• Robust leadership mindset as a governing principle;

• Connection with peers through a community of practice; 

• A focus on essential leadership skills in aerospace: adaptability, emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, risk-taking, interpersonal communication, and collaboration; 

• Actionable takeaways for development and growth.

The Aerospace Executive Leadership Development Program will create a space for talented individuals in the aerospace industry to build a community of practice, emphasizing a peer learning model where participants grow and learn with and through others. The following learning objectives guide the program curriculum: 

1. Self-Awareness and Personal Development

   Develop a deeper understanding of and confidence in a personal, authentic leadership style and identify and articulate individual strengths and values and how they influence leadership practices.

2. Executive Leadership

   Develop a deeper understanding of executive leadership, executive influence, how to lead and elevate other leaders, and leading through influence.

3. Setting Strategy 

   Enhance strategic thinking skills to anticipate change, chart direction, and adapt to evolving challenges.

4. Decision-Making

   Improve understanding of how to evaluate qualitative and quantitative information, weigh alternatives, and choose a course of action that shapes the direction, performance, and long-term outcomes of an organization.

5. Change Management 

   Understand how to guide an organization through transitions, such as shifts in strategy, structure, culture, or technology, by setting clear vision, aligning stakeholders, mobilizing resources, and fostering commitment to ensure sustained adoption and organizational success.

6. Networking and Relationship Building

   Learn the key elements of building a strong professional network of peers and mentors and strategies for cultivating and maintaining robust and reciprocal networks.

7. Goal Setting and Professional Development

   Create a roadmap for professional development through the creation of an Development Action Plan (DAP) and define a personal brand.

Participants will be paired with an executive coach for one-on-one coaching to navigate challenges and support growth as a leader. This includes six one-hour sessions to test out strategies for change and receive feedback.

Leaders develop a customized Development Action Plan (DAP) throughout the Program. The DAP provides a roadmap to grow throughout the Program that ensures our learning objectives are achieved. This plan aims to identify current areas for improvement, enhance leadership skills, hone job-related abilities, and focus on career goals. It defines the growth and development goals participants identified when starting the Program and those that may arise throughout their experience with us.

Leaders are divided into small DAP groups that meet on a weekly basis to share progress updates, exchange feedback, and problem-solve. These groups ensure positive accountability for each group member and allow them to support their colleagues.

Hear from leaders to get critical, real-world insights into how the aerospace sector operates at the intersection of rapid technological advancement, complex global markets, and high-stakes safety and regulatory demands.

The Impact Center works with leaders in preeminent organizations to enhance their performance and strengthen interpersonal relationships through strategic planning, meeting facilitation, training, executive team and board retreats, and executive leadership development, including one-on-one coaching. Because of our experience with non-profit, private, and public institutions, we uniquely understand the challenges and needs that senior leaders and their staff face operating in challenging environments. 

View our other cohort-based executive leadership development programs here.