Emerging Leaders Program Session
2025-02-07 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-03-07 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-04-04 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-02 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-06-06 12:00 - 17:00, 2025-07-11 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-02-27 12:00 - 17:00, 2026-03-20 12:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) and 4 more dates | TX

ALDP Session: The Modern Leader + Owning Your Executive Influence
2025-02-21 08:30 - 16:30 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
THE MODERN LEADER
Great leadership is the cornerstone of a thriving organization. Once vision and strategy are in place, leaders must communicate, persuade and influence others to turn those plans into reality. Cooperating, collaborating and maintaining formidable team dynamics are the keys to effective leadership at all levels of the organization. In this powerful session, discussion will include one-on-one practice with a skilled facilitator and an opportunity to share authentic communication with colleagues for feedback. This is an important skill that distinguishes leaders from managers in the ability to influence others
PURPOSE, POWER & PRESENCE – OWNING YOUR EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE
There are those who, even in the toughest of circumstances, can count on themselves to not just get through it, but to rise to the top. They understand how to influence the people around them. They feel energized and purposeful. They communicate with self-awareness and authenticity. In order to lead, executive leaders will learn how to enhance and build their own executive presence – both inside the firm and outside in the community – and create impactful connections that leave a lasting impression.

ALDP Session: Technology & Generative AI: Its Impact on the Future of Architecture
2025-03-21 08:30 - 12:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Technology is the backbone of everything we do. Everything. From the simple and mundane (e.g., word-pressing, cost accountancy, proposal preparation, reporting) to the cutting edge of design (e.g., machine learning and AI), everything we do depends upon our fluency and comfort in trafficking in multiple platforms. There is market disruption, major consolidation, rapid adoption of ever newer technologies, and continuous change management. The pace of change is breathtaking in an otherwise slow moving, inefficient AEC industry. In this segment, we discuss everything from macro-scale and micro-scale that the fully informed businessperson needs to know about technology’s overwhelming impact, today.

The Advanced Leadership Development Program is a new 10-month opportunity for senior leaders to develop the skills to navigate their elevated leadership roles in an increasingly complex environment. Focused specifically on leading a design firm, the “mini-MBA” program is an action-based learning experience focused on the skills needed in strategy development, financial management, marketing and communications, and leadership and communication styles, as well as building high-performing teams inside and outside the firm and leading through change. The program meets once a month on Friday with each session led jointly by a business expert and educator with input from a seasoned firm leader able to speak to the practice of architecture. The goal is for participants to be able to immediately implement the knowledge gained at their firm in a Capstone project shared on the final day.

ALDP Session: Leading Change
2025-04-18 08:30 - 16:30 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
Leading Change, Part 1
It’s time to pull apart decades of leadership and management best practices and get to what actually works. A truly modern organization is one that can evolve and take people and business into the future. Initiatives often fail to realize their full potential because people struggle to commit to a new way of doing things. Change management is an art and science and requires a dual focus on people and performance.
Leading Change, Part 2
In this interactive session, we will discuss some of the major changes ahead for society as well as design firms and how to effectively understand and navigate them successfully.

The Advanced Leadership Development Program is a new 10-month opportunity for senior leaders to develop the skills to navigate their elevated leadership roles in an increasingly complex environment. Focused specifically on leading a design firm, the “mini-MBA” program is an action-based learning experience focused on the skills needed in strategy development, financial management, marketing and communications, and leadership and communication styles, as well as building high-performing teams inside and outside the firm and leading through change. The program meets once a month on Friday with each session led jointly by a business expert and educator with input from a seasoned firm leader able to speak to the practice of architecture. The goal is for participants to be able to immediately implement the knowledge gained at their firm in a Capstone project shared on the final day.

ALDP Session: Integration and Capstone Presentations + Graduation Luncheon
2025-05-16 08:30 - 13:30 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
In this closing session, participants will share their Capstone “change project” with the class for feedback.

The Advanced Leadership Development Program is a new 10-month opportunity for senior leaders to develop the skills to navigate their elevated leadership roles in an increasingly complex environment. Focused specifically on leading a design firm, the “mini-MBA” program is an action-based learning experience focused on the skills needed in strategy development, financial management, marketing and communications, and leadership and communication styles, as well as building high-performing teams inside and outside the firm and leading through change. The program meets once a month on Friday with each session led jointly by a business expert and educator with input from a seasoned firm leader able to speak to the practice of architecture. The goal is for participants to be able to immediately implement the knowledge gained at their firm in a Capstone project shared on the final day.

Emerging Leaders Program Graduation Reception
2025-07-31 17:30 - 20:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States

Emerging Leaders Program Orientation
2026-02-19 14:00 - 17:30 | TX

Emerging Leaders Program: Project Presentation & Graduation Reception
2026-08-13 17:30 - 20:00 | Architecture and Design Exchange, 325 N. St. Paul Street, Suite 150, Dallas, TX, 75201, United States
