Milestone One
Leading Myself
- Leadership philosophy
- Role clarity
- Leadership strengths
- Development planning
Prepared exclusively for
Courtney Nelson
Director, Global HR Strategy · o9 Solutions
Leadership Excellence at Scale
A tailored leadership acceleration experience designed to help o9 create stronger leaders, a consistent leadership philosophy, and a sustainable pipeline of future leadership talent.
01Executive Summary
A defining moment for leadership at o9.
New markets, new leaders, and new operating models are reshaping what your leadership community must do well.
This is the moment to move beyond generic development and establish a shared philosophy that shapes how o9 leaders think, decide, and coach consistently across geographies and functions.
Our recommendation
Launch LEAP, a cohort-based leadership acceleration experience for leaders ready to think more strategically, lead more consistently, and shape the organizations around them.
02Context
Why leadership excellence matters now.
Lead Through Transformation
Equip leaders to navigate organizational change with clarity and confidence.
Build Leadership Consistency
Create shared leadership behaviors across global teams and functions.
Strengthen Manager Capability
Develop managers who consistently coach, engage, and grow their teams.
Scale Sustainable Growth
Build leadership systems that grow with the business, not behind it.
Great organizations develop leaders who lead consistently.
03Leadership Journey
Three milestones. One integrated experience.
Milestone Two
Leading Others
- Emotional intelligence
- Communication
- Coaching
- Behavioral understanding
- Relationship building
Milestone Three
Leading Organizations
- Strategic thinking
- Departmental value
- Organizational influence
- Business impact
- Capstone leadership projects
Between the milestones
Continuous Reinforcement
Structured reinforcement keeps concepts alive in the flow of work between events.
Virtual Sessions
Professional Coaching
Peer Coaching
Workplace Projects
Executive Reflection
04Tailored for o9
Built around your organization.
Every LEAP engagement is shaped around the client. For o9, that means:
05Outcomes
What organizations experience after LEAP.
Stronger Leadership Bench
A deeper roster ready for expanded scope and complexity.
Shared Leadership Philosophy
A common language for how leaders think, decide, and act.
Greater Leadership Consistency
More predictable behaviors across teams, regions, and functions.
Greater Readiness for Future Growth
A leadership community equipped to guide the next phase of scale.
06Investment
A considered investment in leadership capacity.
Suggested investment
Leadership Excellence Accelerator Program
Delivery format
Min 10Requires 1 cohort · max 24 per cohort
Per participant
$3,500
Grand total
$70,000
20 participants × $3,500
Enterprise pricing available for multi-cohort engagements.
07Why Looking Forward
The learning partner o9 can rely on.
- 30+ years' experience
- Fortune 500
- Global reach
- M.S., Organizational Management
Shawn Snyder
President, Looking Forward Consulting
Shawn partners with senior leaders in high-growth, technology-driven organizations navigating rapid scale. That's exactly where o9 stands today as it expands its platform, global footprint, and enterprise customer base.
For 30+ years, he has guided Fortune 500 and high-growth teams through hypergrowth, global expansion, and go-to-market transformation. His focus sits where leadership most often breaks under scale: cross-functional decision speed, accountability for execution, and aligning distributed leaders around a shared operating model. That's the lens he brings to LEAP for o9.
08Recommended Next Steps
A clear path forward, designed together.
- 1Review this proposal internally with key stakeholders.
- 2Schedule a collaborative design discussion with Shawn.
- 3Finalize the first cohort and timeline.
- 4Launch.
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