The Cultiv8® Circle Program
Leadership grows faster in good company.
Cultiv8® Circle is a 3-month, application-based cohort program that brings together a small group of leaders to grow alongside each other. Guided by Promoting Good facilitators, anchored to your assessment data, and grounded in the real challenges you're navigating right now.
INDUSTRY PEERS | GROUP COACHING | SMALL CLASS SIZE | SHARED GROWTH
WHAT IS CULTIV8® CIRCLE
It's a commitment to grow with peers.
The leaders who change the most are the ones who do the work alongside others who hold them to it. Cultiv8® Circle takes the structure of our leadership program and adds the dimension that makes change actually stick: a small group of peers, expert facilitation, and three months of focused practice together.
FOR LEADERS WHO ARE
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Ready To Commit
Bi-weekly sessions plus coursework between sessions. Circle works because everyone commits
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Open To Feedback
This is a space for honest reflection and real challenge. Come ready to grow.
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Active Leaders
Best for leaders actively managing people or projects. The work involves applying frameworks to real situations
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Willing To Contribute
You'll get clarity on your own leadership, and you'll be expected to bring perspective, support, and challenge other leaders
HOW IT WORKS
What three months in a Circle looks like.
Every Circle follows a structured arc. The conversations inside it are shaped by the cohort and what's happening in your leadership in real time.
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Peer Accountability
You're showing up to a group that knows your goals, asks how it's going, and challenges you when you slip back into old patterns. The work continues between sessions because the cohort expects it to.
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Real-World Application
You bring the situations you're navigating that week. Your cohort and facilitator help you work through them as they unfold. That means the learning is immediate, the application is tested in real life, and the frameworks become part of how you lead.
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Experct Facilitators
Each Circle is led by a Promoting Good facilitator trained in inclusive leadership development and group dynamics. They keep the conversations productive, surface what the group isn't saying, and ensure the work goes deep without going off track.
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Bi-weekly group sessions
Eight 90-minute virtual sessions over three months. Live, facilitated, structured around a theme, and driven by real conversations.
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360° assessment included
Every member completes the Cultiv8® 360° Assessment in the first two weeks. The results inform the work you bring to the cohort.
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Trait coursework between sessions
Self-paced Cultiv8® Sprints aligned to the cohort's focus traits. You'll arrive with shared language and frameworks to build on.
THE PROCESS
Find your Circle.
We start with a general leader cohort and are expanding into industry-specific cohorts as we grow. If you don't see one that fits, apply anyway. We keep a waitlist for future programs.
General Leader Circle, Fall 2027
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is there an application process?
Cohort programs only work when everyone in them is committed to the work and to each other. The application is short, and we're not gatekeeping. We're making sure Circle is the right fit for you and that you're the right fit for the people you'll be growing alongside.
How is Circle different from a Cultiv8® bundle?
Bundles are self-paced, meaning you complete the assessment and coursework on your own timeline. Circle wraps the bundle in a structured cohort experience with bi-weekly facilitated sessions, peer accountability, and a shared timeline. Same content foundation, very different experience. Most leaders pick Circle when they know they need the structure and community to actually finish.
What's the time commitment?
Plan for about 3–4 hours per week across the 12 weeks. That breaks down to one 90-minute cohort session every other week, plus 1–2 hours of self-paced coursework, partner check-ins, and applying frameworks to your work. It's designed to fit alongside your day job, not replace it.
What if I can't make a session?
Things come up and we get it. Sessions are recorded so you can review what you missed. That said, the value of Circle is being there in the room, so we ask participants to attend at least 5 of the 6 sessions live. Anything less and the cohort isn't really working for you.
What if I'm accepted but the timing doesn't work?
You can defer your enrollment to the next cohort that fits your schedule, no penalty and no re-application required. We'd rather you join the right Circle at the right time than force a fit.
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Cultiv8® Snapshot
Self-Assessment
A quick, personalized preview of your inclusive leadership impact. Answer questions about your own leadership behaviors and get an instant snapshot of where you stand across the eight traits.
Foundation Program
Cultiv8® 360° Assessment
Multi-Rater Assessment
The full picture. Collect feedback from peers, direct reports, and supervisors to understand how your leadership intention compares to your actual impact. Includes a personalized report with blind-spot analysis and competency benchmarks.
Learning Modules
Trait Sprints
Self-Paced Courses
Focused, self-paced courses built around individual inclusive leadership traits. Each Sprint includes videos, case studies, reflection prompts, and downloadable action tools, designed to build one capability at a time.