The Core Leadership Program
Rapidly Accelerating the Core Leadership Capacity
of Your Mid & Senior Leaders
It’s Time for a New Leadership Approach
What worked before doesn’t necessarily work now.
Leading in turbulent times takes a different approach to seizing opportunities, driving results & motivating others. As the world has changed, so too should our toolkit for leadership!
Introducing the Core Leadership Program.
The Core Leadership Program brings together our most impactful leadership acceleration tools, exercises and latest thinking and is laser-focused on developing the Core Leadership Qualities critical for achieving full leadership impact in these turbulent times.
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Great executors finding it challenging to shift from day-to-day operational success to leading with a higher level of thinking
High-impact leaders who have been waiting for leadership training during the COVID and work-from-home years
Capable professionals who have moved from senior individual contributors to be leader of leaders
Emerging leaders wanting to build out their core leadership skillset
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Having successfully coached, trained and advised 5000+ leaders over the past 15 years across 20 industries, we have found that the best way to accelerate leadership growth is through:
Validated leadership assessments
360 feedback insights
Experiential learning exercises
Practical tools and frameworks
High-touch in-person work and follow-up coaching support
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Pre-program coaching call with In Residence Executive Coach
3 High Impact Leadership Assessments
Confidential 360 Insights from Peers, Bosses, Direct Reports
4 days of high impact learning with business simulations & time with other experts
2 post-program individual coaching calls
Monthly group coaching call for 3 months
Access to full toolkit and downloads for 90 days
*Lunch & snacks included each day
Applied insights from training & coaching
5000+ leaders across 20+ industries
This four-day intensive program is designed to challenge, mobilize and rapidly accelerate the leadership capacity of your mid and senior-level leaders and ensure sustainable growth & momentum with follow-up coaching support.
Releasing the Full Power of Leadership
To stand strong in adversity, have the grit to get up and lead another day, have the emotional capacity to motivate others, and have hope for the future, leaders today need to have a solid level of capacity in 4 core leadership qualities.
Focusing on the Most Critical 6 Skills
The 4 critical qualities of Confidence, Compassion, Conviction & Clarity are strengthened through 6 key leadership skills.
The Core Leadership Program at A Glance
A 4-day, in-person leadership intensive with 90 days of follow-up coaching support
Day One
Integrated Leadership Insights
Keynote Opening - “Leading in Turbulent Times
Building Confidence in You & Leading with Values
Towering Strengths & Coachable Limitations
360 Insights & Growth Plan
Core Leadership Operating Model
Day Two
Core Leadership Skill Building
Having tough conversations, and navigating conflict at all levels
Leading well through change
Leading & Motivating Others
High-Performance Coaching & Feedback
Day Three
Building High-Performance Teams
High-Performance Team Business Simulation
Developing an Eye for Talent & Building an A Team
Cultivating a High-Performance Culture
Team Accountability & Dealing with Low Performers
Day Four
Tools & Rhythms for Sustainable Impact
Articulating a Compelling Vision and establishing a genuine leadership presence
High Impact Leadership Tools Sustainable Shifts & Accountability
Pre-program coaching call with In Residence Executive Coach
3 High Impact Leadership Assessments
Confidential 360 Insights from Peers, Bosses, Direct Reports
2 post-program individual coaching calls
In-person program at 286 Sanford Ave N Unit 301, Hamilton
The Program Includes
4 days of high impact learning with business simulations & time with other experts
Monthly group coaching call for 3 months
Access to full toolkit and downloads for 90 days
Lunch & snacks included each day
Meet Our Core Faculty
Discover the powerhouse behind Leadership Training Canada: A seasoned strategist with a decade of business transformation expertise, an executive coach and an HR lead who has led the function several times, shaping impactful leaders across 25 diverse industries.
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Jessalyn Hanna is our in-residence Executive Coach and co-founder of Allen Leigh Consulting (ALC). For the past 10 years, Jessalyn has coached hundreds of senior and emerging leaders across 16 industries including healthcare, retail, non-profit, academic, manufacturing, technology, and government.
Jessalyn’s focus in coaching is to provide leaders with the thinking space to reflect on and process current business challenges, supply practical tools to support and leverage their personal style, and bring a fresh perspective to help critically shape their thinking and experiment with new shifts in style to achieve greater impact.
Jessalyn also leads our Assessment Centre and is certified in 20+ global assessments and provides a unique practical perspective in using assessments to accelerate individual/business growth and bring critical insights into the hiring process.
Jessalyn has her BA from the University of Guelph and is a Certified Human Resources Professional and Kolbe™ Consultant and has accumulated the required professional hours and is finalizing certification with both CTI and the International Coaching Federation.
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Laura Alexim is a senior People and Culture leader who has led strategy and a full suite of HR functions for fast-paced and
dynamic businesses. She integrates a business orientation and employee-centred perspective as she serves as a trusted advisor
to colleagues at all levels in an organization.
Prior to joining Allen Leigh, Laura led businesses through the design, implementation, and effective management of HR
functions. She has experience in full-cycle recruitment, onboarding, goal setting and performance management, employee
experience, policy development and compliance, compensation analysis, benefits management, personnel issue management,
leadership training, employee coaching, culture development, organizational structure mapping, and workplace health and
safety.
Laura is skilled at tackling complex people initiatives with innovative and practical approaches. While head of HR for several
companies, she led transformational projects including organizational restructuring/redesign, career development frameworks,
talent optimization programs, renewed company values, EVP development, performance management programs,
compensation analysis and model development, Equity Diversity + Inclusion programs, and people management training.
Laura has a Bachelor in Business Administration from Trent University with a specialization in Human Resources Management.
While at Trent, she completed a term with an international business school in Sweden and was an award-winning varsity rugby
player. Laura has her CHRL designation with the HRPA and completed Certificate courses in Labour Relations, HRBP, and
Mental Health and Psychological Safety in the Workplace. She gained global business experience working in Brazil for five years.
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Rob Luke is a highly sought-after advisor to CEOs and Founders who are leading through periods of rapid business growth or navigating through significant change. Over the past 10 years, Rob has worked with 75+ businesses across 16 industries and has supported CEOs, Founders and Boards through business restructuring, stabilizing core culture while scaling fast, CEO/President selection, finding and integrating key leadership talent into existing teams, and advising on change plans & communications.
Prior to co-founding Allen Leigh, Rob held various leadership roles within the public and healthcare sectors and was responsible for implementing large multi-stakeholder change and quality improvement initiatives. In that environment, Rob managed the performance of over 1,500 healthcare professionals. Rob has delivered over 3,000 leadership assessments, has worked with more than 500 senior leaders, and has managed 30+ organizational change, development, and leadership projects in industries such as hospitality, retail, technology, healthcare law, accounting, construction, manufacturing, and non-profits.
Rob has his Master of Organizational Leadership and is certified in more than 30 individual and organizational assessments.
Clients Using Our Leadership Tools & Programs to Advance the Leadership Capacity of Their Leaders
Core Leadership
Program
$5,500.00 + tax ($4,500.00 + tax, before May 30, 2025)
June 26 - October 23
Venue - Ancaster Old Mill
548 Old Dundas Road, Ancaster, ON
This program is not a touchy feely leadership development program, it is a practical business-minded program focused on rapidly developing the core leadership skills required to lead well at scale.
If you are looking for an intensive leadership acceleration program for mid to senior-level leaders, consider this learning experience. One stand-out feature is the learning simulation that combines real-time organizational issues with leadership and team challenges.
Get in Touch
Register now, to reserve your spot or reach out below with any questions. If you share some availability, we can set up a call to go over more details of the program.