Leading Others- Cohort 13

Leading Others is a 12-month leadership program designed for mid- to senior-level leaders in roles charged with creating organizational change. Participants of Leading Others benefit from an executive coach that walks alongside as you move through the experience.

Program Benefits

• Bring peer-level leaders together to support, collaborate, and network within and beyond the Leading Others program.
• Our proprietary Drake Leadership Success Profile (360) measures participants' leadership competencies with pre and post assessments.
• Discover and enhance leadership strengths for higher levels of performance.
• Creat a personalized Leader Development Plan through one-on-one and group executive coaching.
• Develop a three-year business plan, including new strategies for enhancing organizational performance.
• Drake facilitators, executive coaches, and cross-industry experts provide guidance and customized coaching throughout the experience.
• Become part of Drake's executive programs outstanding alumni leaders.

Key Dates

Welcome Event (virtual): February 2, 2026

SELF Module: April 7-9, 2026

TEAM Module: May 13 - 14, 2026

BUSINESS Module: June 9 - 11, 2026

Leadership Sustainability: September 17, 2026

Graduation: February 25, 2027

Fees: 8 In-person days plus 7 individual executive coaching sessions over the course of 12 months totals $12,499. SAVE $750 by registering 4 weeks prior to the Welcome Event.

Contact: Reach out to [email protected] for additional information

Info: (1) Identify your strengths and opportunities through your Drake 360 Leadership Success Profile results. (2) Evaluate your personal leadership style and articulate your Leadership Brand. (3) Develop a personalized and implementable Leader Development Plan with associated objectives, key results, and tactics.

Info: (1) Evaluate your own communication practices and discover strategies to improve team performance. (2) Explore tools you can use to emphasize continuous learning for you and your team. (3) Utilize the Leadership Performance Model (LPM) to build an effective environment for your team and/or diagnose the cause of team performance issues in order to adapt your environments.

Info: (1) Learn how to drive strategy and decision-making. (2) Identify performance gaps and strategic opportunities (3) Create a three-year business plan for your function. (4) Receive valuable insights by presenting your business plan to the Dolphin Tank - a group of experienced executives.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Drake University, 2507 University Avenue, Des Moines, United States