Speaking & Executive Training for the Generative Age
Board-grade facilitation and executive training that improves strategic thinking and leadership presence—especially when the playbook keeps changing.
When complexity rises, the competitive advantage isn’t more knowledge, but a stronger leadership signal: clear thinking, decisive choices, and steady presence in the moments that shape outcomes.
STEM PhD • Kellogg Executive Scholar in Leadership • ICF-Credentialed Executive Coach (PCC) • National Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
INDIVIDUAL AND EXECUTIVE TEAM COACHING + BOARD ADVISORY SERVICES + TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY DESIGN
INDIVIDUAL AND EXECUTIVE TEAM COACHING + BOARD ADVISORY SERVICES + TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY DESIGN
The Training Outcomes Senior Leaders Notice Immediately
Executive development should do more than inspire. It should strengthen how leaders think together, make decisions amid ambiguity, and align stakeholders around priorities that hold.
Leaders leave with:
Higher decision quality + decision velocity under uncertainty
Stronger cross-functional alignment across shifting priorities
Clearer executive presence—calm authority, clean communication, clear asks
More leadership flexibility without losing standards or direction
Better strategic foresight: signal → sensemaking → action
More productive executive conversations that resolve tradeoffs and create movement
When to Bring Me In
Organizations book executive workshops and leadership facilitation when:
A strategy reset is needed, and the team is stuck in competing narratives
AI and transformation are accelerating, and trust, ethics, and governance are lagging
Post-reorg, post-integration, or rapid growth is creating execution drift
Senior leaders are experiencing decision fatigue and reduced strategic bandwidth
You need a high-trust leadership conversation across tensions, risk, or conflict
A leadership cohort needs a shared operating language for alignment + accountability
True Power™ Executive Growth System
Three pillars. One executive leadership operating system.
My executive development is organized into three pillars. Together, they comprise my True Power™ system:
Pillar 1: Exceptional Awareness
What it builds: strategic altitude, systems awareness, and the signal-detection leaders need in complex environments.
What leaders gain: the ability to see what’s actually happening—without reactivity.
Training themes include:
Strategic perspective: maintaining foresight and insight under pressure
Executive listening: what high-stakes leaders listen for
Noticing hidden constraints and second-order effects in complex systems.
Pillar 2: Masterful Choices
What it builds: decision architecture, tradeoff clarity, and governance-grade alignment.
What leaders gain: faster decisions that hold, because assumptions, decision rights, and commitments are explicit.
Training themes include:
Decision quality vs. decision volume (reducing drag)
Decision rights, escalation paths, and accountability in cross-functional work
Generating better options and evaluating “good risks” without gambling.
Pillar 3: Effortless Presence
What it builds: situational executive presence, influence, and grounded authority in dynamic environments.
What leaders gain: clarity, steadiness, and impact when it matters most.
Training themes include:
Executive presence that adapts without performing
Influence without force: communication, boundaries, and clear asks
Staying composed during volatility, criticism, or high visibility moments.
Executive Training Formats & Experiences
Choose the executive training format that fits your audience and moment:
Keynote or Featured Talk
(45–75 minutes)
High-signal executive training talks that shift perspective and create momentum for senior audiences.
Executive Training Lab
(90 minutes–3 hours)
Interactive executive training with tools leaders can apply immediately—ideal for senior cohorts and leadership programs.
Corporate Offsite Facilitation
(Half-day / Full-day / 2-day)
Board-grade facilitation that produces alignment, decisions, and next-step commitments.
Leadership Circle Conversations
(Series)
A curated series of facilitated conversations that builds shared language, trust, and decision capability across a leadership cohort.
Executive Roundtable/ Fireside Facilitation
(Half-day)
A high-trust dialogue for senior leaders and stakeholders—beneficial when topics are complex, sensitive, or politically charged.
Delivery: In-person or virtual. Designed to be high-engagement in both modes.
Investment Level
Investment starting at $12,500 for a single session (virtual) or $18,500 in-person; customization + pre-work quoted separately. Most engagements fall between $18,500–$85,000, depending on format, customization, and reinforcement. Pricing is shaped by audience size, stakeholder interviews, custom materials/workbooks, offsite length (half-day / full-day / 2-day), reinforcement sessions, and travel.
To receive a precise quote, use Request Availability & Get a Quote and share your audience, timing, and desired outcomes.
Executive Training Topics for Today’s Leadership Gaps
Below are popular executive training and facilitation topics—each customizable to your leadership model, culture, and strategic priorities.
Decision-Grade Leadership
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Decision fatigue silently degrades judgment, relationships, and speed. This session helps leaders reduce decision load, upgrade decision hygiene, and reclaim strategic bandwidth—without lowering standards or slowing execution.
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When information is incomplete, leaders either stall or overreact. Learn a practical framework for making high-quality decisions under ambiguity—clarifying assumptions, tradeoffs, and “what must be true” so decisions withstand pressure.
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Most execution drag is a decision-rights problem in disguise. This training installs clearer decision ownership, escalation paths, and accountability rhythms so cross-functional work moves faster with less friction.
Leading in the Generative Era
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In a generative era, trust becomes a strategic asset—and a reputational risk. This session equips leaders to navigate ethical tradeoffs, set governance-grade guardrails, and lead transformation without eroding credibility.
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When the future is moving, vision can’t be a slogan—it must become a shared direction. This workshop helps leaders translate weak signals into strategic narratives that align stakeholders and mobilize action.
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Foresight isn’t prediction. It is preparedness for what’s to emerge. Leaders learn how to maintain strategic altitude, anticipate shifts, and make “good risk” bets earlier, before the market forces reactive choices.
Executive Presence &Influence
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Learn how to project calm authority, communicate cleanly, and influence outcomes in real time, especially when tension, visibility, or stakes are high.
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Most leadership breakdowns start with missed signals. This training builds advanced listening for meaning, tension, and opportunity—so leaders catch what matters early and respond with precision.
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Confidence isn’t a mindset hack; it’s an integrated whole-person capacity. This session helps leaders build grounded self-trust, reduce second-guessing, and show up with credibility that doesn’t depend on external validation.
Team Leadership & Alignment
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Pressure reveals whether trust is real—or performative. Learn the practices that keep leadership teams aligned through conflict, complexity, and changing priorities, without losing speed or cohesion.
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One-size leadership breaks in complex organizations. This training builds adaptive leadership—how to flex style, standards, and communication across personalities and contexts while staying consistent in purpose and expectations.
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In complex systems, communication fails when messages don’t propagate. Leaders learn how to communicate with clarity that scales—so intent, priorities, and decisions land consistently across layers, functions, and stakeholders.
What Makes This Executive Training Different
Many programs deliver content. This executive training improves how leaders think together.
My approach combines:
Executive training (practical tools and frameworks leaders reuse)
Facilitation (conversations that resolve real tradeoffs)
Systems thinking + strategic foresight (seeing patterns, not just symptoms)
Executive presence development (how leaders show up when the room is tense)
Result: better questions, better decisions, and a leadership system that can execute without burning out.
What to Expect: A Board-Grade, Low-Lift Process
Alignment call (15–25 minutes): context, audience, desired outcomes
Design sprint: stakeholder inputs + agenda architecture
Delivery: keynote, executive training lab, offsite, or leadership circle
After-action summary: key themes, decisions made, next-step recommendations
Optional reinforcement: follow-up labs or coaching to help the shift stick
Request Executive Training Availability
If your leaders are navigating sustained complexity, decision fatigue, or cross-functional misalignment, we can design an executive training and facilitation experience that improves strategic clarity and strengthens leadership signal—without adding noise.
Engagements start at $12,500 (virtual) / $18,500 (in-person). Most fall between $18,500 and $85,000, depending on the scope. I take a limited number of speaking and off-site engagements each quarter to protect quality and customization.
Executive Training FAQs
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Yes. Every executive training engagement is designed around your priorities, language, and operating realities.
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Yes—expect decision capture, alignment artifacts, and next-step commitments, not just discussion.
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Yes. This is designed for senior rooms where clarity, trust, and decision quality are the leverage points.
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Yes. Virtual sessions are designed for interaction and real-time application—not passive webinars.
Executive Training in Washington, DC (and Nationwide)
Based in the Washington, DC region (Arlington, VA), I provide executive training, speaking, and offsite facilitation for leadership teams across DC, Northern Virginia, and Maryland—while also serving organizations nationwide through virtual and hybrid engagements.
Dharma Growth, LLC
6404 30th St N, Arlington, VA | Phone: +1 (747) 221-4769
Hours: Mon-Thu 9 am–6 pm | Fri 9 am - 5 pm | Sat 10 am–2 pm
Locations: Washington DC | Arlington VA | Alexandria VA | Fairfax VA