Executive Leadership - Training Courses | Afi U.

Executive Leadership

Impactful and innovative, a leadership training camp to maximize your performance and that of your team and propel your organization

Upcoming sessions

No date suits you?

Notify me when a session is added.

  • Duration: 14 days
  • Regular price: $5,880

Course outline

Duration : 14 sessions lasting 1h30 spread over a duration between 9 and 12 months to promote learning and the gradual integration of best practices into your daily management.

© AFI par Edgenda inc.

Recognized by its reputed clientele, the Executive Leadership Program includes a practical and accessible toolkit filled with examples and scenarios as well as practice books for each module.

Based on our powerful Model of the Effective and Inspiring Leader©, the course will allow you to understand the purpose and importance of the three roles of a leader (leader, manager, coach), and to master the essential tools of each role as well as the communication tools.

During the program, you will put these essential tools into practice, work on the issues you are currently facing with your coach and colleagues and share your successes.

Audience

Managers of managers and experienced leaders wishing to:

  • Maximize their leadership, coaching and management skills
  • Generate more impact and develop their potential
  • Pushing their performance further in terms of results and teams

For example, if you are:

  • A Manager who has been in the position for a few years looking for practical tools to better structure your management approach (both in terms of organization and operations as well as human resources) to become more efficient and productive in achieving results and acting as a coach with your teams.
  • A Manager integrating a new management position, wishing to acquire a solid foundation in management to succeed in this position and wishing to learn the essential tools to exercise a leadership role by adopting behaviours conducive to the emergence of your leadership.
  • A Manager considered to be the next generation of leaders or with high potential for senior positions and wishing to develop your management skills and acquire the essential skills and tools to be an effective leader, take on new challenges and develop your coaching posture to empower, support, and mobilize your team.
  • A Manager, Senior Executive, Leader, or Entrepreneur wishing to achieve a higher level of mastery of your leadership, management and coaching skills, the program is ideal for Senior Leaders wishing to reach the next level of performance.

Prerequisites

What are the criteria for admitting participants?

Knowing that the success of the Executive Leadership Program depends on the synergy of the group and the resonance of the business issues, we have set up a process for selecting participants.

The selection of participants is mainly based on specific requirements, such as their knowledge, experiences, and the business issues they experience daily to maximize the contribution of each person to the group.

A member of our admissions committee will conduct an interview with you to validate motivation, stakes, and winning conditions of the participant before validating the registration process.

Objectives

The benefits are numerous for the organization, the teams and the leadership roles.

At the end of this program, as a participant, you will be able to:

  • Take ownership of your role as leader/manager/coach and effectively exercise your influence.
  • Increase your efficiency, productivity, and performance.
  • Be more focused, clear, and effective towards achieving results.
  • Efficiently manage your priorities and those of your teams (planning and management skills).
  • Use concrete tools to provide effective and inspiring leadership.
  • Act on the mobilization and motivation of your team.
  • Stimulate employee’s attraction and retention through increased job satisfaction and motivation.
  • Communicate in a clear and mobilizing way.
  • Take appropriate action to coach, develop, and empower your teams towards achieving results.

Teaching method

The program, designed as a dynamic training camp and led by a highly experienced executive coach in a small group of 6 to 9 participants, includes:

  • All the materials: The Effective and Inspiring Leader Model©, a self-assessment based on the model, a practical toolkit filled with examples and scenarios as well as an implementation workbook.

14 group sessions:

  • 1 introductory session to understand how the program works, the learning tools and expectations.
  • 12 group coaching and co-development sessions of 1.5 hours every 3 weeks via remote virtual sessions.
    The sessions are recorded and will be available in the event of an absence.
  • 1 follow-up session 3 months after the end of the program.
  • “360 type” feedback from the team based on the skills of the NOVO LEADER model.
  • 3 individual coaching sessions with an experienced executive coach including a debriefing session for the Nova Personality and Motivation Profile and feedback from the team. (Additional sessions available as needed by agreement)
  • A peer group to share your knowledge.
  • The 3 months following the end of the main program (between sessions #12 and #13), weekly communications serving as reminders to put the tools into practice.

Your potential elevated by science and by our technology!

B12 draws on cognitive science and artificial intelligence to increase the impact of our programs. It’s like a gym for deepening new knowledge, adopting new behavior patterns, evaluating outcomes, and accelerating on the job application.

  • Greater learner engagement
  • Increased knowledge retention
  • Effective skills transfer
  • Ongoing measurable results
  • Habit formation and behavior change
Educational materials

As a participant in this program, you will have access to all these materials: the Model of an Effective and Inspiring Leader©, a self-assessment based on the model and a “360 type” feedback, a practical toolkit filled with examples and scenarios as well as an implementation workbook.

Surround yourself with the best

Marie-Hélène Demers
Marie-Hélène Demers
Chief Executive Officer, Talent and Human Potential
Business coach, entrepreneur and organizational "metteur en scène", Marie-Hélène Demers is ignited by her vision of creating a human, supportive and prosperous world. Vice-President, Human, at Edgenda, she leads the coaching school and the center of expertise #coaching and leadership, with the mission of inspiring the development of people and teams in organization – for better cooperation in the service of our sustainability.
Marie-Pier St-Hilaire
Marie-Pier St-Hilaire
CEO
Harvard Business School graduate, Marie-Pier has always been at the heart of transformation initiatives. Named to the prestigious list of Canada’s Top 40 under 40, the born entrepreneur founded AFI Expertise, now a division under the umbrella of Edgenda. With over 150 employees, Group Edgenda is considered as one of the 300 largest SMEs in Quebec and holds a spot in the 400 Canada’s top growing companies. In today's fast paced and ever-changing digital world, Edgenda's mission is to help and support organisations, teams and individuals, by ensuring human development and the long-term sustainability of Canadian businesses.
Josée Blaquière
Josée Blaquière
Trainer
Josée Blaquière has more than 40 years of experience as an organizational development consultant, as a facilitator and trainer, and as a coach for leaders and their teams. In addition to her extensive experience with leaders and their teams, Josée has led several conception and animation projects for leadership, performance management and coaching training programs. Josée is a graduate in industrial relations and holds a master's degree in organizational development MSOD.
Virginie Arbour-Maynard
Virginie Arbour-Maynard
Trainer
Facilitator, coach, speaker and senior advisor, Virginie is a passionate and mobilizing leader. She puts her solid experience as a professional, manager and ideator for more than 20 years at the service of various companies and teams that she accompanies through courses, workshops and individual and collective coaching. Virginie is a lawyer, member of the Barreau du Québec (2001) and professional coach. She has completed the 2nd Kaos Pilot level (Master Archer art & craft of designing & facilitating learning spaces) and is a certified SuccessFinder and AtmanCo professional.