We are currently only offering our leadership program in partnership with organizations or foundations.

FULL POTENTIAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
An 8-month in-depth leadership program for those doing the most important work in the world. ​
Regardless of industry, we believe great leaders need to bring not only experience and intelligence to the table, but, maybe more importantly, self-awareness, empathy, and 21st Century perspective on leading people and systems. This program will connect you to innovative ideas, research-backed content, peers doing exciting work, and critical skills you will need to stand out as a next-level leader.
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What Sets Us Apart From Any Other Program?

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Personalized Observations and Feedback to Participants
Our facilitators will get to know participants and will provide direct and compassionate feedback to aid their development; small learning group teams also allow for this kind of intimacy with peers.

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We Balance Personal Reflection with Professional Action
Great leadership begins with individuals and their inner lives, but comes to life when their beliefs and ideas are put into action. The length, sequence, and design of the program supports organic learning and application of lessons into immediate workplace use.

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Building a Long-Term Peer Network Creates Lifelong Leadership Support
Leaders don’t ever need to be alone. Our program supports dynamic and authentic relationship building amongst participants. We curate cohorts to ensure a dynamic group of individuals that bring a wide-range of experience with overlapping values.

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The Program is Lifelong, so it Never Sits on a Shelf
Alumni of the program enjoy ongoing support on lessons including: refreshers on each module annually; free bonus alumni sessions on key topics; lifelong access to all session materials and videos.

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Our Facilitators are Practitioners, and They are Live and Accessible
All of our facilitators have deep histories as successful leaders in dynamic organizations and companies--we are not theoreticians, we are practitioners who have implemented the lessons we teach. We are live with you every session, as well as during monthly individual office hours.

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Our Model Makes Us Accessible to Leaders
Most great leadership programs are out of financial reach for those working to make the world better; they also tend to be out of geographic reach. Our live online model allows for a dynamic experience that is affordable and available no matter where you sit in the world, as long as you have a strong internet connection.

What You Will Gain:

  • Tactical and practical tools for growing your individual leadership
  • A larger peer network, and meaningful connections with real people to support your growth and goals
  • Access to subject-matter experts
  • Highly curated resources for continued learning
  • Skills that will help you stand out as a high-level leader
  • Monthly coaching from peers and highly experienced Full Potential Ventures team members
  • 1:1 executive coaching
  • Individualized feedback and support that considers the context of your role and organization
  • Opportunities to apply and practice lessons on the job and get feedback and support from peers and facilitators
  • Tools to effectively influence organizational systems and behaviors to support greater productivity, strategic goal achievement, and organizational impact​​

How It Works:
The program is broken into monthly modules that are a combination of Live Interactive Seminars (delivered virtually), Peer and 1:1 Coaching, and active learning outside of seminars. We meet twice a month: once for an Interactive Seminar (90 minutes) and once for a Peer Practicum (90 minutes). Additionally, you will have 6 months of monthly individual coaching session.

Participants must have access to high-speed internet and log in from a Zoom-compatible device for Seminars and Peer Practicums. You are committing not only to your growth and learning, but also that of other participants, so we ask you to treat sessions as if they were meetings that you are required to be in-person for.
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In addition to live sessions, you should anticipate an additional 2-4 hours a month of coursework, practical application, and structured connection with peers.

Who It’s Right For:

In general, we are looking for potential and commitment to be a values-driven leader for the long term, as well as have the ability to influence your organization. This can take many shapes and have various titles. Our participants have been early-mid career Executive Directors, Founders, CEO's, Development Directors, senior leaders, directors of mission-critical departments, entrepreneurs, HR/Talent leaders, and consultants.
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The program is online and interactive--building relationships with fellows across the globe in a live virtual classroom and coaching environment. We are looking for participants who are willing to commit to being present not only for their own growth but to support their peers' growth as well.

The Full Potential Leadership program is extraordinary, but it is not right for everyone. If 50% or more of the following descriptions fit you, then the program will too. You:
  • Hold a role that enables you to have some influence over the direction, strategy, culture, or key decisions of your organization 
  • ​​Are looking for tools and support to feel more grounded and have more energy in your life and at work as a leader
  • Want to expand your network of like-valued leaders, especially to tap into the wisdom of others
  • Have been leading people for a while, but know that the leader in you has yet to fully blossom
  • Care about how you show up as a leader, and want to become bigger and better for yourself, your team, your company, and the world
  • You are excited about your role but also feel a little lost at times and know you can grow in it​
  • Breathe deep in the face of challenges and then move into them…not away
  • Are roughly 5-15 years into your professional career (give or take…)
  • Currently lead people either as a manager or project lead

What This Course Is Not:

  • Boring group calls that you can multitask during
  • Fluffy cheerleading advice without actionable next steps
  • A static, pre-recorded course with an inaccessible teacher and no group dynamics
  • A management 101 course. We will be developing higher-level leadership skills in this course.
My favorite thing about the program is that it is very real...we all bring a little bit of our messy and share it...learning from real life leadership challenges and real life counseling.
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Tomika Anderson
Startup Executive and Nonprofit Leader
I’m reshaping what I think leadership means...it's less about a telescope at the ship captain's eye and more about the way the captain lives. I'm seeing that this then inspires peers and attracts them to my path. Simply put, leading by example.
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Sam Carter
Social Emotional Intelligence Trainer
HAP Training
Full Potential Ventures changed my outlook on my professional career. Through the classwork, 1:1 coaching sessions, and group coaching they helped me see who I was as a leader, and what else was possible. Jessica and her team inspired and supported me in channeling my drive into curiosity, learning, and change. I left every coaching session (with Mia) filled with awe and gratitude. None of it was easy, but I have never been through a more rewarding learning experience.
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Fazilat Nassiri
Director Talent Leader
Guild Education
The programme at Full Potential Ventures pushed me to think deeper, with more compassion and clarity about where I was and where I wanted to be. The programme is particularly unique as it works alongside a leader's journey. I received exceptional, heartful 1:1 coaching, intentional and cutting edge input sessions as well as invigorating peer coaching spaces. I solved some very difficult and complicated issues and learned, in the process, so much more about me as a leader. This course truly changed me as a leader. I went from being a leader who serves externally (others), to a leader who serves holistically, (everyone including myself).
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Archana Rao
​Director
Global Citizen Year India
One of my staff told me the other day how much she appreciated the coaching and development I was putting into the team; she said she has seen a big difference in how I am leading. This is a direct result of what I am learning in the Full Potential Leadership program.

Jaclyn Piñero
Co-CEO & Chief Regional Officer
uAspire
The connection this course provided me to my peers as well as to "growth work" and leadership strategy gave me something tangible to work on both individually and as a leader. The time spent in this course, with the course leaders and my peers offered invaluable inspiration, support, energy, and skills.
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Katie Clancy
​Director of Global Partnerships & Program Development
​The Muskoka Foundation
The Full Potential Leadership (FPL) program not only allowed me the rare opportunity to think about my personal development but it also forced me to build in time to do so. I would always look forward to the opportunity to engage with other likeminded leaders who reflected varied professions in nonprofit work and created a structured support system to tackle my personal work challenges. The lessons that I learned from participating in the FPL program have pushed me to rethink how I show up as a leader with my colleagues and how to continuously recenter myself in my work. It taught me that it's more important to learn which questions to pose rather than always feeling the need to provide solutions. The tools that I learned while in the FPL program have allowed me to continue to integrate and center components of self-reflection and analysis into my work and that of my team.
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Luis Guerra 
​Strategic Capacity Officer
Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC)
The Full Potential Leadership Program has been an invaluable experience for me. I've never experienced a leadership training program as thoughtful and practical as this one. I've been in leadership positions for the past 8 years and I wish I had this course 8 years ago.


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Rachel Pringle
VP of Strategy
Education Outside
This course was exactly what I was looking for to ensure that my sabbatical was a time to expand my leadership capacity. The monthly ‘growth work’ helped me consider many of the big questions that I’d brushed aside for lack of time or direction. I’ve been back at work for three months, and the classes, peer group, and coaching have helped me hold myself accountable to my re-entry goals.
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Lisa Walker 
Asst. VP of Program Strategy & Innovation
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