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The Basics


GILD is:

The Global Institute for Leadership Development (GILD) is a development experience for leaders and leadership teams that provides transformational growth in areas proven to differentiate superior from average leaders.

The core of the experience is a 5-day immersion program that integrates the best learning methods employed by university executive education programs, leadership academies, and large-scale, global conferences to deliver accelerated growth. This is accompanied by The Year of Learning, a year-long development process that combines peer learning with timely and content-rich resources to sustain long-term leadership growth.



Key Benefits:

For participants:

  • Measurable growth in areas proven to differentiate superior from average leaders

  • Improved capacity to adapt to change and act on new business opportunities and challenges

  • An actionable and fully personalized development plan to drive long-term commitment to growth

  • Year-long exposure to new insights and perspectives through a global cast of faculty and participants

  • A network of global leaders who serve as a vibrant community of educational resources, business ideas, advice, and contacts


For organizations:
  • A more experienced, driven, and connected leadership team who are committed to driving results

  • A larger cadre of qualified successor candidates to take on crucial roles in the organization

  • Increased excitement and passion for learning among leaders at all levels

  • Long-term, organization-wide access to exclusive leadership development resources

  • Greater performance and results from your organization's managers and leaders