Leadership Development Institute (LDI)™
The Leadership Development Institute™ pairs experienced CEOs with emerging leaders to build skills and lasting connections. Register now to secure your spot.
Accelerate your Performance
When business leaders grow, family and private businesses thrive. The Leadership Development Institute™ helps current and emerging leaders strengthen their leadership skills with a focus on self-awareness, collaboration, team building, and effective problem solving. If you’re interested in learning how LDI can help emerging leaders grow, we invite you to join us for a complimentary overview on January 27, 2027 at the Goering Center.
Maximize Your Skills with the
Leadership Development Institute™
Strengthen your Skills
Gain practical tools to lead with confidence—whether you’re building teams, managing conflict, or driving strategic decisions.
Learn Proven Disciplines
Develop leadership skills in emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and organizational change management.
Engage with Fellow Leaders
Learn alongside other business owners and rising leaders in interactive sessions that foster collaboration and growth.
Apply Learning in Real-Time
Attend 10 interactive half-day sessions built to fit your schedule and drive immediate results for you and your business.
Be Challenged and Inspired
Walk away from each session energized and ready to lead your business more effectively with confidence and clarity.
Build Your Network
Connect with Cincinnati’s family and private business community to grow both personally and professionally.
Program Information
Exclusively created for Goering Center members by Cincinnati-based Leadership Excelleration, the Leadership Development Institute™ pairs seasoned CEOs with emerging leaders in a dynamic, hands-on setting. This powerful mix of experience and fresh insight fosters leadership growth and forges lasting connections among Family and Private Business professionals. Learn more or register for a session today.
What to Expect:
Sessions are challenging, clear, interactive and practical, leaving you energized and inspired to inspire others. If you are ready to create an organization where people want to do their best, then you are ready for the Leadership Development Institute™.
MEET OUR PRESENTER
As Founder and President of Leadership Excelleration (LE) and author of The Ascending Leader, Diane Egbers engages with clients and guides our consulting team to provide all aspects of Leadership Development, Executive and Team Coaching, and High Performing Teams.
Diane understands her client’s needs given her prior experience as VP of Human Resources. For the past 20 years it has been her passion to serve leaders as a dynamic coach, facilitator, and management consultant.
Diane works collaboratively with clients to create talent strategy and develop high performing teams. This may include: coaching executives, facilitating senior leadership teams, as well as assessing organizational capacity to improve performance.
Diane holds a Master’s Degree in Executive Human Resources Development from Xavier University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Economics from the University of Cincinnati. She is an inspirational facilitator who challenges audiences to heighten their potential by focusing on the latest research, proven strategies, mindsets and skill sets that create successful leadership.
Who Should Participate:
Business owners, CEOs, COOs, Directors, Vice Presidents, General Managers, and Emerging Leaders.
Cincinnati-based Leadership Excelleration developed LDI exclusively for Goering Center members. In a unique format, seasoned CEOs and presidents work side by side with emerging leaders. This mix of tested experience and fresh perspective energizes and inspires participants while forming strong bonds across Family and Private Businesses in our region.
Program Format:
The Leadership Development Institute™ (LDI) is offered annually, with sessions held every 3 weeks during the Spring and Fall, with a break over the Summer.
10 half-day workshops:
- Strengths based leadership
- Personality style preferences
- Performance coaching
- Relationship management: emotional intelligence
- Relationship management: conflict and negotiation
- Team effectiveness and development
- Cultivating a culture of team engagement
- Leading change
- Problem solving and decision making
- Leading for high performance*
Pricing Information:
MEMBER PRICING
$4,000
NON-MEMBER PRICING
$5,200
Hear Directly From Our Members
“The Leadership Development Institute™ the best program I’ve been through. It is comprehensive, and it is cumulative. You can really see how things play out is toward solutions, so I’m continuing to invest more of my managers’ time into the program.”
Nick Trelka
CEO, HAMILTON Casework Solutions
LDI Graduate 2018
“The tools we’ve taken away will be useful for a long time, and we intend to send more people. The tangible takeaways have changed the way we do strategic planning, hiring, and performance reviews.”
Hannah Lowen
VP of Operations, New Riff Distilling
NGI Graduate 2022
” I enjoyed the introspective part of the program. I was able to sit through the classes, and think about myself, how I lead my team, and how I can do better as a leader.”
Andy Ceddia
Sales Manager, Monti Incorporated
LDI Graduate 2022
“It’s definitely given me new leadership tools to take back to my organization, including different ideas on how to help advance other leaders in our company and make everyone stronger as a whole.”
Josh Yauger
Controller, Furniture Fair
LDI Graduate 2022
“There’s something for everybody there, and because of the length of the program, you get to learn material, go use it, come back, debrief, and learn more. It’s incredibly beneficial for anyone that takes it.”
Rosalie Purvis
Kutol Products Company
LDI Graduate 2022
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to your most common questions about the Leadership Development Institute™.
What is the Leadership Development Institute™?
Exclusively created for Goering Center members by Cincinnati-based Leadership Excelleration, the Leadership Development Institute™ pairs seasoned CEOs with emerging leaders in a dynamic, hands-on setting. This powerful mix of experience and fresh insight fosters leadership growth and forges lasting connections among Family and Private Business professionals. Learn more or register for a session today.
How much does the Leadership Development Institute™ Program cost?
MEMBER PRICING
- $4,000
NON-MEMBER PRICING
- $5,200
How long is the program?
The Leadership Development Institute™ is offered annually, with sessions held every 3 weeks during the Spring and Fall, with a break over the Summer.
When are the sessions scheduled?
session dates
If a schedule conflict occurs, participants can attend the alternate session on that date. If a participant misses a session altogether, they can attend the session the following year.
- March 3
- March 24
- April 14
- May 5
- May 26
- August 18
- September 8
- September 29
- October 20
- November 10
Interested in the Leadership Development Institute™?
Interested in being apart of our Leadership Development Institute™? Fill out our interest form and a member of our team will be in touch with you soon.