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Fractional Leader Accelerator Cohort

Experienced leaders are increasingly looking for new ways to apply their expertise, create meaningful work, and have greater control over their time and careers. Fractional leadership provides an opportunity to bring proven leadership experience to organizations without the traditional structure of a full-time executive or functional leadership role.

The Fractional Leader Accelerator Cohort is an interactive, practical learning experience designed to help experienced leaders build the foundation for a successful fractional leadership practice. Participants will explore how to define their fractional career model, position and package their expertise, establish the business infrastructure needed to operate effectively, develop relationships and opportunities, and create sustainable approaches to managing clients, capacity, and boundaries.

Through facilitated working sessions, practical tools, peer interaction, and application between sessions, participants will develop tangible plans they can use to move from exploring fractional leadership to building a practice designed around their experience, expertise, and goals. The cohort is specifically intended for leaders in transition, corporate leaders preparing for an exit, and early fractional practitioners.

Duration:
This program consists of eight two-hour sessions, delivered through a combination of online and in-person learning experiences. Participants will complete practical application between sessions to build their fractional leadership practice throughout the cohort.

Description

Program Components:

Session 1: Fractional by Design

  • Career, schedule, income, and capacity plan
  • EOS TOPIC: EOS Model and the Six Key Components

Session 2: Positioning and Packaging Your Value

  • Value proposition and service offering
  • EOS TOPIC: V/TO: Core Focus and Marketing Strategy

Session 3: Setting Up Your Fractional Business

  • Business setup, technology, invoicing, cash flow, and payment process
  • EOS TOPIC: Scorecard and Measurables

Session 4: Revenue Operations for the Fractional Leader

  • CRM, pricing strategy, proposals, contracts, and engagement framework
  • EOS TOPIC: Process Component: Documenting Core Processes

Session 5: Navigating the Ecosystem

  • Understanding ownership, strategic partnerships, and organizational health
  • EOS TOPIC: Accountability Chart and People Analyzer

Session 6: Turning Relationships into Revenue — Embracing AI in the Fractional World

  • Network activation, relationship development, and practical AI for fractional work
  • EOS TOPIC: Issues List and IDS

Session 7: Managing Clients, Capacity, and Boundaries

  • Weekly schedule and client-boundary plan
  • EOS TOPIC: Rocks and the 90-Day World

Session 8: Delivering Results and Building What’s Next

  • Client roadmap and 12-month fractional plan
  • EOS TOPIC: Level 10 Meeting and Quarterly Pulsing

Audience

Experienced leaders who are preparing for a career transition, considering a fractional leadership model, or beginning to establish a fractional practice, including executives and functional leaders with experience leading teams, divisions, or organizations.

Program Objectives

  • Define a fractional leadership model aligned with personal career, schedule, income, and capacity goals
  • Develop a clear value proposition and package leadership expertise into compelling service offerings
  • Establish the foundational business systems and processes needed to operate a fractional practice
  • Develop practical approaches to pricing, proposals, contracts, invoicing, and client engagement
  • Build relationships, partnerships, and business-development strategies to generate opportunities
  • Establish effective approaches to managing clients, capacity, and professional boundaries
  • Develop a roadmap for delivering results and sustaining long-term growth as a fractional leader

 

Time Management and Productivity

Days only have 24 hours but to-do lists are getting longer and longer—how does one keep up and complete all of their tasks?

Description

In today’s dynamic work environment, productivity is not simply about getting more done—it’s about doing what matters most with clarity, efficiency, and purpose. Each professional approaches work with different styles, habits, and strengths; therefore, productivity isn’t one-size-fits-all—it’s about finding the tools and strategies that work best for each individual.

This interactive program blends personal productivity principles with Lean thinking processes and tools to help participants streamline their workflow, manage their energy & focus, and reduce inefficiencies that can lead to burnout. Participants will explore how to differentiate between being busy and being productive, maintain healthy boundaries with technology and colleagues, and cultivate accountability that drives consistent follow-through and goal achievement.

By developing both the mindset and systems needed for sustainable productivity, professionals will leave equipped to focus on meaningful contributions—both individually and as part of a team.

Audience

Professionals at all levels in any industry who want to discover better methods of managing their time and learn ways to hold colleagues and themselves accountable.

Outcome

Participants will walk away with these skills:

  • Differentiating between being busy, being productive, and making meaningful contributions by focusing on the most important—not just urgent—work.
  • Managing time, energy, and attention using customizable productivity strategies and Lean thinking tools.
  • Leveraging AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, communication and prioritization.
  • Maintaining healthy boundaries with technology and in workplace relationships to protect focus and well-being.
  • Building accountability practices that create momentum, ownership, and follow-through across teams and individuals.

Fostering Teamwork and Trust

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected workplace, true success thrives on collective trust and collaboration—because when people depend on one another, the team becomes stronger than any individual effort.

Description

Fostering Teamwork and Trust is designed for professionals at all levels who want to contribute to a high-performance team rooted in trust, shared purpose, and mutual respect. Beginning with a pre-program assessment, participants learn about nine distinct clusters of team-oriented behaviors—ranging from creative idea generation to practical implementation—that, when balanced, help teams work more effectively together

This program empowers individuals to become catalysts for effective collaboration, strong working relationships, and positive team dynamics. Participants will gain tools to enhance communication, navigate conflict, strengthen accountability, and build trust which is the essential thread that connects and sustains high-performing teams. Whether you’re leading a team, working within one, or building new connections across departments, this program helps you create the kind of environment where teams thrive and people want to contribute.

Audience

Professionals at all levels who work in or with teams, across functions and industries.

Outcome

Participants will walk away with these skills:

  • Understand the key attributes of high-performing teams
  • Build trust with colleagues across roles and responsibilities
  • Identify behavioral strengths and areas for development in the workplace.
  • Foster open, productive communication and feedback
  • Navigate team dynamics and strengthen collaboration
  • Apply strategies to maintain connection and accountability under pressure

Social Skills for Professional Success

Harnessing social and emotional intelligence to strengthen leadership, relationships, and team collaboration.

Description

Social and Emotional Intelligence (SEI) is a cornerstone of professional and personal success, promoting enhanced self-awareness, improved communication, stronger relationships, and improved personal health. This program leverages a four-quadrant SEI model based off of Daniel Goleman’s research to explore how SEI fosters inclusive leadership, encourages conflict resolution, and builds trust and rapport within teams. Participants will discover how SEI impacts essential skills like stress management, resiliency, empathy, and effective teamwork, driving both personal and team growth.

Through a comprehensive assessment, participants will identify their SEI strengths and areas for growth. The program offers actionable strategies and tools for improvement, empowering participants to promote team engagement and create a culture of collaboration. Optional follow-up coaching is available to support ongoing development and success.

Audience

Appropriate for any professional who wants to enhance their creative problem-solving skills.

Outcomes

Participants will walk away with these skills:

  • Gain an in-depth understanding of the four-quadrant SEI model.
  • Explore the business case and health benefits of strengthening SEI.
  • Learn how SEI fosters improved communication, inclusive leadership, and team engagement.
  • Develop actionable plans for stress management, resiliency, empathy, and teamwork.
  • Enhance skills to encourage personal and team growth while promoting effective conflict resolution.

One-Hour Virtual Coaching Session

This one-hour virtual coaching session provides tailored guidance to help you navigate your workplace interactions, build strong professional relationships, and communicate with confidence.

Elevate Leadership Certificate Program

Effective leaders continuously enhance their skill set to make an impact on the people and organizations they lead. The journey is defined by experience, self-awareness, and personal development. As leaders rise in organizations, they must elevate their skill sets to see the organization from a higher viewpoint, entrusting their colleagues and reports to manage everyday tasks.

In this interactive learning experience, participants will explore the characteristics of great leaders from a human centered and business acumen approach. They will learn new tools to help them grow into more senior roles, lead teams through change, inspire a workplace built on collaboration, and develop actionable plans to achieve long-term success.

Description

Program Components:

The journey begins with a virtual group introductory call to meet the program facilitators and cohort members. Participants will have reflective work in between each in-person session to encourage learning, skill development, and reflection outside of the classroom.

Session 1: Engaging Strengths

  • Recognize existing leadership strengths and development opportunities
  • Identify what a good leader looks like and how to present oneself as ready for a senior role
  • Navigate difficult or critical conversations
  • Create a plan to build a board of advisors and network with other senior leaders

Session 2: Empowering People*

  • Determine ways to coach, mentor, and develop others
  • Clarify team roles
  • Implement best practices for effective delegation
  • Explore a leader’s role in decision-making

Session 3: Embracing Change

  • Develop a holistic perspective of an organization and realize the overall impact change can have
  • Become familiar with the phases of change
  • Explore strategies for leading oneself, individuals, teams, and organizations through ongoing change

Session 4: Executing Forward*

  • Articulate the organization’s strategy
  • Identify opportunities to align departmental-level strategic plans with the organization's strategy
  • Establish a framework for succession planning and apply it to direct reports’ growth plans

*Virtual Group Reflection Calls

After the second and fourth in-person sessions, the cohort will meet for a virtual group check-in session to discuss how they have incorporated their learning into their lives and how they can continue to improve and sustain their new practices.

Audience

Upper-level managers preparing for the next level or those new to senior leadership roles who are responsible for a division or the overall organization.

Outcomes

  • Shift from a task-oriented management mindset into a “big picture” perspective
  • Capitalize on prior leadership experience to develop an authentic leadership aspiration
  • Effectively interact with all levels of an organization for maximum impact
  • Develop strategic and long-term thinking
  • Guide an organization through change
  • Establish habits and behaviors for continued improvement to retain leadership skills

Venue

Cintas Center
1624 Musketeer Drive
Cincinnati, 45207 United States + Google Map
Phone
513-745-1094

Time Management and Accountability

Days only have 24 hours but to-do lists are getting longer and longer—how does one keep up and complete all of their tasks?

Description

Professionals must decide how to prioritize and complete their assigned tasks to meet personal and managerial expectations. Everyone has unique working styles, habits, and needs when accomplishing their responsibilities, so time management and prioritization must be customizable skills anyone can adopt.

This program aims to provide practical tips, tools, and strategies to help individuals approach their use of time wisely and help managers lead their teams more effectively. Oftentimes, procrastination sets in because a certain task seems daunting or emotionally taxing. Participants will explore ways to manage their energy and mindsets to aid in their productivity. Finally, the program will discuss how accountability is created between managers and their teams, among colleagues, and within oneself.

Audience

Professionals at all levels in any industry who want to discover better methods of managing their time and learn ways to hold colleagues and themselves accountable.

Outcome

Participants will walk away with these skills:

  • Distinguishing between the urgent and important uses of time and prioritizing different tasks
  • Acknowledging the value of personal energy through the emotional fuel tank
  • Interpreting the hidden patterns of everyday life, both personally and professionally
  • Exposing five “time robbers”
  • Discovering organizational strategies to better budget one's use of time
  • Formulating accountability methods to keep oneself on track
  • Developing habits of mutual accountability

Venue

Cintas Center
1624 Musketeer Drive
Cincinnati, 45207 United States + Google Map
Phone
513-745-1094

Motivating Top Talent Across Generations

The most important asset to any organization is its people. Leaders must find ways to support top talent in order to achieve higher retention and performance success.

Description

Workforce trends and workplace culture has changed dramatically in recent years. Understanding what motivates employees from different generations, helping them strengthen their well-being, and developing top talent to support their performance are all critical for today's leaders.

Discovering one's purpose behind their work is a guiding theme in this one-day program. Participants will explore the new psychology of how work is seen and valued; the critical elements of well-being, self-care, and individual motivators; and how to align employees' performance with overall organizational performance. Conversations, discussions, and experiential activities are interwoven throughout the session.

Audience

Team leaders, managers, or anyone in a position to support their colleagues will benefit from this program.

Outcome

Participants will walk away with these skills:

  • Understanding the foundation of new motivational norms
  • Developing mindsets to shift from old motivations to the new motivational norms
  • Identifying best practices to support a high performance/high retention culture amidst the new psychology of work
  • Recognizing practical ways to embrace the cultural development necessary to attract and retain top talent
  • Establishing next steps to win the war for talent in this competitive labor market

Venue

Cintas Center
1624 Musketeer Drive
Cincinnati, 45207 United States + Google Map
Phone
513-745-1094

Communications Excellence Certificate

Sharpen your leadership voice and gain skills to become an excellent communicator by earning this certificate. This certificate provides techniques that will allow you to create clear written and verbal messaging, engage confidently in critical conversations, provide impactful presentations, and develop a clear leadership presence. The requirements to earn this certificate and digital badge are:

Participants must attend 4 of the following one-day programs within the same semester:

 

Digital Badge:

Xavier Leadership Center is proud to offer each participant a digital badge once participants have met program completion criteria. Digital badges include a direct link to view program credentials and can be utilized by participants on social media and digital resumes.

Description

Business Communications:
The first part of this interactive workshop focuses on improving verbal communication skills including providing meaningful feedback, resolving conflict, and meeting everyday workplace challenges. The second portion of the class emphasizes effective written communication in the digital age, including crafting clear and concise messages, being other-centered, and increasing the professionalism of your writing.

Business Storytelling:
More than ever, there is one thing that truly separates many brands and companies today—that one thing is STORY. When it comes to creating powerful brand connections, engaging innovations, and inspirational business strategies, a good story can make whatever brands share more impactful. For this full-day workshop, presentations include surprising insights, engaging personal stories, fun movie references, hands-on exercises, and “Hollywood-esque” tools. Participants will leave with a series of inspiring story fundamentals, examples, and methods that can be applied by ANY role within an organization and in ANY industry. Using the building blocks of storytelling, participants will be able to develop strategies to bring innovative ideas and methodologies back to the organization.

Difficult Conversations:
Drawing on principles from Crucial Conversations, behavioral decision-making practices, and organizational theory, participants will learn to confidently navigate challenging interpersonal dynamics and high-stakes conversations. Through real-world application and engaging exercises, they’ll build the skills needed to foster trust, reduce conflict, and create stronger workplace relationships.

Feedback and Conflict Management:
This program begins by exploring the major causes of conflict in the workplace. Then, strategies are discussed for building psychological safety and managing emotional reactions during difficult and critical conversations. Next, participants will gain the confidence to deliver and receive feedback in a respectful, yet honest, way. Through experiential learning and real-world examples, participants at any level will be able to alleviate conflict before it becomes a serious issue.

Fostering Teamwork and Trust:
This program empowers individuals to become catalysts for effective collaboration, strong working relationships, and positive team dynamics. Participants will gain tools to enhance communication, navigate conflict, strengthen accountability, and build trust which is the essential thread that connects and sustains high-performing teams. Whether you’re leading a team, working within one, or building new connections across departments, this program helps you create the kind of environment where teams thrive and people want to contribute.

Influencing and Persuading for Results
In today’s dynamic work environment, success depends on engaging others, building trust, and moving forward together. Influence is the ability to guide people through credibility and integrity, while persuasion turns ideas into cooperation by connecting logic and emotion to shared values. This one-day program equips you to influence and persuade ethically and effectively. You’ll learn how to strengthen relationships, communicate with purpose, and navigate resistance with confidence, enabling collaboration and meaningful results.

Presenting Yourself with Confidence:
Participants will explore the factors that shape their professional image and learn practical strategies for strengthening their executive presence. They will examine how performance, image, and exposure contribute to career success while identifying opportunities to increase their visibility and impact. The program also addresses common barriers to confidence, such as imposter syndrome, and provides techniques for communicating strengths and accomplishments with authenticity. Through discussions and applied practice, participants will refine their approach for a variety of workplace situations including networking, internal meetings, presentations, and career discussions. They will learn to intentionally use body language and storytelling techniques to build stronger connections and take control of the impressions they make.

Audience

Professionals at any level who want to increase their communications skills.

Venue

Cintas Center
1624 Musketeer Drive
Cincinnati, 45207 United States + Google Map
Phone
513-745-1094