“The Advanced Development for Experienced Managers courses have helped me lead more effectively with my peers and teammates.
I have been able to clarify and better understand and manage situations where I would have otherwise asked limited questions and made false assumptions.”
Robert Breckner | Senior Engineering Manager | International Game Technology
“LSA Global clarified our go-to-market strategy, worked with our experienced management team to implement it, and helped our key leaders transition into new roles.
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Experienced managers do not need another introduction to management fundamentals. They need highly relevant, timely, and targeted development that occurs in the flow of work while challenging established assumptions, expanding their leadership repertoire, and helping them successfully navigate increasingly complex business, people, and performance challenges.
Our highly customized and experiential Advanced Development for Experienced Managers program is designed specifically for seasoned managers who are ready to increase their leadership impact and take their teams — and themselves — to the next level.
Built on more than 30 years of real-world management development experience, this intensive program has helped more than 10,000 experienced managers strengthen their ability to lead through others, influence across organizational boundaries, build high-performing teams, and deliver better business results.
Unlike stand-alone management workshops, the Advanced Development for Experienced Managers Program typically unfolds over 6 to 12 months. The highly experiential approach combines 360-degree leadership feedback, action learning, targeted coaching, deliberate practice, peer feedback, and follow-up measurement.
The goal is not simply to teach experienced managers more about leadership. It is to help them measurably improve how they lead, manage, and coach when it matters most.
Why Advanced Management Development Requires a Different Approach
Experienced managers typically already understand the basics of delegation, feedback, communication, motivation, and performance management. Their challenge is applying those fundamentals with greater sophistication as responsibilities, stakeholders, ambiguity, and organizational complexity increase.
That requires development grounded in each manager’s actual leadership context.
Instead of relying on generic leadership content, our approach uses leadership assessment data, stakeholder feedback, business priorities, and real workplace challenges to identify the leadership behaviors that will make the greatest difference.
Participants then practice those behaviors, receive feedback, apply them at work, and measure progress over time — all while moving strategic work forward.
Learning Objectives
Based on assessment, interview, and organizational data, this highly customized Advanced Development for Experienced Managers program helps seasoned leaders identify ineffective habits, capitalize on strengths, and build the leadership capabilities required for greater responsibility.
Development areas typically include:
Our 6-Step Advanced Management Development Methodology
A comprehensive 360° feedback report combines stakeholder interviews and online survey feedback from direct reports, peers, and the participant’s manager. The assessment identifies strengths, potential blind spots, and leadership behaviors that matter most within the participant’s unique organizational context.
For directors and senior directors, a Midlevel Director Competency Assessment or a Leadership Simulation Assessment can also be incorporated to conduct a more comprehensive SWOT analysis of leadership readiness.
Participants gain greater clarity about:
— How others experience their leadership
— Where their intentions and impact may differ
— Which behaviors are helping or hindering performance
— How their results compare with relevant benchmarks
— Where targeted changes could produce the greatest leadership impact
These insights establish the foundation for each participant’s individualized Leadership Action Plan.
Our 6-Step Advanced Management Development Methodology — cont.
Rather than relying on lengthy presentations, participants work through real leadership situations, practice new approaches, receive candid feedback, move real work forward, and test alternative strategies in a psychologically safe environment.
Each participant has opportunities to lead, observe others, coach peers, and translate lessons directly to current workplace challenges.
The experience combines practical leadership tools with 360 feedback, action learning projects, emotional intelligence practice, case discussions, peer coaching, feedback, and intensive skill practice.
Our deep-learning methodology deliberately integrates intellectual understanding, personal insight, repeated practice, and relevant workplace application to expand each manager’s leadership repertoire.
Participants engage in individual and team coaching sessions focused on applying their Leadership Action Plans to real business and people challenges. Coaching provides reinforcement, accountability, and targeted support as managers experiment with new behaviors and encounter inevitable obstacles.
The emphasis remains on translating insight into observable and sustainable leadership behavior and performance change.
The follow-up assessment provides evidence of progress and identifies remaining opportunities for development.
Participants then review their results with the same coach who facilitated their development experience, reinforcing gains while establishing priorities for continued growth.
The plan:
— Targets the leadership behaviors that matter most
— Incorporates feedback from key stakeholders
— Builds personal mastery and leadership versatility
— Connects development priorities to real business challenges
— Establishes specific actions and accountability
— Creates a practical path toward greater leadership effectiveness
Participants leave knowing not only what they need to improve, but exactly what they are going to do differently.
Who Should Attend Advanced Development for Experienced Managers?
The Advanced Development for Experienced Managers Program is designed for seasoned middle- and upper-level managers who lead teams, manage other managers, influence across functions, or are preparing for broader leadership responsibilities.
Typical participants include:
The program is especially relevant for organizations that want to accelerate the effectiveness of proven managers rather than send experienced leaders through generic management training designed primarily for newer supervisors.
The Bottom Line
Advanced Development for Experienced Managers should do more than provide experienced leaders with additional leadership concepts. It should challenge ingrained habits, expose blind spots, strengthen leadership judgment, and create measurable improvements in how managers lead others.
By combining 360-degree feedback, experiential learning, real-world application, targeted coaching, peer accountability, and follow-up measurement, experienced managers can turn greater self-awareness into stronger leadership behaviors — and stronger leadership behaviors into better team and business performance.
To learn more about how Advanced Development for Experienced Managers can move your business and talent strategies forward, please contact us.
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