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Leadership development programs

Let’s get serious, being an expert in your field doesn’t make anyone an expert leader—an expanded skill set, a courageous heart, and bold moves do.

But how can leaders access new, bold moves when many organizations live inside the mind?

Through our signature BADASS™ & Whole Mind Leadership programs, senior leaders gain critical skills in Emotional Intelligence and leading others in this paradoxical time.

  • Twenty First Century leaders need to navigate a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambigous) world. BADASS invites leaders to balance the left and right side of the brain.

    BOLD
    AUTHENTIC
    DISRUPTIVE
    AGILE
    SUPPORTIVE
    SPACIOUS

    BADASS connects with each person’s unique leadership style. It empowers a culture of giving and receiving solid and constructive feedback.

    Our BADASS™ Leadership Program is designed to take your personal development to the next level. Through tailored coaching sessions, immersive workshops, and actionable feedback, you'll gain the skills and confidence needed to lead with boldness, authenticity, and resilience. We focus on developing your unique strengths and helping you tap into your full potential, empowering you to overcome challenges and drive impactful change. We recommend this program for teams of at least 8 people and maximum of 24. The program includes 4 day-long modules and 3 follow up integration sessions for maximum impact. Individual coaching sessions can be added on for more customized learning.

    Join us and embark on a transformative journey to become a truly BADASS leader, both in your personal and professional life. Get ready for self-improvement, personal and professional growth, and more fulfillment in all aspects of your life.

  • Five Knowledge Centers:

    Head (Reason):

    Intellect, problem-solving, and reasoning are critical skills for any leader and become expanded when guided by the other four knowledge areas.

    Heart (Love):

    The workforce of today demands a bold-hearted leader, who is willing to vulnerably show up for what’s needed.

    Gut (Intuition):

    We are beings that were created to be multifaceted and dynamic. This is a skill that expands the capacity to be agile and navigate a complex world.

    Groin (Passion):

    Passionate and inspirational leaders are the only way businesses will stay relevant. Leaders have to learn to inspire with passion and purpose in a way others are excited to follow.

    Hands (Action):

    Bring the doing into powerful expression, guided by whole-minded wisdom.

  • For executives & HR leaders inside organizations.

    This experience is tailored to you and your needs. We have a wide range of professional coaches who will partner with you to grow you as a leader. The process, which we call Accessment™, can include any of the following models and approaches, whichever will serve you the best: BADASS™ Leadership, Five Knowledge Centers, Leadership Principles, and Co-Active Coaching.

    We enable leaders to explore and harness their innate capabilities, fostering a deeper understanding of their leadership impact. This innovative tool is designed to enhance executives' leadership styles and promote professional growth.

— MARIA NEVE, SVP People Experience for the Americas, SONY Music Entertainment

“Eric is a true partner. It’s an equal balance of support and challenge in a really fun and honest way.”

He’s great at holding up the mirror to what’s really there rather than what you perceive or what you present.

LICENSED CO-ACTIVE TRAINING INSTITUTE PROGRAMS

Coach Training in Organizations

In an increasingly complex business environment, it becomes imperative to empower Leaders to create effective, high-value, and engaged relationships built on trust. 

As one of the few organizations licensed to lead Co-Active® programs, these offerings help train Executives, Managers & Internal Coaches to use the power of coaching as a high-return investment for unlocking intrinsic human potential inside their organization. 

CTI’s proprietary Co-Active® model has been named “the gold standard of coach training” by the Institute of Coaching at McLean Hospital, a Harvard affiliate. These essential skills are currently used by more than half of all Fortune 500 companies.

  • By providing leaders with practical experience in how to integrate coaching skills into their leadership style, this deeply self-reflective program can dramatically enhance workplace interactions and a culture of coaching within the organization.

    Learn to:

    • Use proven coaching skills to expedite people development

    • Create powerful alliances based on a set of shared agreements

    • Design effective relationship alliances with others to minimize miscommunications and align expectations

    • Use powerful questions in coaching conversations to acutely identify what really matters

    And much more…

    Reach out today to start exploring how you can authentically step into different dimensions of leadership.

  • We also work within organizations to build empowering leadership cultures. This gives organizations the power to meet the development needs of their people, while creating a workforce that’s connected, performing and growth-oriented.

    Learn to:

    • Expand your ability to be fully present with employees and the peaks & valleys of organizational life

    • Use the three levels of listening — internal, focused, and global — to deepen your relationships

    • Help employees discover their individual and organizational values, identify self-defeating influences, and create a vision for achieving their individual and organizational goals

    And much more…

    Reach out today to start exploring how your team can expand their capacity as internal coaches.

LIKE WHAT YOU’RE SEEING?

OUR PROCESS

1: Get in touch

We’ll chat & design an experience for you or your organization to get you out of your head and into your other knowledge centers.

We introduce the concept of the 5 Knowledge Centers and explain their significance in personal and professional growth.

2: Experience “Accessment™”

Instead of “assessing" you, after our first session you’ll walk away with easy-to-implement tools to help you access new parts of yourself.

Our Accessment™ tool uses the five knowledge centers—head, heart, gut, groin, and hands—along with the BADASS leadership framework to provide profound insights into your leadership style. We invite clients to explore each center through various activities, exercises, and discussions during our sessions, guiding you to uncover untapped strengths and potential.

The Accessment™ takes approximately 90-120 minutes and is conducted by our Founder and Master Certified Coach (MCC), Eric Kohner. By leveraging these insights, executives can grow professionally, enhancing their ability to lead with boldness, authenticity, and agility. Transform your leadership journey and unlock new dimensions of personal and professional growth with Accessment™. This is the perfect tool for executives to reach their next level of development!

3: Team Work

We practice relationship building & partnership in addition to preaching it. As we customize our training for your organization, we do our best to sit in your seats so your workshop can be applied to your job immediately. In addition to tailoring the training to your organization, we also incorporate interactive exercises and real-life scenarios that simulate the challenges you face in your work environment. This hands-on approach allows you to practice and refine your relationship building and partnership skills in a safe and supportive setting.

And hey, we think the fact that we’ve worked with some of our clients for 20+ years says a lot about how we invest in you.

— CYNTHIA LOY DARST, Master Certified Coach

“One of Eric’s superpowers is his irreverence.”

He is insightful. He will boldly speak the unspeakable, and then he has a way of bringing people to their heart and of creating a really safe and intimate space that is… I don't know when I've seen another coach be able to do what he does. It’s like he’s a wizard.

NEW INITIATIVES!

Coaching for prison systems

Transform the criminal (in)justice system.

We coach leaders doing frontline work in prisons & in criminal justice, helping them transform hierarchical systems, step fully into their leadership at all levels, and enjoy the possibilities that emerge.

Read a little about our work with SNUG, an evidence-based organization committed to reducing gun violence.

Living Cities Earth

Impact 10,000 cities on a living planet.

Shifting worldviews is an extremely powerful leverage point in systems change and our work focuses on key worldview shifts that make applying regenerative solutions easier in the long run.

— MIKE LATTIMORE, Co-Founder, International Association of Security Awareness Professionals. Co-Founder, LivingCities.Earth and Board Member, FreedomtoChooseProject.org

“He’s been a fire starter for me.”

I think before Eric, I didn't have that kind of a catalyst, that kind of spark. He plants creativity bombs, clarity bombs, insight bombs… Some of the fires that he started have contributed greatly to my own forward motion and what I'm up to and stepping up to play my bigger game.

Individual Coaching Clients

Leadership

Eric's leadership coaching embodies the essence of BADASS™ Leadership, empowering clients to embrace their boldness and authenticity as they navigate their leadership journey. With a disruptive mindset, Eric challenges clients to break through barriers, fostering agility and adaptability in their approach to leadership. His coaching style creates a spacious and supportive environment, allowing clients to explore their potential and develop the skills necessary to thrive in today's dynamic business landscape.

Mentorship

Eric's mentor coaching is a testament to his expertise and dedication, accentuated by his accreditation as a Master Certified Coach from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the highest distinction attainable in the coaching profession. With this esteemed recognition, Eric brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his mentor coaching relationships. He guides aspiring coaches on a transformative journey, helping them refine their skills, deepen their understanding of coaching principles, and develop their own unique coaching style.

CTI Certification

Eric's service extends to coaching CTI certification students through their transformative journey of becoming a Co-Active Professional Certified Coach. With a deep understanding of the Co-Active coaching model and its principles, Eric provides invaluable support and guidance to aspiring coaches as they navigate the rigorous requirements of the certification process. Throughout the journey, Eric remains a trusted mentor and ally, ensuring his clients feel supported, inspired, and equipped to thrive in their coaching careers.