FOUNDATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COHORT
Leadership Development, Wherever You Lead.
Give your new and developing leaders access to practical, high-quality leadership development no matter where they’re geographically located.
This fully virtual cohort brings leaders together throughout four focused sessions to build the foundational skills they need to confidently lead people, navigate challenges, and make a stronger impact on the business.
Nov 2–Feb 2
4 Monthly Virtual Sessions
8 Competencies
$1,800
100% VIRTUAL
Executive Search • Executive Transition • Leadership Development
Registration Now Open
Great leadership development shouldn’t depend on where you work.
Whether your leaders are in Metro Detroit, West Michigan, Northern Michigan, or the Upper Peninsula, access to meaningful professional development shouldn’t require hours of travel.
This fully virtual cohort brings leaders from across Michigan together for a shared development experience, connecting professionals across organizations, industries, and communities without asking them to leave theirs.
From the U.P. to Detroit and everywhere in between.
One virtual cohort. Leaders learning together from wherever they work.
Built For the Leaders You’re Growing.
Our Foundational Leadership Development Cohort is designed for people who are beginning to lead others or strengthening the foundation beneath their leadership.
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NEW PEOPLE LEADERS
Recently promoted supervisors and managers learning how to lead people, not just do the work.
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EMERGING LEADERS
High-potential employees preparing to take on greater leadership responsibility.
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DEVELOPING MANAGERS
Existing leaders who would benefit from strengthening their core leadership competencies.
Especially valuable for organizations with:
Multiple Locations
Remote Teams
Limited Access to In-Person Development
Rural Operations
Distributed Leadership Teams
THE FLDC EXPERIENCE
Four Sessions. Eight Competencies.
Designed to Put Learning into Practice.
Leadership development takes more than a day of training. Across four live virtual sessions, participants explore two essential leadership competencies at a time, with space between sessions to apply what they’ve learned in their own workplace before coming back together to build on that foundation.
THE CURRICULUM
Two Competencies Each Session.
One Foundation that Builds.
01
SESSION 01 · NOVEMBER 2
Building Your Leadership Foundation
Foundations of Leadership
From doer to trusted leader.
TAKEAWAY
Tools to lead others without losing accountability or trust.
Shift from individual contributor to confident people leader by building trust, credibility, and integrity.
Leading Through Others
Foundations for scalable leadership.
Learn how to delegate, coach, and multiply your impact through your team.
TAKEAWAY
A framework for developing people instead of doing it all yourself.
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02
SESSION 02 · DECEMBER 1
Expanding Your Impact
Leadership HR Essentials
Navigating HR with confidence.
Navigate employee relations and compliance with greater confidence and consistency.
TAKEAWAY
Guidance around discipline, investigations, leave, and knowing when to involve HR.
Business & Financial Acumen
Using data to drive decisions.
Understand how labor, budgets, and metrics connect everyday leadership decisions to business outcomes.
TAKEAWAY
Confidence connecting daily decisions to financial impact.
03
SESSION 03 · JANUARY 5
Building for What’s Next
Managing Emotions & Conflict
Leadership that starts within
Lead with self-awareness and composure through high-pressure situations and difficult conversations.
TAKEAWAY
Practical strategies to navigate emotions and resolve conflict productively.
Foundations of Talent Development
Turning potential into performance.
Develop and retain talent through intentional growth and succession planning.
TAKEAWAY
Practical approaches to IDPs, potential assessment, succession, and career paths.
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SESSION 04 · FEBRUARY 2
Leading Through Complexity
Leading Through Change
Turning disruption into opportunity.
TAKEAWAY
Strategies to communicate change, manage resistance, and sustain engagement.
Guide teams through change with clarity, empathy, and consistency.
Strategic Leadership Foundations
Think ahead and build with purpose.
TAKEAWAY
Tools to plan, prioritize, and manage risk strategically.
Think beyond today’s tasks and align your team around long-term priorities.
Virtual by Design.
Personal by Experience.
FLDC brings leaders together virtually for four focused learning sessions spanning four months.
Each session combines expert facilitation, peer discussion, practical exercises, and real-world application. Between sessions, participants return to their organizations with new tools and approaches they can begin putting into practice.
Then they come back together to reflect, learn, and build on that foundation.
LEARN
REFLECT
APPLY
BUILD
LIVE INSTRUCTION
Learn directly from experienced facilitators.
PEER LEARNING
Connect with leaders across organizations, industries, and communities.
PRACTICAL APPLICATION
Put new approaches to work between sessions.
NO TRAVEL REQUIRED
Bring development directly to your leaders.
More than Four Training Sessions.
Four live virtual development sessions
Pre-program self-assessment
Curated participant materials and resources
Practical workplace application
Follow-up development recommendations
Eight foundational leadership competencies
Post-program self-assessment
Guided peer discussion
Certificate of Completion
Development that continues after February 2.
Following the cohort, participants receive development recommendations that can be shared with organizational leadership to help guide continued growth beyond the program.
Develop One Leader. Strengthen the Team Around Them.
Organizations need more than managers who understand their responsibilities. They need leaders who can build trust, develop people, navigate difficult situations, understand business priorities, and confidently lead through change.
FLDC gives organizations a structured way to develop those capabilities without building an internal leadership program or sending employees hours away for training.
NOVEMBER 2026 – FEBRUARY 2027
Virtual Foundational Leadership Development Cohort
NOV
02
2026
Foundations of Leadership
Leading Through Others
01
DEC
2026
Leadership HR Essentials
Business & Financial Acumen
05
JAN
2027
Managing Emotions & Conflict Foundations of Talent Development
02
FEB
2027
Leading Through Change
Strategic Leadership Foundations
Learn From Professionals Who Know Leadership in Practice.
Marcy McMahon
Director of Client Success
Marcy draws on 25+ years in people operations and organizational leadership to help leaders connect strong people practices with stronger business outcomes.
Sandi Karman
HR Consultant
An expert in communication, productive conflict, and organizational change, Sandi helps leaders strengthen team dynamics and bring out the best in their people.
Sarah Zevalkink
HR Consultant
Sarah combines strategic HR expertise with a people-centered approach to coaching leaders through growth, change, and organizational complexity.
Kym Hess
HR Consultant
From leadership coaching to organizational development, Kym brings 20+ years of practical HR experience navigating the complex people challenges leaders face.
Being able to discuss real-life leadership scenarios, hear everyone's perspectives, and learn from eachother added so much value to these classes. It's a must attend for those wanting to progress in their careers in an intentional way."
– Caitlin Moyer • Operations Project Manager
HR Collaborative’s virtual Foundational Leadership Development Cohort provided practical training and networking opportunities I wouldn’t have had otherwise. Its cross-disciplinary approach challenged me to think like an executive across finance, HR, and operations, significantly sharpening my overall leadership capabilities.
– Haley Thams • Human Resources Administrator, JM Longyear
This cohort changed how I show up as a leader. I've always been driven to get things done, and now I also have tools to bring out the best in the people around me: listening as well as directing, building trust with my team in small, everyday moments, staying steady through times of change, and communicating with both clarity and kindness. I use these skills constantly, and I'm grateful to HR Collaborative for this learning experience.
– Mae Muller • Supervisor of Patient Services, Mentavi Health
Leadership Development has Never Been More Convenient
Give your leader access to the development they need.
4 Live Virtual Sessions • 8 Leadership Competencies • November 2 – February 2 • $1,800 / Participant