Training & coaching
Learn vital leadership skills through workshops, self-assessments and coaching with trained facilitators.
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Accelerate your leadership.
A free, 7-month development program preparing diverse mid-career professionals to lead in architecture, engineering and construction.
7months, one Friday session each
12–15professionals per cohort
$0cost to participants
5cities and growing nationally
Closing the gap to advancement
Leadership training, mentorship and community.
Personal growth, greater awareness of self and others, and stronger management skills, built alongside peers across all three professions.
Mentorship & sponsorship
Build career-long relationships with established AEC leaders who mentor beyond the classroom.
Continuing education
Earn credits, currently provided through AIA, plus a certificate of completion.
The curriculum
Seven sessions. One leadership philosophy.
Sessions run monthly on Fridays, March through November, in person.
Full program overviewTrust, growth mindset & strengths
The Trusted Advisor model, the power of a growth mindset, and CliftonStrengths® applied to leadership.
Total Leadership & work-life integration
Integrate work, family, community and self, then work backwards from your vision of the future.
Emotional intelligence
Four EQ domains, an online self-assessment, and coaching on your areas of opportunity.
Crucial Conversations®
Tools for high-stakes, challenging conversations, including those that affect underrepresented professionals.
Relationship-centered leadership
Move from executing projects to leading them, and build trust-based client relationships.
Financial aspects of a practice & project
How AEC firms operate: ownership models, project financials and compensation, taught by industry CFOs.
Leadership in action
Firm and practice leaders coach you to shape a personal leadership philosophy and a culture of accountability.
Who it's for
Built for mid-career AEC professionals.
Cohorts are balanced across architecture, engineering and construction so relationships form across all three.
Eligibility
- 5+ years of professional experience
- Commitment to leadership and innovation in AEC
- Complete online application, questionnaire and resume
Commitment
- Mandatory in-person attendance at every session
- Light pre-work: reading, writing and assessments
- A “Buddy” for accountability between sessions
- Employers are asked to count time as continuing education
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From the 2025 Los Angeles cohort
LeaderFlow has empowered me to lead with empathy, connection, and positivity while staying grounded in my core values.Jocelyn La Chance · Mechanical Engineering
The LeaderFlow Experience
Hear from participants of the 2021 pilot program, in partnership with the Southern California Chapter of NOMA.
Learn more2023 · AIA Los Angeles Board of Directors Community Contribution Award
2023 · Houston NOMA Chapter Partner Award
Supported by industry leaders
Free for participants, funded by the firms that believe in it.
Sponsors and donors make a national, no-cost program possible.
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Lead sessions, mentor cohorts and help center equity in your firm.
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