Dynamo Leadership Academy · The Prepare-to-Lead Level
Take the Leap
How High-Potential Employees Prepare for First-Time Leadership
Help high-potential employees close the gap between potential and readiness — and prepare to lead before the promotion, not after.
best for
Aspiring first-time leaders, high-potential employees, and the HR, talent-development, and succession teams preparing them
formats
Full-day readiness intensive, half-day workshop, or private team training
The problem this program solves
Organizations promote high performers because they are dependable, technically strong, and trusted — but those strengths do not automatically prepare someone to carry leadership responsibility. The result is a predictable transition gap: the person who knew how to produce personally is suddenly expected to create clarity, build trust, develop people, and stay steady under pressure.
Take the Leap closes that gap before the promotion — giving aspiring first-time leaders a way to see what will change, assess where they are ready, mature what must grow, practice leadership before authority arrives, and build a 90-day runway with a sponsor.
Who this program is for
Aspiring first-time leaders — identified as high-potential but not yet in a formal leadership role
Reliable, capable, respected performers being considered for advancement
Team leads and future supervisors stepping toward responsibility for people, not just tasks
HR, talent-development, and succession teams — the primary buyer — preparing candidates before promotion
What participants will learn
Receive leadership identification as an invitation to prepare — not proof of arrival
Distinguish strong individual performance from leadership readiness, and mature the strengths that got them noticed
Assess their readiness across the six dimensions of the Readiness Blueprint
Begin the doer-to-developer shift — coaching and developing capability instead of rescuing
Plan a readiness conversation with a sponsor and leave with a 90-day readiness plan
What changes after the program
Treat leadership identification as an invitation to prepare, not proof of arrival
See readiness clearly across six dimensions before the promotion
Mature the strengths that got them noticed instead of abandoning them
Begin the shift from doer to developer — coaching instead of rescuing
Leave with a 90-day readiness plan and a sponsor conversation scheduled
The workshop experience
This is a working session, not a lecture — the learning is in the writing. Participants capture a readiness baseline, map performance to readiness, run the Readiness Blueprint scan, audit their pressure patterns and hero behavior, practice ask-first coaching, prepare a real leadership conversation, and build a 90-day runway with a sponsor date.
Readiness starting point
Performance-to-Readiness Map
Readiness Blueprint Scan
Pressure reveals the pattern
Hero or Builder audit
Ask before you answer
Candidate–Sponsor planner
90-day runway & 30-day sprint
Half-Day Workshop
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. · Virtual
upcoming dates
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Every Second Wednesday of the Month
9:00–12:00 CT · Virtual
FOR TEAMS
Bring this program to your organization
Promoting strong performers before they are ready is one of the most expensive mistakes an organization makes — for the person, the team, and the pipeline. Take the Leap prepares candidates before the promotion, with a shared readiness language, a sponsor conversation, and a 90-day runway. Dynamo can deliver it as a full-day intensive or private program for your high-potential employees and succession candidates.
RECOMMENDED NEXT STEP IN THE ACADEMY
From Peer to Leader — Lead Well Once the Promotion Lands
You've prepared for the leap. Next, once the role is yours, build credibility and lead former peers with confidence through your first 90 days as a manager.
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