Executive Leadership Team Development
Upgrade Your Executive Team’s Operating System
A 90-day, high-touch program for senior leaders ready to become a force multiplier for growth.
Format: 90-Day Program | Up to 6 Participants
The Problem This Solves
Your executive team isn’t underperforming individually. Each leader is strong in their domain. But as a unit, the team isn’t yet operating at the level your growth requires.
Decisions still flow up to the CEO when they should be resolved at the ELT level. The team manages their functions well but doesn’t yet own the cross-functional complexity of scaling. When pressure hits, the team reverts to silos instead of operating as a cohesive unit.
ELT-Dev solves this.
It’s not executive coaching for individuals. It’s an operating system upgrade for the team—equipping your top leaders to handle growth, funding transitions, and scaling pressures together.
Who This Is For
ELT-Dev is designed for:
- Senior managers who report directly to the CEO
- Leadership teams of 3-6 executives
- Companies at inflection points: post-funding, pre-IPO, major scaling phases
- Executive teams transitioning from “function leaders” to “company leaders”
This is the high-touch, high-stakes path.
If your company’s growth depends on your executive team stepping up as a unit—not just as individual function leaders—this is the program.
The 90-Day Program
Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-4)
- Executive team assessment: individual and collective operating patterns
- Identify the specific gaps between current operating level and what growth requires
- Establish shared framework for executive-level decision-making
- Build the “executive team contract”—explicit agreements on how the team operates
Phase 2: Integration (Weeks 5-8)
- Immersive working sessions on real strategic challenges
- Practice cross-functional ownership (not just cross-functional coordination)
- Develop collective narrative for company direction
- Mid-point assessment: measure team cohesion and decision-making quality
Phase 3: Elevation (Weeks 9-12)
- Executive-level facilitation on highest-stakes decisions
- Strategic support for funding, board, or growth transitions
- Build sustainability: how the team maintains this level
- Final assessment and forward roadmap
What’s Included
Cohesive Team Development
- Weekly executive team sessions (90 minutes)
- Immersive half-day session mid-program
- Real-time facilitation on actual strategic decisions
Individual Executive Support
- 1:1 coaching sessions for each executive (bi-weekly)
- Role-specific development on enterprise leadership
- Feedback integration from team assessment
Strategic Infrastructure
- Executive team operating agreements (documented)
- Decision escalation framework (what stays at ELT vs. goes to CEO)
- Cross-functional ownership model
- Board and stakeholder communication frameworks
Typical Outcomes
By Day 30
- Executive team operating agreements established and practiced
- First cross-functional decisions owned by ELT without CEO involvement
- Clear escalation framework: what stays at ELT, what goes to CEO
By Day 60
- Executive team handling strategic trade-offs as a unit
- CEO time freed from decisions that should live at ELT level
- Cohesion visible in how team navigates disagreement
By Day 90
- Executive team operating as a force multiplier for growth
- Board and stakeholder confidence in leadership team (not just CEO)
- Sustainable operating rhythm established
- Foundation for ongoing development
What Executives Say
“We were all strong individual leaders. ELT-Dev showed us we’d never actually learned to lead together. That shift—from ‘my function’ to ‘our company’—changed everything.”
— CTO, 300-person Enterprise Software Company
“The board noticed the difference within 60 days. We went from being executives who reported to the CEO to being a leadership team the board trusted to run the company.”
— CFO, 180-person Fintech (Post-Series C)
Ready to Explore ELT-Dev?
A 30-minute call with program leadership to assess fit and discuss your team’s specific situation.