Leadership Sprints
Leadership Sprints: Leading Change from Where You Are offers an immersive multi-day experience geared towards training managers—delving deeply into how to lead highly effective teams and how to have difficult conversations while fostering meaningful connections among participants.
Leadership Sprints: Leading Change From Where You Are
Leadership Sprints: Leading Change from Where You Are hosted in Louisville, KY November 17 -19, 2025, is designed for participants to invest in their leadership potential through an exchange of ideas, challenges, and solutions with other leaders.
This three-day Leadership Sprint is designed for individuals who are ready to drive real, people-centered change within their organizations—regardless of their formal title. Rooted in the principles of change management, systems thinking, and action planning, this program specifically focuses on the human side of transformation: engaging, supporting, and inspiring team members and employees through change.
Participants will identify a meaningful opportunity to positively impact their teams and will gain practical tools, confidence, and a supportive community to help move their vision forward. You’ll leave with a clear understanding of what it means to be a change agent for people, how to assess your team’s readiness for change, and how to take focused, values-aligned action that truly resonates with those you lead.
By completing this sprint, participants will be able to:
- Assess their organization’s capacity, culture, and context for change
- Identify and focus on one key opportunity where they can make meaningful, strategic impact
- Develop a business case for change that engages others and builds momentum
- Apply practical change management strategies to test and scale new approaches
- Communicate change clearly and persuasively to a variety of stakeholders
- Obtain SHRM/HRCI credit hours
- After completing this Sprint, you will join the alumni network with the other Leadership Center alumni!
Leadership Sprints 2024 is hosted in Louisville, KY, and designed for participants to invest in their leadership potential through an exchange of ideas, challenges, and solutions with leaders in other cities. This is a unique opportunity for the members of the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber, facilitated by the Leadership Louisville Center. Within a supportive and small-group environment, this interactive workshop series offers participants the opportunity to build skills for navigating difficult conversations, managing evolving priorities, expanding their professional networks, and enjoying engaging activities.
As part of our ongoing commitment to fostering leadership development and organizational growth within the network of leadership programs, we would like to offer a training program on Developing and Leading High-Performance Teams (which includes the 6 Cs of High-Performance Teams) & Courageous Communication.
Program Timeframe
November 17 – 19, 2025
Louisville, KY
Agenda:
- Day 1: Foundations of Change
We’ll establish the groundwork for our time together by exploring the role of a change agent—what it means, why it matters, and how real change takes root. Participants will learn key principles of change management, examine common pitfalls, and begin to reflect on the conditions within their own organizations. This day is about setting shared language, framing opportunities, and building trust within the group. - Day 2: Strategy and Action
The second day is highly interactive and practical. Participants will engage in hands-on workshops, examine case studies, and learn to craft compelling business cases for change. A panel of experienced leaders will share real-world stories of navigating organizational shifts. The focus will be on sharpening systems thinking and deepening understanding of how to shift mindsets, behaviors, and systems. - Day 3: Testing Change
Building on what we’ve learned, each participant will select one area of focus and design a “small test of change”—a concrete, achievable initiative they can launch after the sprint. Through brief presentations and peer feedback, participants will leave with a tested idea, a plan to act, and the support of a community rooting for their success.
Who Should Attend:
This sprint is designed for individuals with the ability to influence change in their organizations, regardless of formal title. It’s ideal for those leading employee resource groups (ERGs), working in Human Resources, or anyone passionate about shifting culture, systems, or processes. Participants should have the bandwidth—time, energy, or resources—to move forward on a change effort after the program ends.
Registrations
Registrations for Leadership Sprints will close October 31, 2025
Registration Fee
$50 (non-refundable). Registrants will be asked to pay via credit card at the end of the online registration process.
Questions? Contact Andrea Mersmann at amersmann@cincinnatichamber.com
Questions? Contact Andrea Mersmann at amersmann@cincinnatichamber.com
Pricing
$2,000 for Chamber Members
$2,500 for non Chamber Members
*Partial scholarships may be available for those with financial need, and can be requested within the registration. Payment plan options are also available.
Tuition covers hotel, excursion, meals, and programming.
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What past participants had to say...
There were several speakers throughout the sessions that really gave us pointers and different ideas on how to be a leader.
Adam Behm
I really enjoy this program because everybody’s so authentic. We talk about our issues and personalities, and how we make improvements. I definitely learned a lot, and also [was] able to network with other upcoming leaders in the Greater Cincinnati area.
Lei Zhao
Being one of the younger professionals in Cincy LEAD, it was really neat to learn from people who have been in different industries for 20 to 30 years and get to learn their struggles through the years.
Saijal Andreadis
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Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach whose inspiring work is driven by the need for evidence-based, inclusive and equitable approaches to urgently and proactively transform and coach leaders, eradicating toxic behaviors that threaten profitability, innovation and the overall wellbeing. He is an impactful executive coach…
Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach whose inspiring work is driven by the need for evidence-based, inclusive and equitable approaches to urgently and proactively transform and coach leaders, eradicating toxic behaviors that threaten profitability, innovation and the overall wellbeing. He is an impactful executive coach, focused on providing providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as professional sports, higher education, nonprofit, sales, and other large complex organizations. He is also the founder and principle of KEVRA Consulting, a firm that utilized research-based solutions to address organizational challenges such as inclusion, equity and belonging, HR strategy and leadership coaching and development.
Kevin is regularly sought after to speak and consults with leaders around the world related to his expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance, center in employee wellbeing. Kevin has written extensively on topics in various areas such as: CEO narcissism, abusive supervision, workplace authenticity and is currently working on various ventures to further connect the research and best practices to help organizations detoxify and employees thrive.
Kevin is the creator and host of the Toxic Leadership Podcast which reached as high as the number four nonprofit podcast in the United States in 2021.
Kevin earned his doctorate in business administration from The University of Missouri-St. Louis where he focused on the impact of abusive supervision on organizational culture/climate, and employee coping behaviors. Kevin received his MBA from The University of Missouri-Kansas City with an emphasis in leadership & change in human systems and general management and his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Central Missouri.
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