Wade A. Hinton speaking to a room of emerging leaders

Leadership Accelerator

Ascension Leadership Accelerator

A five-month leadership program for emerging and early mid-career professionals. Offered as an open cohort in cities across the country and delivered in house for organizations. Participants get an individual assessment, skill sessions, group and individual coaching, and peer accountability pods.

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How the program works

Participants move through a structured pathway that blends learning, coaching, and accountability.

OpenKickoff March 4, 2027Nominate by January 15, 2027
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Individual assessment

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Personalized growth plan

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Five skill development sessions

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Four group coaching sessions

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Supervisor input at the start and finish

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Three individual coaching sessions

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At least two peer accountability pods per month

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What participants get

  • •Five skill development sessions
  • •Four group coaching sessions and three individual coaching sessions
  • •Peer accountability pods, at least two a month
  • •A personalized growth plan built on real data
  • •Supervisor input at the start and finish
  • •Four to six hours a month, with consistent participation required

What organizations get

  • •Bench strength built on real data, not manager opinion
  • •Supervisor checkpoints at the start and finish, so growth stays visible
  • •Leaders who are ready before the seat is open
  • •A shared language for feedback that travels up and down the organization
  • •Retention of the leaders you cannot afford to lose

From a past participant

"This program came at exactly the right time for me as a leader. It gave me language, tools, and space to work on changes I had already started making, and it pushed me to turn good intentions into visible behavior shifts. I'm walking away with a much clearer sense of the kind of leader I want to be, and more confidence in my ability to lead with intention, coach others, and manage my own energy and focus."

Program participant, manager at a Fortune 250 company

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