Experiences

Our flagship programs are immersive, three- to five-day experiences for business leaders and communication professionals in memorable destinations like Sundance Resort, southern Utah, Napa Valley, and Austin, to name a few.

We host targeted, one-day sessions on Admired Leadership behaviors in major metropolitan areas like Miami, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta.

We host one-hour Connecting to Admired Leadership sessions on a recurring basis, an annual Community Conference in October, and our subscribers have unlimited access to our ongoing AL Direct Q&A sessions as well. For those who are interested in honing their communication and advisory craft, we also offer multi-session web-based seminars that dive deep into specific topics.

Multi-Day In-Person Experiences

February 9-12, 2025

Admired Leadership Institute® in Napa

The Admired Leadership Institute combines four days of leadership learning with activities that embrace multiple wine experiences found in Napa.
April 21-24, 2025

Admired Leadership Institute® in Asheville

The Admired Leadership Institute combines a week of leadership learning with activities that embrace multiple experiences found in Asheville, North Carolina. This carefully balanced design provides participants with a truly memorable Admired Leadership® experience. It is designed to create a rich dialogue among peer-like leaders.
September 21-26, 2025

Admired Leadership Institute® in Utah

The Admired Leadership Institute combines a week of leadership learning with authentic western experiences in southern Utah. It is designed to create a rich dialogue among peer-like leaders.
October 5-10, 2025

The Minnesuing Group

The Minnesuing Group is a curated peer group of senior communication leaders that gathers to discuss shared challenges and opportunities central to the practice of internal and leadership communication.

Single Day In-Person Experiences

February 5, 2025

Connecting to Admired Leadership®: OnLocation in Chicago

Register now for a special in-person event hosted by Admired Leadership. This event is complimentary, including light refreshments, and will take place at The Hyatt Regency O’Hare Chicago on Wednesday, February 5 from 8:45am – 10:30am CST.
April 7, 2025

Admired Leadership® Interactive in Miami

This one-day event allows subscribers to go even deeper in their understanding of Admired Leadership and our behavioral approach to leadership development. It’s a full day’s immersion into the best practices of leadership excellence.
June 23, 2025

Admired Leadership® Interactive in New York City

This one-day event allows subscribers to go even deeper in their understanding of Admired Leadership and our behavioral approach to leadership development. It’s a full day’s immersion into the best practices of leadership excellence.

Virtual Events

Quarterly

Communication Seminar Series

CRA | Admired Leadership® Seminars are master classes on the most foundational topics in communication and advisory excellence. The content is both intensive and practical, leveraging pre- and post-readings, group discussion, live exercises, and counsel from CRA | Admired Leadership professionals with a wealth of real-world advisory experience. With a limited number of participants in each session, Seminars provide professionals a premier opportunity to build substantive skills and cultivate meaningful insights in a brief period of time.
Twice Monthly

Connecting to Admired Leadership®

Join any of these bi-weekly webinar discussions to learn more about Admired Leadership content, connect with other leaders, and hear from an experienced coach.
February 18-19, 2025

AI Insights for Communication Professionals

We stand at a pivotal moment in technology’s evolution, where artificial intelligence emerges as a reality that will redefine the corporate communication landscape. At CRA | Admired Leadership®, our commitment is to help clients understand, adapt, and benefit from this transformative shift.
May 13-14, 2025

Master the Message: Designing for Outcomes

We communicate to create clarity, instill belief, and compel action. In this seminar, we will explore the art and science of cutting through noise and landing ideas. We will review the fundamentals of effective composition, linguistic choice, and writing style, and we will discuss where generative AI should and should not play a role. Through case studies, examples, and hands-on exercises, participants can expect to learn actionable strategies for sharpening their eloquence and increasing their value.
August 26-27, 2025

Demonstrating Internal Communication Value Through Effective Measurement

The communication perspective posits that everything communicates, opening a realm of possibilities to effect change and foster positive organizational influence. However, this also presents a challenge for communication leaders to discern the specific effects of their work on business outcomes and to validate the function’s distinctive worth convincingly. The most impactful communication measurement portfolios are those that not only track impact but also align with the organization’s strategic goals to demonstrate how communication drives business results.
November 4-5, 2025

Building Advisory Relationships

The Building Advisory Relationships Seminar covers the nature of the advisor relationship and offers practical counsel on how to establish those of trust, partnership, and influence with senior clients.