Change the Game: How Vertical Development Reimagines our Approach to Leadership

Change the Game: How Vertical Development Reimagines our Approach to Leadership

Got leaders? Are you a leader? Traditional leadership development is broken, and yet the need for transformational leadership is greater than ever.  

Presented by Jessica Bronzert, MCC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP of The Sparks Group, learn how the conventional focus on skills and competencies is a poor match for today's ever-changing and complex world, creating a leadership development imperative.  Then be introduced to Vertical Development, a framework and process that enables leadership maturity – to literally “grow up!”  

You will be invited to consider where you are in your own vertical growth journey and learn about the four levers for growing your own and others’ capacity in this space.  Lastly, you’ll learn how to apply vertical principles for immediate impact in your organization’s leadership development programs.

Change the game – reconceive leadership development in your organization.

Date/Time

Thursday, April 16, 2025

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Agenda

Networking and Lunch:  11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Intro and Speaker:  12:00 - 1:00 PM

Wrap-Up:  1:00 PM

Location

SERC Reliability

13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place, Charlotte NC 28277

Speaker:

Jessica Bronzert

Jessica has worked with and inside numerous industries. Most recently, as Lowe’s Director of Change Execution – a FORTUNE® 50 retailer with over $50B in annual revenues and 250,000+ employees – she led a multi-year, company-wide effort to transform the culture and equip the organization to meet changing consumer demands. Jessica helped develop and implement a change management center of expertise and coached the top 150 leaders as part of Lowe’s effort to shift to a purpose-driven organization. As a dynamic speaker, she received the highest ratings at the Association of Change Management Professionals national conference. She is also adjunct faculty at Georgetown University. 

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