Connected Leaders Academy

Expanding opportunity by investing in the next generation of leaders

Connected Leaders Academy is a training program which leverages McKinsey’s award-winning leadership development capabilities grounded in learning science to help organizations expand opportunity, improve talent pipelines, and unlock the full potential of people within the organization.

Connected Leaders Academy, offered at no cost, supports early professionals, midcareer managers, and senior executives. CLA programs provide participants an opportunity to connect identity, authenticity, and leadership, allowing them to reflect on the elements that they find most resonant.

Join Connected Leaders Academy to help equip your future leaders with the skills, peer networks, and sponsorship they need to achieve their aspirations and grow within your organization.

The power of participants’ connection throughout the program, and through the alumni program, transforms their experience into a strong network of peers and sponsors.

Our programs

We offer three programs designed for leaders in different stages of their careers:

Leadership Essentials

Designed for early careerists and individual contributors with up to seven years of experience in the workforce who aspire to become team and people leaders, this program sharpens core business understanding, dives into effective day-to-day leadership and execution, examines self-leadership, and provides a robust network of peers and experts.

Management Accelerator

Designed for mid-career managers who are typically three to five levels below the C-suite and aspire to take the challenging leap into senior leadership roles. This program focuses on building core management and leadership capabilities needed to lead successful businesses and teams.

Executive Leadership Program

Designed for senior executives preparing to ascend to C-suite roles, this program focuses on building the executive leadership capabilities and network that distinguish successful executives to help them achieve the next critical step in their careers.

Insights into leadership building: Five years of Connected Leaders Academy

Connected Leaders Academy expands opportunity for the next generation of leaders. With over 100,000 participants engaged, the program has surfaced key insights into identity, peer-to-peer learning, and sponsorship.

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Connected Leaders Academy

The power of participants’ connection throughout the program, and through the alumni program, transforms their experience into a strong network of peers and sponsors.

Our programs

Leadership Essentials

Management Accelerator

Executive Leadership Program

Insights into leadership building: Five years of Connected Leaders Academy

We are growing opportunity to help organizations thrive, economies prosper, and people progress.

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