Emerging Leader Program
Strong leadership tomorrow starts today.
Successful leaders know that the greatest investment you can make is in your people. But how do you prepare your rising stars to become your next generation of senior leadership? Consider the Emerging Leader Program, a dynamic, comprehensive curriculum that provides real world leadership training specifically for the middle manager.
Guided by an accomplished business leader and master facilitator, members develop core leadership competencies and the confidence to deliver on company goals.
Unlike leadership programs that squeeze a wide-range of material into a few days and leave members without follow up, the Vistage Emerging Leader Program cultivates mastery by focusing on one topic at a time. Members are groomed to advance their careers within your company, rather than seek outside opportunities. The net result is a professional, empowered team of senior leaders who are prepared to grow with your business, taking it to the next level.
Benefits to your organization
Improved execution
Elevate the competency of all levels of leadership to develop an organization that is effective, adaptable and empowered.
Bench strength
Fill mission-critical leadership roles with trusted, empowered employees.
Employee retention
Incentivize top talent to seek advancement in-house through a culture of leadership development.
Enhanced culture
Professional leaders model your company values, are ambassadors for your brand, and lift those in their sphere of influence.
Kelly Heffner
Controller, Field Fresh Foods
Emerging Leader Member
One of the biggest challenges in my role is that I’m often perceived as being only concerned about cost. The Emerging Leader program has helped me improve my communication with my team and coworkers, has opened me up to extensive conversations and invited me into discussions of growth.
“One of the biggest challenges in my role is that I’m often perceived as being only concerned about cost. The Emerging Leader program has helped me improve my communication with my team and coworkers, has opened me up to extensive conversations and invited me into discussions of growth.”
Kelly Heffner
Controller, Field Fresh Foods
Emerging Leader Member
How it works
- Commitment: 2 years; 12 full-day meetings held every other month.
- Curriculum: Focused on 12 leadership competencies, with each meeting focusing on a single topic.
- Structure: Meetings feature an expert Vistage speaker who leads an interactive presentation on one competency, followed by a workshop led by a Vistage Chair who teaches the mastery of it.
- Reinforcement: Members collaborate with peers to cultivate their leadership skills and effectiveness.
- Mentorship framework: Members partner with an in-house senior leader to guide and develop on-the-job application.
What sponsoring CE Members say
Sam Diaz
Executive VP, Plantgistix
The course has been very beneficial to our managers. They have quickly implemented what they have learned to the benefit of our organization. This is very timely as we are growing quite rapidly.
Annette Zimmerman
President & CEO, PrimeWay FCU
The Vistage Emerging Leader Program not only teaches great leadership principles but encourages participants to reflect on what they have learned. I have seen individuals not only learn but change habits and behaviors that will serve them personally and professionally throughout life.
What Emerging Leader Members are Saying
“I’ve come to realize that leaders at our level are solving similar business problems, just on different scales. I can’t imagine what it would have been like to navigate certain challenges – including my promotion and a major IT systems crash – without the program. Emerging Leader could not have come at a more perfect time in my career.”
Matt Hasson
Vice President of Information Technology, Movers Specialty Service
Emerging Leader Member
“The Emerging Leader Program takes the guesswork out of leadership development by compiling all of the information and presenting it in an easy-to-digest format. I don’t have to sign up for 10 different seminars or read 15 different business books to get what I need. Having a curated program has been immensely helpful to not only me as a manager, but also to my team.”
Russ Monroe
VP of Property Management, Capstone Advisors
Emerging Leader Member
“The Emerging Leader Program has been invaluable to my professional growth. Nothing has been more impactful than sharing my issues with my team. I have found that at the end of this process, I end up in a place that I wouldn’t have if I tried tackling an issue myself.”
Aaron Mayer
Area Manager, Culinary Services Group
Emerging Leader Member
“This program has been an avenue to much-needed business acumen building that, before this program, I’ve had to pursue on my own.”
Jaime Caballero
Director of Financial Planning & Analytics, Third Coast Chemicals
Emerging Leader Member
Empower your rising stars to become your next generation of senior leaders.
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Frequently asked questions
What is emerging leaders program?
The Vistage Emerging Leader Program prepares your managers or individual contributors to reach the next level of leadership.
Why join emerging leader programs?
Unlike training and development programs that squeeze a wide range of material into a few days and leave members without follow-up, this program cultivates mastery by focusing on leadership competency. It also aligns your team with your vision, mission, values and goals. Everyone is focused on the same outcomes and is speaking the same language.
What is an emerging leader?
An emerging leader is a rising star in your company. Examples could be a manager or director ready to take the next step in their career.
How can future leaders be developed?
Vistage offers a full suite of leadership development programs that will empower and align your high-potential employees to grow within your company — as opposed to leaving them to pursue outside opportunities to grow.