The Sundance Communication Leader Session combines deep learning for high-potential communication leaders with experiences that inspire learning, discovery, and creativity at Robert Redford’s acclaimed mountain resort. Leaders will engage in topics focused on how to improve their leadership and elevate their function’s capability. The program is designed to promote individual learning, meaningful connection, and rich peer dialogue.

Date & Location

June 8-13, 2025
Sundance, Utah

Who Should Attend

The ideal candidate is a leader of a communication team, department, or function, and while the curriculum emphasizes communication within the walls of the organization, external communication professionals are welcome and will get value from the program.

Faculty

Ben Stringfellow is a Partner in CRA | Admired Leadership’s Strategic Communication Practice.

Lisa Magnuson is a Managing Director in CRA | Admired Leadership’s Strategic Communication Practice.

Accommodations

Sundance Resort, situated high in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains, is only 60 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport. This idyllic setting offers a unique blend of environmental conservation and artistic expression, reflecting Robert Redford’s vision since he acquired the property in 1969. Known for its winter skiing and year-round artistic workshops, professional meetings, and leisure, Sundance is the perfect location for our Academy—far enough away to prompt serious reflection, small enough to foster real relationships, rustic enough to be authentically Western, and sophisticated enough to be truly enjoyable. We love it there, and expect you will, too.

Sundance Mountain Resort
8841 N. Alpine Loop Road
Sundance, Utah 84604

The Core Sessions

The core sessions consist of more than 20 hours of content interwoven with group activities designed to encourage reflection and dialogue. A sampling of content topics include:

  • What to Learn From Cognitive Neuroscientists About Affecting Personal and Organizational Change
  • Taking a Communication Perspective to Leadership
  • Five Axioms of Leadership and Organizational Communication
  • Creating Strategic Action
  • Building Social Capital for the Function
  • Managing and Securing Budget
  • Cultivating Personal and Professional Advocates
  • Parasocial Interaction and the Principles of Executive Visibility
  • Building Strong Internal Partnerships
  • Driving Accountability
  • Principles of Organization Design
  • Advocating for Ideas

Recreational Activities

While the material is challenging and the classroom time intense, the Academy also offers participants a unique opportunity to think, reflect, and get perspective through scheduled and elective experiences with their peers. These include shared meals; an opportunity for pottery or silversmithing classes, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, or horseback riding; and unstructured time.

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