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The Leadership Accelerator

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4 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

A 4-Week Intensive to Build High-Impact Leaders. Learn to coach, engage, and drive results using a practical system that works.

Trusted by leaders from:

NASA
Johnson & Johnson MedTech
The Home Depot
Ball Corporation
FedEx

Course overview

Leadership Accelerator: A 4-Week Intensive to Build High-Impact Leaders

Today’s teams demand more than management — they need leaders who can inspire, engage, coach, and deliver results.


The Leadership Accelerator is an intensive, fast-paced program designed to help leaders rapidly upgrade their ability to drive performance, build strong teams, and create a high-trust, high-accountability culture.


Over 8 transformational sessions, you’ll learn the science behind motivation, the four essential drivers of employee engagement, the art of coaching, how to create psychological safety, and how to measure what matters through KPIs, OKRs, and scoreboards. You’ll leave equipped not just with new knowledge, but with practical systems you can implement immediately.


If you’re ready to move from manager to transformational leader — and do it faster than you thought possible — the Leadership Accelerator is built for you.


What You’ll Get Out of This Program:

• A deep understanding of what truly motivates people (beyond old-school rewards and punishments)

• A toolkit to activate the four drivers of engagement: Care, Recognition, Purpose, and Autonomy

• Core coaching skills to develop your people and lead better one-on-one conversations

• Frameworks to build psychological safety and strengthen team cohesion

• The ability to set clear, meaningful KPIs and OKRs that actually drive performance

• Confidence in holding difficult conversations with clarity, empathy, and accountability

• Tools to design and implement quarterly scoreboards that increase ownership and focus

• A personalized 90-day Leadership Action Plan to apply everything you’ve learned in the real world



🔥 This cohort is limited to 10 seats to keep it personalized and high-impact. Enrollment closes June 3rd.

For leaders ready to coach better, engage their teams, and drive results

01

Mid-Level Leaders Ready to Level Up

You’ve been managing for years. Upgrade your leadership with a system your team deserves.

02

Entrepreneurial Leaders Scaling a Team

Building fast? Avoid growth traps. Get leadership systems that founders wish they had earlier.

03

Senior Executives

You're shaping culture from the top. Learn to scale trust, engagement, and accountability across every level of your org.

Overcome the Most Common Leadership Challenges

Reignite your team’s engagement by understanding the 5 key drivers: Care, Recognition, Purpose, Autonomy, and Progress.

You’ll master the science of motivation and the four essential drivers of engagement — Care, Recognition, Purpose, and Autonomy — to re-ignite commitment and ownership on your team.

Coach your team effectively without micromanaging by using a proven conversation framework.

You’ll gain simple, practical coaching skills that allow you to guide, empower, and develop your people — without doing their thinking for them.

Create a psychologically safe team that collaborates, innovates, and speaks up with confidence.

You’ll learn how to build psychological safety — the foundation for high-performing teams — so your people bring their best ideas, energy, and solutions forward.

Set meaningful goals using KPIs and OKRs that drive progress instead of overwhelm.

You’ll learn how to set clear, meaningful KPIs and OKRs that drive the right behavior — and create a system that makes tracking progress effortless and motivating.

Hold accountability conversations that build trust, raise standards, and lead to behavior change.

You’ll walk away with a clear framework for holding hard conversations — one that builds trust, raises standards, and produces real behavior change.

Replace outdated reviews with quarterly scoreboards that increase focus and ownership.

You’ll build and use simple, powerful Quarterly Scoreboards that keep your team aligned, focused, and motivated month after month — not just once a year.

Leading in a fast-changing environment and feeling behind?

You’ll discover how to set an operational cadence that adapts quickly to new challenges — and keeps your team proactive instead of reactive.

Scale your leadership without burning out by building a sustainable 90-Day Leadership Action Plan.

You’ll build your personal 90-Day Leadership Action Plan — a sustainable system that lets you lead smarter, not harder, while delivering bigger results.

This course includes

16 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

17 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Jun 3—Jun 8

    Session 1: The Science and Psychology of Motivation

    • Jun

      3

      Live Session: The Science and Psychology of Motivation event

      Tue 6/33:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      3

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Tue 6/34:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

    Session 2: The 5 Drivers of Engagement

    • Jun

      5

      Live Session: The 5 Drivers of Engagement

      Thu 6/53:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      5

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Thu 6/54:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

Week 2

Jun 9—Jun 15

    Session 3: Coaching Staff for Growth and Performance

    • Jun

      10

      Live Session: Building a Team of Trust and Accountability

      Tue 6/103:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      10

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Tue 6/104:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

    Session 4: Building Teams Through Psychological Safety

    • Jun

      12

      Live Session: Feedback and the Emotional Climate of Teams

      Thu 6/123:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      12

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Thu 6/124:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

Week 3

Jun 16—Jun 22

    Session 5: Driving Results: Metrics, KPIs, and OKRs

    • Jun

      17

      Live Session: Leadership Systems for Clarity and Consistency

      Tue 6/173:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      17

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Tue 6/174:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

    Session 6: Difficult Conversations and Accountability

    • Jun

      19

      Live Session: Mastering Difficult Conversations

      Thu 6/193:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      19

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Thu 6/194:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

Week 4

Jun 23—Jun 26

    Session 7: Building and Using Quarterly Scoreboards

    • Jun

      24

      Live Session: Coaching for Growth and Performance

      Tue 6/243:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      24

      Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

      Tue 6/244:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

    Session 8: Integrating the Accelerator: From Learning to Execution

    • Jun

      26

      Live Session: Integrating the Accelerator

      Thu 6/263:00 PM—4:30 PM (UTC)
    1 more item

    Leadership Accelerator Q&A (Optional)

    • Jun

      26

      Optional Q&A: Integration & Action Planning

      Thu 6/264:30 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)
      Optional
    1 more item

Post-course

Testimonials

        Some of the best leadership development I’ve received in over 20+ years in leadership roles. I’ll benefit tremendously, but my team will benefit even more!
Tim Banc

Tim Banc

Abiomed
        This was an essential part of our leadership training. It aligned with our Patients First culture and recognized the importance of purpose in any role as well as the need for community and fun. All leaders will benefit from this program.
Mike Minogue

Mike Minogue

Former CEO, Abiomed
        What a great program! This has to be the best overall leader development concept ever created! It includes an abundance of USEFUL information/tools, and it is spread out over a nice time frame in order for the end user to truly adapt and execute on all the tools provided. Furthermore, James is the perfect instructor/owner of this program
Carlton Silvey

Carlton Silvey

        This program had a significant impact on how I lead. My relationships with my team improved, engagement increased, and productivity rose more than I expected. The tools were clear, practical, and easy to implement.
Mary Cautadella

Mary Cautadella

VP HR Barnabas Health
        This program is a wonderful tool for anyone who is stepping into a leadership role or has climbed into a seniority position on a team. James is a wonderful leader and helps you navigate the 9 fundamental aspects of being a great role model for others. EVERYONE can benefit from this course.
Marcus

Marcus

Abiomed
        This program is fantastic. If you're serious about growing your leadership skills through simple, high-impact practices, this is the system to use. It's straightforward, practical, and will grow you into the kind of leader people want to work for—not just one they have to tolerate. I can’t recommend it enough.
Vincent Danen

Vincent Danen

Red Hat

🔥 Limited to 10 spots only — Enroll before June 3rd closes!

James Robbins

James Robbins

James Robbins is a leadership expert, keynote speaker, and executive coach who helps leaders become extraordinary at what they do.


He is the author of Nine Minutes on Monday, The Quick and Easy Way to go from Manager to Leader. This was named the #1 Business Book of the Year by the Globe & Mail.


He has worked with Fortune 500s, startups, nonprofits, and government agencies across North America, equipping thousands of managers with practical leadership tools that inspire trust, increase engagement, and boost results.


With more than 20 years of experience, James is known for making leadership simple, actionable, and sustainable. His sessions are filled with clarity, real-world strategies, and practical tools leaders can use immediately to lead better, faster.

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The Leadership Accelerator

Spring 2025

$2,500

Dates

June 3—26, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 2, 2025
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Course schedule

4 - 6 hours per week

  • Tuesdays & Thursdays

    11:00am - 1:00pm EST

    Live workshops held twice a week. These are interactive sessions with coaching, group discussion, and real-time learning.

  • June 3rd, 2025

    🕒 Kickoff Workshop

    This is your first live session and the official launch of the program. We’ll cover goals, structure, and what to expect over the next 4 weeks.

  • Weekly projects

    4 - 6 hours per week

    You’ll apply your learning through short, practical assignments that reinforce session content and help you implement your leadership system in real-time.

Free resource

🎁 90-Day Leadership Action Plan Template

Get access to a powerful 90-Day Leadership Action Plan template used by high-performing leaders to turn insights into action.

This template will help you implement what you've learned, stay focused, and drive results within your team over the next 3 months.



🔥 Only 10 spots available for this cohort! Reserve yours now — enrollment closes June 3rd.

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Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course is designed around real-time workshops, practical exercises, and implementation tools you can use immediately.

Interactive and project-based

Engage with peers in breakout rooms and collaborative projects designed to sharpen your leadership edge.

Learn with a cohort of peers

Learn alongside a motivated cohort of professionals. Stay on track with milestone-based progression and a support network that moves with you.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Join an upcoming cohort

The Leadership Accelerator

Spring 2025

$2,500

Dates

June 3—26, 2025

Payment Deadline

June 2, 2025
Get reimbursed

$2,500

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