INVEST IN YOUR LEADERS
How to roll out and support the transformational L6 Program
(1) Prepare the organization to implement the program, perhaps the largest investment in human capital in the company’s history, by building alignment with leadership and assembling the cohort.
(2) Support the cohort through the program and ensure leadership provides ample time and attention to their team members going through the program.
(3) Reinforce the concepts taught and cultivate the community created through the program to ensure the transformation takes root throughout the organization.
THE L6 APPROACH
Building a community of evolved, mindful, and skillful leaders.
We believe that leadership drives culture and that culture drives value. The L6 program is a transformational experience for an organization’s top 10-20 executives and middle managers, building a community of leaders and and teaching them the research-based leadership tools and techniques that elevates the company’s culture and drives long-run, sustainable value creation.
Watch the video with Katrina Calihan and Amanda Cutright, L6’s creators and lead facilitators, and Jimmy to learn more about the L6 approach at ParkerGale.
This is a summary of the L6 philosophy and approach. It also includes an overview of the program content and outcomes.
THE L6 PROGRAM AT PARKERGALE
Creating cultures that last.
We have worked closely with Katrina and Amanda to build an approach to rolling out the L6 Program that ensures the program is truly transformational for both the leaders and the organization.
Watch this follow up video with Jimmy, Katrina, and Amanda to learn more about how to prepare for, support, and reinforce the L6 program.
This is our L6 Program Playbook. It provides an overview for how to roll out, support, and make the program stick.
Leaders shape culture, and in turn, culture shapes an organization. In this episode, Jimmy and Devin are joined by Katrina Calihan and Amanda Cutright, creators and facilitators of the L6 Program – the Leadership Development Program we roll-out at our portfolio companies. We discuss the six-month, transformational program that helps develop evolved, mindful, and skillful leaders at our companies and how those leaders help to create and shape cultures that last.
What to expect when investing in L6 for leaders.
Prepare
Build Alignment: Program philosophy, investment level, goal alignment, etc. must be discussed with CEO and executive team.
Assemble the Cohort: Cohort selection must be purposeful and well orchestrated.
Prep Logistics: 360 reviews, rooms, travel, etc. all need to be worked out in advance of kickoff.
Support
Participate: The example set by People Ops reinforces the importance of the program.
Engage Executives: Keep the program top of mind with leadership.
Nudge: Remind the cohort of key ideas throughout their journey.
Reinforce
Maintain Cohort Connectivity: Ensure the cohort continues to operate as a unit to learn from one another and build trust.
Reinforce Key Concepts: Create a space to reinforce key leadership skills and competencies.
Embed into Human Systems: Weave into both formal and informal people processes of the organization.
Testimonials from leaders who have gone through the L6 program.
“Going through the L6 program with Katrina and Amanda has truly changed me. I look at myself and people all around me differently now. From becoming more purpose centered in life, to being more mindful of others. From fine tuning my peak performance, to situational leadership. This program had it all! And, it was just challenging enough both on a personal and professional level to make us grow stronger individually, a well as a team!”
“Thanks to the L6 program, I am a more confident leader, a more skilled manager, and my team is more engaged! I learned new strategies, as well as practical tools to help execute them in my day-to-day work. Katrina and Amanda are passionate, thoughtful, and fun to learn from. The 1-on-1 coaching sessions really personalized the L6 program and took it to the next level!”
“As an experienced manager with over 20 years experience leading high performing teams, I was a little dubious that there were 'new tricks' to learn. I was mistaken. L6 helped me sharpen my leadership saw and add a fine edge to the leadership, delegation and coaching skills I already had. The individual coaching helped me see my strengths in a new light and allowed me to re-frame some of my worries and concerns in a beneficial way helping me to be more confident and persuasive when challenging assumptions to help make our team more cohesive and accurate in our delivery estimations.”
“Now I know what a manager is supposed to be, and the impact they can have on the success of the company.”