First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Lab
Transform and Transition from Individual Performer to People-Centered Leader.
Becoming a leader is not a promotion. It is a transformation. The First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Lab is the intensive, full-day experience within the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ System, designed specifically for first-time leaders.
You will learn how to think differently, communicate differently, build trust, navigate difficult conversations, and lead people and performance rather than simply doing the work yourself. To ensure depth of learning, practical application, and transformation quality, Labs are limited to 15 leaders. Are you prepared to lead people? Find Out
You Will Learn
Communication and Emotional Intelligence
Three phases of communication for clarity, consistency, and connection
Emotional Intelligence to better understand yourself and others
How to navigate difficult conversations with confidence instead of avoidance
How to build trust and psychological safety
How to strengthen relationships and improve team morale
First-Time Leader Transformation and Transition
Avoid the most common first-time leader mistakes
Shift from managing tasks to leading people and performance
Transition from doing the work to leading those who do
Lead former peers with confidence and credibility
Understand Operational, Digital, and People KPIs and why they matter
Create a positive, future-proof culture experience
Establish the foundation for Contagious Performance Improvement℠
You Will Leave With More Than Knowledge
Lab Knowledge Guide
A practical resource designed to keep you engaged during the Lab rather than focused on taking notes.
Certificate of Lab Completion
Formal recognition you successfully completed the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Lab. Completion of the Lab is an important step toward becoming a Certified People-Centered Leader℠, but Lab completion alone does not constitute certification.
Knowledge Improvement Report
A quantified view of your knowledge improvement during the Lab, providing insight into your growth and readiness to lead people.
Professional Self-Assessments Guide
I highly recommend you continue investing in your professional development. I am not an expert in these self-assessments, which is why I am recommending the experts. Your self-assessment results will improve your life, personally and professionally. Like all improvements, you won't be successful unless you understand your starting point. The best way to determine your starting point is to invest in these professional self-assessments. These assessments will give you an objective head start to understand your strengths and opportunities for improvement. I also recommend you invest in these self-assessments for those you lead and eventually, the whole organization.
Recommended Reading List
A partial list of the most impactful books I have read and benefited from. I feel as a leader, the content of these books will continue the acceleration of your leader skills.
First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Podcast
Monthly I offer concise, practical solutions you can apply immediately to improve your ability to lead people for a lifetime.
What Happens After the Lab?
The Lab is the beginning of your real-world leadership experience.
Leading People
You apply what you learned in the real world while navigating the conversations, relationships, decisions, and challenges that come with leading people.
Coaching Reinforcement
Coaching is the bridge between learning and Contagious Performance Improvement℠.
As you encounter real-world leadership situations, coaching provides guidance, feedback, and accountability to reinforce your new behaviors and skills.
Becoming a Certified People-Centered Leader℠
The First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Lab is a critical component of the First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ System. Certification is different from completing a training program. The Certified People-Centered Leader designation represents successful fulfillment of the established certification standards of the System. It recognizes the transformation and transition from individual performer to people-centered leader, supported by practical application and coaching reinforcement.
Your Journey
Selection and Assessment → Transformation & Transition (Lab) → Leading People →
Coaching Reinforcement → Certified People-Centered Leader℠
The Outcome
Better Selection → Better Training → Certified People-Centered Leaders℠ → Contagious Performance Improvement℠
Your Investment in Becoming a Better Leader
Leader failure is a recurring and escalating expense. The First-Time Leaders Accelerated℠ Lab is designed to help prevent that failure by accelerating the transformation and transition of the right people before preventable leader problems become expensive ones.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Binghamton, NY — Venue TBD
To ensure depth of learning, practical application, and transformation quality, Labs are limited to 15 leaders.
