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Leadership Bootcamp

DEVELOP LEADERS WHO DRIVE IMPACT

Great leaders aren’t born—they’re built. As employees grow into roles with greater influence, the demands of leadership shift. While technical expertise may open doors, it's honing power skills—like executive presence, inclusive leadership, and a coaching mindset—that enable leaders to thrive and deliver results.

Forté’s immersive Leadership Bootcamps are tailored for mid-career professionals who are ready to step into higher-impact leadership roles. These programs equip your organization’s talent with the tools, outlook, and confidence to lead in today's complex and rapidly changing workplace.

Why Invest in Forté Leadership Bootcamps?

This is more than professional development. It’s a strategic investment in your organization's leadership pipeline, employee engagement, and long-term retention. Each bootcamp experience enables participants to apply learning immediately, driving real-time performance improvements and stronger team outcomes.

Bootcamp Portfolio

Choose from targeted offerings that align with your leadership development goals:

• Manager as Coach – Equip leaders to boost performance and engagement by leading with a coaching mindset.
• Executive Presence – Empower rising leaders to communicate with confidence, clarity, and influence across all levels.

Allyship in Action – Develop inclusive leadership behaviors that strengthen belonging, equity, and team culture.

What’s Included:

• Two (2) 2-hour OR one half-day session led by expert faculty
• Professional assessments tailored to individual leadership journeys
• Interactive workshops for immediate, practical application
• Actionable implementation guides to support ongoing behavior change
• Forté Professional Membership for continued development and connection

Key Outcomes:

1. Develop the Power Skills That Drive Performance
   Ensure your talent is equipped with critical leadership capabilities—from inclusive management to strategic communication—that directly support team performance and business goals.
2. Enhance Leadership Self-Awareness and Effectiveness
   Assessments and guided reflection help participants understand their leadership style and impact, increasing accountability and intention in their day-to-day roles.

Accelerate Learning-to-Action in the Workplace
Participants leave with practical strategies and personalized action plans to integrate new skills immediately—boosting productivity, morale, and career mobility across your organization.

Rise

CHAMPION THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN EXECUTIVES

Mid-career women are already leading critical work—but too often, their executive potential is overlooked or under-leveraged. Rise is Forté’s high-impact leadership accelerator designed to help experienced women step confidently into senior leadership by deepening self-awareness, sharpening strategic influence, and expanding their leadership presence.

Rise helps participants harness the strengths they already have—and provides the executive coaching, peer collaboration, and tools to turn potential into measurable leadership impact.

Why Sponsor a Cohort?

When you invest in the advancement of mid-career women, you don’t just develop individual leaders—you strengthen your organization’s leadership pipeline, boost retention of top talent, and create a more inclusive and high-performing culture. Rise delivers immediate and lasting returns by giving participants the confidence and capability to lead with greater clarity, connection, and authority.

What’s Included:

• One (1) executive coaching session tailored to individual goals
• One (1) personalized Strengths Profile Leadership Assessment & 1:1 review
• Five (5) weekly live learning sessions with expert facilitators
• Peer coaching framework and implementation tools

Key Outcomes for Participants:

• Identify and activate your core leadership strengths
• Understand the traits needed to progress into senior roles
• Reframe your approach to networking and influence
• Integrate coaching into your management style
• Clarify your leadership mission and personal brand
• Appreciate the unique roles of mentors and sponsors in career growth

Key Outcomes for your Organization:

1. Build a Ready Leadership Pipeline: Advance mid-career women into senior roles with clarity and confidence.
2. Strengthen Retention & Engagement: Show rising leaders they are seen, valued, and invested in.
3. Promote Inclusive Excellence: Develop a diverse bench of future executives who lead with authenticity and impact.
4. Drive Business Results: Graduates apply new tools and insights immediately—enhancing team effectiveness and cross-functional leadership.

Workshops

ENGAGE, EQUIP AND ELEVATE YOUR TALENT STRATEGY

Forté’s interactive workshops help organizations attract, retain, and advance women at every stage of the talent pipeline. Whether your team is focused on building a stronger recruitment strategy or developing the power skills your talent needs to thrive, our sessions combine data, insights, and expert facilitation to drive meaningful change.

Recruitment Workshops

Today’s top talent is looking for more than just a job. They’re looking for inclusive cultures, meaningful development, and clear paths for career development and advancement. Forté’s recruitment-focused workshops use our proprietary MBA Outcomes Survey data and the latest research to help your team understand what women in business are seeking—and how your organization can stand out.

Ideal for recruiting teams, hiring managers, and DEI leaders, these sessions offer actionable insights on gender equity in hiring, engagement, and advancement—so you can build a more competitive, inclusive, and future-ready organization.

Why It Matters

• Compete for top talent with insights that reflect real candidate priorities
• Remove friction points in your hiring pipeline
• Create a more inclusive experience from recruitment to retention

Key Topics We Cover

• What Women Want: Insights from MBA Candidates & Graduates
• Building Equitable Recruitment Processes
• Retention Starts at Hiring: Designing the Full Talent Experience
  

Power Skills Workshops

Technical expertise will get your team in the door—but power skills move them forward. These high-impact, professional development workshops focus on the interpersonal and strategic abilities that are critical to success in today’s workplace, from public speaking and negotiation to inclusive leadership and executive presence.

Designed for employees at all levels, Power Skills workshops are practical, interactive, and customizable to your team’s goals. Participants leave with stronger confidence, clearer communication, and tools they can apply immediately. Audience sizes can range by topic, but we typically recommend up to 30 people to encourage discussion. 

Why It Matters

• Build leadership capabilities across your organization
• Close skill gaps that often hold underrepresented talent back
• Promote a culture of belonging, influence, and growth

Key Topics We Cover

• Executive Presence & Personal Brand
• Negotiation & Influence
• Building Inclusive Cultures
• Coaching as a Management Skill
• Communicating with Confidence

Professional Access Pass

EXPAND ACCESS, EMPOWER GROWTH

Leadership development isn’t one-size-fits-all and it doesn’t always require a classroom. Forté’s Professional Access Pass is your entry point for tools and resources designed to help individuals grow, connect, and lead with confidence.

Designed for organizations committed to advancing gender equity, the Professional Access Pass offers a scalable way to support employee development at every level. Equip your teams with self-paced learning journeys, discussion tools, and board-readiness resources that spark growth, inspire conversation, and build critical skills. Whether used by ERGs, integrated into team development plans, or offered as an on-demand benefit, the Pass helps you extend learning opportunities across your workforce—anytime, anywhere.

What’s Included

• Learning Journeys: Guided resource tracks that take the guesswork out of growth. Explore essential topics like Executive Presence, Public Speaking, and Negotiations
• Discussion Guides: Extend learning from our webinars into team meetings or personal reflection with practical, thought-provoking prompts
• Women on Boards Series: Programming for women exploring board leadership, featuring insights and strategies from current board members and governance experts

Key Topics We Cover

• Democratize professional development with affordable, flexible access to Forté resources
• Help ERGs and learning teams scale leadership content across functions and geographies
• Create shared language and action around key leadership competencies
• Support individual and organizational advancement and inclusion efforts through consistent, gender-smart programming

Access Options

•  $100 annually for individuals
• Included for all employees at Forté member companies*