LeadFORWARD is a transformation and realistically impactful program that scaled up my leadership style to a whole new level. The recipe for success lies in its curriculum that starts with personal excellence, provides tools to create new leaders who are big potential, and individual 1-1 sessions to keep you on track for achieving the milestones. I recommend this program to anyone who is willing to be vulnerable and ready to take a leap into becoming a high-impact leader.

Every so often, if you’re lucky, you’ll get to meet someone who is both kind, thoughtful, and understanding – and also pushes, drives, and expects you to become the best version of yourself that you can be.

Bill and the whole team at Emergent have that rare ability to simultaneously listen with compassion and ask the right tough questions to move us past our perceived obstacles and limiting beliefs.

The LeadFORWARD program is an incredible opportunity to develop and expand your own leadership capacity while connecting with other top performers. If you are intent on achieving your goals and making a difference – don’t leave it up to chance – make the commitment, and you’ll be amazed at the person you become.

I am thankful for the opportunity to have been a part of the LeadFORWARD program and for the relationships that I created in the community because of it. The program helped me focus on my whole self by defining what matters most. It helped me create a vision for the leader and person I wanted to be and provided the tools necessary to become that person.

I highly recommend the LeadFORWARD program for leaders at all levels of an organization.  The investment requires a personal commitment to look in the mirror, assess your leadership skills, and tap into your full potential.  The work in the group setting and individually with my personal coach was invaluable – not only for myself but for the organization.  An added bonus…a new circle of friends whose support allows me continued growth.

I had used all the tools I had, exhausted my skill set, and still didn’t feel good about my leadership and how I was running my business. I was tired and stressed. Through my work with Bill and Emergent, I have developed a new set of tools. These tools have helped me become more focused, empower the team around me, and create successes in places I didn’t think were possible. I have become a better leader for my business, my team, and to be honest, a better person overall.

Through my sessions with Ralph, my leadership has grown and evolved; I’ve already begun to reap the rewards of these sessions, seeing the impact on my players and staff – as I grow, I also allow them a space to develop and lead. Ralph has been a steady source of knowledge and wisdom, expanding my skill set and allowing me to effectively support each of my players and staff members so that we all succeed.

Ralph has been easy to work with, flexible to my schedule, and has really worked to tailor sessions to challenges I face that are unique to my profession and my leadership. Not only has Ralph helped take my coaching and leadership skills to the next level, but he’s given me the tools to continue to better myself, daily.

I appreciate being nominated by community organizations and having the opportunity to participate in the Emergent LeadFORWARD Executive Leadership Experience! Ralph, Bill, Cathy and Jay are all phenomenal coaches. The awareness and concepts they bring to your attention while helping you process them is really rewarding personally, as well as professionally. We had a great team on this journey, having others in different professions but dealing with similar matters really helped to think outside the box. My teammates taught me valuable advice that I was able to implement in my daily work style and habits, that allowed me to improve and continue to become a better leader! It was a very humbling experience; and I realized that leadership is a marathon, not a sprint. 

If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. African Proverb – Martha Goedert