensure a perfect harmony of people and performance.
Situational Agility: Equips managers with the ability to pivot between authoritative clarity during crises and distributed empowerment in collaborative settings.
Continuous Learning Culture: Fosters leaders who prioritize ongoing improvement for themselves and their teams, ensuring relevance in a dynamic environment.
Proven Outcomes: Implement actionable frameworks that enhance communication, decision-making, and team performance.
"Organizations with effective first-line leaders are 1.5x more likely to exceed financial targets."
All Modules Overview:
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► PHASE 1: Core Leadership Mastery Phase
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Module 1: The Art of Adaptive Leadership: Balancing Styles for Dynamic Teams
- Deep dive into transformational, distributed, and servant leadership traits.
- Case studies: Balancing styles for diverse team needs.
- Adapting leadership to organizational and situational contexts.
- Analyzing real-world leadership case studies to identify the best leadership styles for different scenarios.
- Role-playing exercises to practice switching between leadership styles dynamically.
- Using a leadership diagnostic tool to assess and refine your adaptive leadership capabilities.
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Module 2: Empathy in Action: Aligning People-First Leadership with Results
- Aligning empathy and inclusivity with performance metrics.
- Advanced techniques for building psychological safety.
- Frameworks for measuring the impact of people-first strategies on outcomes.
- Creating empathy maps to better understand and motivate team members.
- Simulating psychologically safe environments in team discussions.
- Tackling inclusivity challenges by designing strategies that integrate people-first practices with business goals.
► PHASE 2: NextGen Agility Phase
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Module 3: The Leader’s Voice: Inspiring, Influencing, and Resolving with Clarity
- Strategic storytelling: Inspiring and influencing through narratives.
- Navigating difficult conversations with peers and subordinates.
- Tailoring communication to diverse audiences (cross-functional teams, stakeholders).
- Crafting and delivering impactful vision statements.
- Handling conflict across teams with differing priorities.
- Real-world case studies: Communicating in high-pressure situations.
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Module 4: Leading Through Complexity: Agility in Crisis and Innovation
- Advanced exercises in pivoting leadership approaches.
- Crisis vs. innovation: Leadership decision pathways.
- Coaching for agility: Building adaptable teams.
- Participating in crisis simulations to sharpen decision-making under pressure.
- Practicing leadership pivot drills to adapt your approach based on team needs.
- Leading an innovation sprint to foster creative problem-solving and adaptability.
► PHASE 3: Growth Catalyst Phase
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Module 5: Catalysts for Growth: Empowering Innovation and Measuring Success
- Connecting empowerment to enhanced innovation and operational excellence.
- Metrics for tracking leadership’s impact on financial and team performance.
- Case studies: Leveraging leadership for sustained growth.
- Designing a leadership impact dashboard to track key performance indicators.
- Leading an innovation facilitation session to turn creative ideas into actionable strategies.
- Analyzing and presenting lessons from organizations that achieved growth through strong leadership.
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Module 6: Building a Legacy: Leadership, Learning, and Innovation
- Embedding systems of feedback and reflection.
- Leading teams through change and uncertainty.
- Building a self-sustaining culture of learning and innovation.
- Facilitating feedback sessions to encourage growth-oriented dialogue within teams.
- Developing change management plans to navigate significant organizational transitions.
- Designing a learning culture blueprint to embed continuous development and innovation into your team’s operations.
Participants engage in interactive exercises like role-playing scenarios, feedback framing, and real-world decision-making simulations to ensure practical application of their learning.
Classic Skills Are Embedded In Our Modules
| Module | Refined Skills Mapped |
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| Phase 1: Module 1 - The Art of Adaptive Leadership: Balancing Styles for Dynamic Teams | (Hyper-)Situational Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Flexibility in Leadership Styles |
| Phase 1: Module 2 - Empathy in Action: Aligning People-First Leadership with Results | Emotional Intelligence, Conflict Resolution, Building Psychological Safety, Tactical Empathy |
| Phase 2: Module 3 - The Leader’s Voice: Inspiring, Influencing, and Resolving with Clarity | Influencing Without Authority, Speaking with Impact, Stakeholder Engagement |
| Phase 2: Module 4 - Leading Through Complexity: Agility in Crisis and Innovation | Crisis Management, Agile Decision-Making, Innovation Facilitation |
| Phase 3: Module 5 - Catalysts for Growth: Empowering Innovation and Measuring Success | Empowering Teams, Measuring Leadership Impact, Driving Operational Excellence |
| Phase 3: Module 6 - Building a Legacy: Leadership, Learning, and Innovation | Creating a Learning Culture, Continuous Improvement |
Get More Of What You Want From Your Senior Leaders!
✔︎ Advanced Leadership Mastery:
Participants refine their ability to seamlessly integrate transformational, distributed, and servant leadership styles, empowering them to lead with strategic vision while meeting evolving business demands and team dynamics.
✔︎ Empowered Teams with Higher Engagement:
By fostering trust, inclusivity, and psychological safety, NextGen-trained leaders build highly engaged teams that are motivated, innovative, and aligned with organizational goals. These teams demonstrate higher retention and stronger commitment to excellence.
✔︎ Cross-Functional Influence and Collaboration:
Senior leaders gain the ability to influence without authority, breaking silos and aligning teams across departments. By fostering collaboration and communicating effectively with diverse stakeholders, they ensure stronger buy-in for strategic initiatives.
✔︎ Agility in Leadership for Dynamic Markets:
Leaders trained in the program excel at adapting leadership styles and approaches to fit changing circumstances. They are equipped to navigate crises, drive innovation, and maintain team effectiveness during uncertainty or market volatility.
✔︎ Tangible Business Impact:
The program emphasizes connecting leadership practices to measurable business results, including enhanced operational efficiency, innovation, and profitability. Leaders learn to deliver clear performance outcomes while balancing people-first strategies with strategic objectives.
✔︎ Legacy Leadership and Cultural Excellence:
Participants develop a mindset of continuous improvement, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and learning within their teams. This ensures sustained growth, strengthens the leadership pipeline, and builds a reputation of excellence for the organization.
Take the First Step Towards NextGen Leadership
Empower your organization with senior leaders who inspire, adapt, and deliver results.
Frequently Asked Questions - Manager Excellence Program
What is the primary objective of the NextGen Manager Excellence Program?
The program aims to equip mid-level managers with the skills and mindset needed to lead through complexity, drive innovation, and deliver measurable business results.
How is the program different from traditional leadership training?
This program integrates diverse leadership styles, emphasizes adaptability, and ties leadership behaviors to business outcomes. It develops leaders who can navigate uncertainty and inspire high-performing teams.
Which specific skills and competencies does the program develop?
Participants develop strategic thinking, emotional intelligence, situational leadership, cross-functional collaboration, influencing without authority, and change leadership skills.
Who is the program designed for?
The program is for mid-level managers preparing for senior roles and senior leaders seeking to refine their effectiveness in driving team and organizational success.
How does this program prepare managers for senior leadership roles?
The program enhances strategic vision, situational agility, and team empowerment while equipping leaders to align their actions with organizational goals.
Is the program customizable to meet our organization’s unique needs?
Yes, it can be tailored to your industry, leadership challenges, and strategic goals to ensure alignment with your organization’s culture and objectives.
How do you measure the program's success and ROI?
Success is tracked through leadership assessments, team engagement surveys, and measurable improvements in team performance and leadership effectiveness.
How does the program align with our organizational strategy and culture?
The program fosters leadership behaviors aligned with your strategic goals, embeds a culture of accountability and innovation, and supports long-term organizational success.