Transformative Leadership Program

Execute Strategy. Lead Change. Make an Impact.

Transformational leaders know how to encourage, inspire and motivate employees. Now you can become a more impactful leader and take your business to the next level. Perform in ways to create meaningful change, gain the tools to discover your purpose, and maximize your potential. This program empowers you to take bold actions to advance yourself, your team, and help shape your organization’s future success.
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About the Transformative Leadership Program

The Ashland Transformative Leadership Program offers you practical advice to move beyond transactional terms to reach true, transformational outcomes. Understand the differences between tactical, strategic and transformational leaders and the importance of facilitating organizational collaboration that can help drive your vision forward. Learn to inspire employees to strive beyond normal expectations. Discover how to change siloed business dynamics to unleash innovative strategies to stay ahead of the curve and bring everyone together to work toward a shared vision.

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8 Modules Online ($4,995)

Rolling Admission - Start Anytime
  • Self-paced
  • Workbooks, eBooks & all course materials
  • Interactive discussion boards

Transformative Leadership Curriculum

Transformative leaders inspire people to achieve extraordinary results. You'll learn a variety of leadership topics and critical skills to navigate a turbulent environment, innovate your organization, and emerge with a competitive advantage. Develop a deeper sense of purpose as industry leaders and top academic faculty help you explore skills, attributes, and essential leadership traits. This thought-provoking program also includes the Transformative Leadership Ultimate Toolkit with OVER 50 workbooks, strategic plans, assessments, templates, activities, eBooks, and cultural posters.

Improve your ability to guide strategic decisions, shape workplace culture, reposition the core business, and create new sources of growth, as you learn to think critically during a time when so many models and principles no longer apply.

Module 1 - The Radically Changing Nature of Leadership​

Understand the common leadership skills and traits of history’s great leaders while seeking inspiration, establishing role models and uncovering insightful tools.
  • Explore “old-school” leadership, from the 1900’s to the launch of the world wide web.
  • Discover how the pre-pandemic world was already chaotic and how to embrace the new normal.
  • Identify the tools needed to lead during a global pandemic.

Module 2 - Transformative Impact ​​

​Recognize the characteristics of human motivation, and discover what actually motivates people to stay engaged in their daily work and put forth their best efforts. 
  • Optimize motivation with purpose, transformative cultures and organizational approaches.
  • Learn how to cultivate a deliberately developmental culture.
  • Understand the benefits and challenges of a microenterprise.
  • Learn ways to improve your organization’s holacracy.

Module 3 - Power & Influence ​

Be a changemaker in today’s world, when historically, self-appointed and socially-conscious grassroots leaders have been known spark the most change. 
  • Uncover the approachable authority of revolutionary and political leaders.
  • Review case studies of effective and ineffective use of power and influence.
  • Develop a leadership skillset from the world of professional sports.

Module 4 - Managing Disruption & Transformation

​Expand your digital transformation when you incorporate digital technology in all areas of business to meet changing industry needs and market requirements.
  • Uncover the effectiveness of Innovation Theater vs. Genuine Innovation.
  • Explore the frameworks of the 3 Horizons of Growth.
  • Empower your individuals and teams by taking a human-centered design approach.
  • Learn to accelerate open innovation and utilize an open-source economic model.
  • Discover how top leaders stay adaptable and flexible by practicing agile methodology.

Module 5 - Personal Leadership

​Develop and utilize positive leadership traits when you set realistic goals, get organized, and hold yourself accountable, helping you to become a better mentor.
  • Learn the difference between being confident or overconfident.
  • Uncover the benefits of a “T-shaped” employee and the increasing demand in the workplace.
  • Discover ways to ensure your own expertise doesn’t blind you.
  • Empower accomplished individuals to step up as leaders.

Module 6 - The Socially Conscious Leader in the ESG Era

Grow your abilities as a socially conscious leader and ensure your business operations are lead with accountability, transparency and consideration of the environment.
  • Explore the new charter of the Business Round-table.
  • Understand what defines a Certified B corporation.
  • Learn how to involve your team and lead social ventures at your organization.

Module 7 - Leadership for the Future of Work

​Build strategies to help your team adjust to a new work environment while improving the internal structure of your business and maintaining productivity.
  • Learn to lead and motivate a remote workforce.
  • Discover the best ways to work alongside technology.
  • Use AI assistance to create a leadership project.
  • Strengthen your resilience and adaptability in times of uncertainty, disruption and adversity.

Module 8 - Creating Your Own Transformative Leadership Plan

​Reflect on your journey of leadership strategies and innovation frameworks and develop a plan of action to take back with you to implement immediately in your organization.
  • Discover how to align your skill-set with optimal professional opportunities.
  • Learn how to grow your talents and help others do the same.
  • Understand how to lead your team into a growth mindset culture.

Capstone Project: Your Personal Growth Plan

Throughout the program, build your professional portfolio and toolkit. Maximize your return-on-investment by creating your very own Personal Growth Plan. Then, step into your newfound power to be a transformative leader in today's chaotic and disruptive world.​

Transformative Leadership Instructors

Mike Grandinetti

Mike’s been continuously active in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, and human-centric design as an operating executive and an educator since earning his BS Engineering degree. He has spent his entire career in the world's leading innovation clusters of Silicon Valley, Boston, Austin, and Tel Aviv. He's a successful serial tech entrepreneur and has been named Financial Times Global Professor of the Week and Professor of the Year.

As a professor of entrepreneurship, innovation, design, and marketing at Harvard, Brown, and Rutgers, Mike is on the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley executive course, Engineering Leadership Professional Program, where he’s also Program Development Fellow for the Berkeley Innovation X- Labs. He’s been on the faculty of the MIT Founder’s Program on Entrepreneurship for over a decade, and previously was a Senior Lecturer in the MIT Sloan School of Management. He’s taught courses on Leadership at the MBA/EMBA and Executive Education levels since 2010.

Mike has worked as an innovation consultant for top companies from Accenture to Zimmer Biomet. He's a board member, hackathon, and design sprint leader for IBM, Nestle, and more. He's also a keynote speaker (TEDx, MIT CIO Symposium, International Startup Festival), podcast author & host, columnist (Forbes), startup accelerator leader (StartupNext Techstars seed stage), and in-demand startup mentor.

His wealth of experience led to induction into the National Engineering Honor Society and the Rutgers College of Engineering Medal of Excellence Award for Career Achievement, where he graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. He was also named alumni of the year at Rutgers. He earned his MBA degree with distinction at Yale, where he was named the annual Jess Morrow Johns Memorial Scholar and a Yale Teaching Fellow.

Carol Buehrens

Carol is the author of ‘Happy RAVING Customers!’ and is a leading CX expert. She has a wealth of skills and expertise to draw from, constructing customer experiences for over 30 years for major companies such as Liberty Mutual, Northrop, McDonnell-Douglas, Bechtel, GE, Mercury Marine, and ICW Group Insurance Companies.
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Carol’s passion for improving customer experience has resulted in numerous awards, including the prestigious “CX Innovation Award” from the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA), ICW Group CEO Award, the Liberty Mutual Star Award, and is listed in the World's Top 30 Customer Service Professionals.

​A Founding Member and Expert Panel Member of the international Customer Experience Professional Association (CXPA), Carol is also an active member of the San Diego Customer Experience Special Interest Group (CX SIG), and Professor at California State University Fullerton and University of California San Diego.

Stephene Klein

Stephene Klein is a trailblazer whose academic and professional journeys stand as a testament to her relentless pursuit of excellence. She holds three master's degrees - an MBA, MPH, and MPHA - from Everglades University, Boca Raton, FL, where she graduated summa cum laude, marking her place at the pinnacle of her class with an unrivaled 4.0 GPA. This academic titan not only delivered the Graduate Commencement keynote address, inspiring a crowd of over 1,000 attendees, but she is also a notable faculty member guiding the next generation of leaders. Her profound insights and wealth of knowledge have shaped countless C-suite executives, fostering excellence and innovation on a global scale.

Outside of academia, Stephene has consistently made a global impact. She is a Gold Medalist, Storytelling Writing Award Winner (2024), and the recipient of the Global Vision Award for Brand Strategy (2023). She was also the featured cover story of South Florida Magazine (2021), and has etched her place in the global business echelons. Her dynamic role at Zschool, saw her spearhead over 500+ Advisory Board meetings, annually, shaping the strategic direction for over 10,000 CxOs and senior executives worldwide.

With 20+ years of award-winning business development and engagement marketing experience, coupled with 15+ years of senior leadership roles, Stephene consistently drives sustainable revenue growth for leading global companies. Her extensive experience across multiple domains, including sales, marketing, and partnerships, and her well-established global network, position her as a catalyst for success in complex business environments.​

Tiffany Craft

Tiffany Craft is a visionary leader in international business expansion, strategy, marketing, and advertising. With a proven track record of driving growth in global markets, she has successfully guided brands such as Calvin Klein, to thrive across diverse regions, including Latin America, Asia and Europe. Her expertise lies in crafting innovative strategies that align with cultural nuances and deliver measurable results, such as achieving significant increases in international revenue.

A pioneer in the social media space, Tiffany has been at the forefront of building impactful partnerships within online communities. She excels in fostering collaborations with retail, media and entertainment providers and leveraging user-generated content to enhance brand visibility and engagement. These initiatives have cultivated authentic, loyal audiences while setting new standards for digital marketing. 

Tiffany's strategic vision is complemented by her creativity and data-driven approach to advertising. Her ability to merge traditional media with cutting-edge digital strategies has resulted in award-winning campaigns that resonate globally. She believes that strategic AI integration is also essential for organizations to unlock new efficiencies, gain actionable insights, and maintain a competitive edge in an increasingly data-driven world.

Beyond her professional achievements, Tiffany is dedicated to mentoring future leaders and advancing inclusion within a broad range of industry sectors. As a sought-after speaker, she frequently shares her insights on global marketing trends, digital transformation, and the evolving role of partnerships in building communities. 

"As Vice President of Advisory Experience at Zschool, I lead a team of advisors, who are actively collaborating with faculty in shaping curriculum across multiple disciplines, ensuring it reflects the latest trends and best practices in organizational leadership. By incorporating diverse areas of expertise, we create a comprehensive learning experience that equips future leaders with the skills necessary to drive innovation and impact within their organizations."

With her passion for innovation and proven leadership, Tiffany continues to redefine success in international business and marketing, making her a trailblazer in the industry.
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