Registration Open
October 2026 Cohort
Kickoff: October 8th – 9th
Nashville, TN
Empowering Leaders to Achieve Extraordinary Growth
Leadership Academy is a key feature of our commitment to professional development for our portfolio companies. Our goal is to foster advanced personal and professional development, providing each participant with the skills to sustain and advance the growth of their business.
Through immersive, engaging and interactive content, this program delivers value at all levels of management. For early-stage leaders, the skillsets, tools and lessons learned are invaluable. More experienced leaders also appreciate the established curriculum and find themselves reframing and thinking differently about their own leadership approach.
“I have been fortunate enough to participate in many corporate training and development programs – both one-on-one and within groups. None that have been better than what we experienced with Shore.”
- Jayme Cannon - Senior Director, Hueman
Curriculum:
In-Person Kickoff
Leadership Academy kickoffs have been carefully designed to make the most of the in-person experience and to lay the foundation for the entirety of the experience. Key topics include trust, communication, healthy tension, and emotional intelligence.
Virtual Sessions:
Two sessions per month
Session 1: Maximizing Your Impact: Intention. Focus. Action.
Session 2: How Will You Get There? Developing a Personal & Professional Roadmap
Session 3: What’s Your Problem? Identifying Real Problems and How to Solve Them
Session 4: Managing Conflict: Creating Space for Healthy Disagreement
Session 5: Leading Through Others: Transitioning from Captain to Coach
Session 6: From Pain to Possibility: Leading and Mastering Change
Session 7: Meetings Matter: How to Lead Great Meetings
Session 8: Engaging the Team: Because You Alone Are Not Scalable
In-Person Finale:
The finale completes the arc of the program as we shift focus toward working “on” the business through effective feedback, strategic mentoring, and better understanding our customers and how we create value.
Lessons in Action from Leadership Academy Participants:
Lessons in action are follow-up interviews with Leadership Academy participants to see what they have put into action from their experience.
Lesson in Action:
Leading Others Starts With Working on Yourself
Lesson in Action:
Building a Culture of Feedback
Lesson in Action:
Being Intentional With Your Time
Participating Portfolio Companies
