Emerging Leader Series:

Developing your next generation of leaders

In today’s competitive talent landscape, retaining high-potential employees requires more than competitive compensation. Research shows that emerging talent — particularly Millennials and Generation X professionals — consistently rank leadership development opportunities among their top priorities when deciding to stay with an organization.

Through a strategic partnership between Living As A Leader and MMAC, this comprehensive leadership development series transforms high-performing individual contributors into tomorrow’s organizational leaders through a proven, research-based process. Unlike traditional training programs or one-off events, this series delivers sustained professional growth through six intensive workshops combined with small group coaching sessions. 

Research shows that individuals with LESS THAN TWO YEARS on the job expressed the STRONGEST TURNOVER INTENTIONS. Today’s emerging talent has a high turnover risk with more than 25% OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PLANNING TO LEAVE THEIR JOBS EACH YEAR.

A proven development process

Participants gain practical skills while building valuable connections with high-potential peers across different industries, creating a powerful professional network. The series builds critical leadership capabilities through two complementary components:

Monthly skill-building workshops

Each four-hour workshop focuses on essential leadership competencies, including: 

  • Strategic communication and influence. 
  • Problem-solving and decision-making. 
  • Change management. 
  • Team dynamics and collaboration. 
  • Interpersonal effectiveness. 
  • Service-oriented leadership. 

Small-group executive coaching

To ensure skills transfer and maximize organizational impact, each participant receives monthly 90-minute small-group coaching sessions with an experienced leadership coach. These sessions provide: 

  • Personalized guidance on applying new skills to real workplace challenges. 
  • Strategic support for professional development goals. 
  • Accountability and measurable progress tracking. 
Watch this overview of the Emerging Leaders series

Program details

Investment in your future leaders

Next cohort begins

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

  • Duration: 6 months
  • Format: Monthly half-day workshops (8:00 AM – 12:00 PM) plus 90-minute coaching sessions
  • Location: In-person at MMAC offices
  • Investment: $3,200 for MMAC members ($3,700 for non-members)

Flexible payment options available: Single payment or two quarterly installments

Additional Launch Dates

  • February 4, 2025
  • March 4, 2025
  • April 1, 2025

Why this matters to your organization

Living As A Leader brings 15+ years of leadership development expertise to this carefully crafted series.

By investing in your emerging leaders through this program, you:

  • Strengthen your talent retention strategy.
  • Build a robust leadership pipeline.
  • Enhance cross-functional effectiveness.
  • Demonstrate commitment to employee growth.
  • Drive organizational performance through improved team dynamics.

Annual

professional development bootcamp

Think about it – Milwaukee’s future leaders need more than just another corporate training course. That’s why FUEL’s bootcamp is different. It is where emerging professionals get to learn directly from the people shaping our city’s future – from Milwaukee’s County Executive to Fortune 500 leadership. Beyond the typical leadership training, participants dive into acquiring real-world skills they can use right away, whether that’s mastering AI tools or becoming more strategic decision-makers.

> FIVE DAYS

> 15 WORKSHOPS

> REAL-WORLD SKILLS

> NO COST TO ATTEND

All scheduled around your employees’ workday