Build What's Next.
Lead the Shift.
Builders of Better Work.
The EX Leadership Network is a global community of HR executives, EX strategists, and culture-driven leaders building what work looks like next — together.
What You'll Get
With 30,000+ program alumni and access to top-tier EX experts, gain insights, connections, and strategies to elevate workplace culture and drive meaningful change. You'll have everything you need to grow as a people leader and drive impact through Culture, Performance, and Retention.
Exclusive summits & webcasts
Learn from industry thought leaders
Curated learning resources
Frameworks, toolkits, and templates
Peer-to-peer community
Connect with HR leaders globally
Actionable achieve CPR™ insights
Culture, Performance, Retention
2026 member series
Four Series. One Promise: You leave with something to do.
Every 2026 series is co-led by an internal HR or People Leader — not a vendor — so the work is grounded in what's actually happening inside companies right now.
Monthly
Monthly Kick Off Mastermind
Start each month with a live, cameras-on mastermind where you bring your top priorities and challenges, get real-time coaching from peers, and walk away with 1–3 concrete moves to make in the next 7 days.
Rotating internal HR & People Leaders
Quarterly
Talent Playbook Masterclass Series
Turn the quarter's biggest EX/HR priorities into practical, co-created playbooks and templates so you're never starting from a blank page again.
Co-led by
Vanessa Cannizzaro
Vice President, Talent Management & Operations, Intelerad
Quarterly
Be the People Leader that 2026 Needs – People Leadership Series
A leadership lab for current and emerging Heads of People to pressure-test strategy, navigate constant change, and build the capabilities required of top-of-house people leaders in 2026.
Co-led by
Twanya Hood Hill
Chief Human Resource Officer
Quarterly
AI Innovation for HR Mastermind Series
A hands-on AI lab where you'll see real workflows from peers, co-design prompts and processes, and leave each session with at least one AI-enabled practice you can put to work immediately.
Co-led by
Desselen Wood
Global Chief People Officer, Syntax
Member voices
What Members Are Saying
Real words from senior People leaders inside the Network.
Community
The sessions are immediately applicable to real work. I was coaching a new leader on exactly the topic we covered that same week. Leaders are just like everyone else. Their jobs are just different, and this community helps you see that clearly.
Madeline Des Jardins
HR Leader
Community
After 20 years in leadership, I've found a community that helps me continue to lead organizational leaders and make appropriate strategic decisions. The depth of experience in the room is powerful.
Eugenia McDaniel
HR Business Partner
Executive
I am so grateful for these conversations. It is absurd to expect leaders to magically just be OK when the rest of the world is not. This community gets that.
Izane Cloete-Hamilton
Business Co-Owner
Community
Thank you so much to this community and the amazing audience for sharing so many insights. The peer-to-peer learning is unmatched.
Dheshnee Naidoo
HR Leader
Community
I feel so energized. This community is amazing. Thank you for the authenticity and the space to learn alongside leaders who are doing the real work.
Kasee Castro
HR Leader
Executive
If all your culture does is fight fires, when there are no real fires, you've bred arsonists. This is the kind of peer dialogue you get here. Sharp, honest, and immediately useful.
Christopher McCormick
Founder & CEO
Community
Terrific work and conversation. There is so much we can do with a little knowledge, ingenuity, and heart. This community fills in blanks and corrects some of the ways we go off the rails.
John Howard
HR Leader
Community
I always considered myself a servant leader, until I saw that I was serving everyone else ahead of myself. Valuable conversations like this are why I keep coming back.
Jennifer Gabbard
HR Leader
Community
Vulnerability normalizes mental health, which is huge in organizations. We work in hierarchical structures, so employees always look above to determine what's appropriate. Be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. If you can't do that, you can't be an effective leader.
Jeff Waldman
HR Leader
Client
achieve Engagement brought clarity, action, and responsibility to a critical part of our organization's growth. They gave our team both the space and the structure to make meaningful progress on our mission, culture, and values.
Doria Johnson
Executive Director
Urban Tilth
Member
Through this partnership, I gained invaluable tools, resources, and confidence to align my team's vision with actionable goals and navigate change with strength and focus. I highly recommend achieve Engagement to anyone committed to personal growth and driving lasting organizational impact.
Alexis Crean
Director, Office of Professional Well-Being & Engagement
UConn Health
Executive
Attending sessions at achieve Engagement has been transformative. Any organization would benefit immensely from this community's guidance on creating a vibrant and inclusive culture.
Ralph Kellogg
Vice President People & Training
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
Member
The achieve Engagement community has a way of distilling complex, often overwhelming concepts into actionable insights. It brings tremendous value to HR leaders at all stages in their talent journey. I'd recommend it to any organization looking to level-up their engagement and culture practices.
Jennifer Bauer
Director, Human Capital
rf IDEAS
Partner
I've been so impressed by the achieve Engagement network. The discussions are both engaging and insightful, centered on the evolving best practices in employee experience and culture strategy. Looking forward to many more collaborations in the future.
Annie Rosencrans
People & Culture Director, Americas
HiBob
Executive
achieve Engagement sessions are packed with innovative strategies and insights that are crucial for any leader looking to stay ahead in today's fast-evolving work environment. Highly recommend for any event focused on building future-ready workplaces.
Sherry Harding
Chief Operations Officer
Community Bridges
Executive
The achieve Engagement community has a unique ability to take a group of HR leaders into deep and meaningful discussion. All present walk away with a new idea, share an idea, and participate at a high level within a limited timeframe.
Andrea Herron
Vice President Human Resources
WebMD
Executive
achieve Engagement excels at guiding leaders to foster thriving workplace environments, driving both engagement and performance. Any organization would gain substantial benefits from this community's guidance in building a vibrant, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
Jamy Conrad
VP of People & HR
TrustRadius
Member
Being part of the achieve Engagement community continues to provide the most valuable return on my investment of time. I am continually impressed by the caliber of EX leaders and the intentional objectives set forth in each experience.
Darla Caughey
Director of Employee Experience
Austin Independent School District
Executive
achieve Engagement brings leadership and community together in meaningful, practical ways. It's not just talk about best practices. It actively connects people, ideas, and strategies to drive real, sustainable high performance within organizations.
Jyl Feliciano
Global Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Highspot
Industry Leader
The achieve Engagement Leadership Network has become one of my favorite professional spaces. It's rare to find a community where you can connect with others who are truly in the trenches doing similar work. Speakers consistently share best practices they've actually tested, and I frequently walk away thinking, 'I can adapt this for us.'
Bridgette McCullough
Principal Culture Advisor
Great Place to Work
Community
The sessions are immediately applicable to real work. I was coaching a new leader on exactly the topic we covered that same week. Leaders are just like everyone else. Their jobs are just different, and this community helps you see that clearly.
Madeline Des Jardins
HR Leader
Community
After 20 years in leadership, I've found a community that helps me continue to lead organizational leaders and make appropriate strategic decisions. The depth of experience in the room is powerful.
Eugenia McDaniel
HR Business Partner
Executive
I am so grateful for these conversations. It is absurd to expect leaders to magically just be OK when the rest of the world is not. This community gets that.
Izane Cloete-Hamilton
Business Co-Owner
Community
Thank you so much to this community and the amazing audience for sharing so many insights. The peer-to-peer learning is unmatched.
Dheshnee Naidoo
HR Leader
Community
I feel so energized. This community is amazing. Thank you for the authenticity and the space to learn alongside leaders who are doing the real work.
Kasee Castro
HR Leader
Executive
If all your culture does is fight fires, when there are no real fires, you've bred arsonists. This is the kind of peer dialogue you get here. Sharp, honest, and immediately useful.
Christopher McCormick
Founder & CEO
Community
Terrific work and conversation. There is so much we can do with a little knowledge, ingenuity, and heart. This community fills in blanks and corrects some of the ways we go off the rails.
John Howard
HR Leader
Community
I always considered myself a servant leader, until I saw that I was serving everyone else ahead of myself. Valuable conversations like this are why I keep coming back.
Jennifer Gabbard
HR Leader
Community
Vulnerability normalizes mental health, which is huge in organizations. We work in hierarchical structures, so employees always look above to determine what's appropriate. Be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. If you can't do that, you can't be an effective leader.
Jeff Waldman
HR Leader
Client
achieve Engagement brought clarity, action, and responsibility to a critical part of our organization's growth. They gave our team both the space and the structure to make meaningful progress on our mission, culture, and values.
Doria Johnson
Executive Director
Urban Tilth
Member
Through this partnership, I gained invaluable tools, resources, and confidence to align my team's vision with actionable goals and navigate change with strength and focus. I highly recommend achieve Engagement to anyone committed to personal growth and driving lasting organizational impact.
Alexis Crean
Director, Office of Professional Well-Being & Engagement
UConn Health
Executive
Attending sessions at achieve Engagement has been transformative. Any organization would benefit immensely from this community's guidance on creating a vibrant and inclusive culture.
Ralph Kellogg
Vice President People & Training
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
Member
The achieve Engagement community has a way of distilling complex, often overwhelming concepts into actionable insights. It brings tremendous value to HR leaders at all stages in their talent journey. I'd recommend it to any organization looking to level-up their engagement and culture practices.
Jennifer Bauer
Director, Human Capital
rf IDEAS
Partner
I've been so impressed by the achieve Engagement network. The discussions are both engaging and insightful, centered on the evolving best practices in employee experience and culture strategy. Looking forward to many more collaborations in the future.
Annie Rosencrans
People & Culture Director, Americas
HiBob
Executive
achieve Engagement sessions are packed with innovative strategies and insights that are crucial for any leader looking to stay ahead in today's fast-evolving work environment. Highly recommend for any event focused on building future-ready workplaces.
Sherry Harding
Chief Operations Officer
Community Bridges
Executive
The achieve Engagement community has a unique ability to take a group of HR leaders into deep and meaningful discussion. All present walk away with a new idea, share an idea, and participate at a high level within a limited timeframe.
Andrea Herron
Vice President Human Resources
WebMD
Executive
achieve Engagement excels at guiding leaders to foster thriving workplace environments, driving both engagement and performance. Any organization would gain substantial benefits from this community's guidance in building a vibrant, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
Jamy Conrad
VP of People & HR
TrustRadius
Member
Being part of the achieve Engagement community continues to provide the most valuable return on my investment of time. I am continually impressed by the caliber of EX leaders and the intentional objectives set forth in each experience.
Darla Caughey
Director of Employee Experience
Austin Independent School District
Executive
achieve Engagement brings leadership and community together in meaningful, practical ways. It's not just talk about best practices. It actively connects people, ideas, and strategies to drive real, sustainable high performance within organizations.
Jyl Feliciano
Global Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Highspot
Industry Leader
The achieve Engagement Leadership Network has become one of my favorite professional spaces. It's rare to find a community where you can connect with others who are truly in the trenches doing similar work. Speakers consistently share best practices they've actually tested, and I frequently walk away thinking, 'I can adapt this for us.'
Bridgette McCullough
Principal Culture Advisor
Great Place to Work
Community
The sessions are immediately applicable to real work. I was coaching a new leader on exactly the topic we covered that same week. Leaders are just like everyone else. Their jobs are just different, and this community helps you see that clearly.
Madeline Des Jardins
HR Leader
Community
After 20 years in leadership, I've found a community that helps me continue to lead organizational leaders and make appropriate strategic decisions. The depth of experience in the room is powerful.
Eugenia McDaniel
HR Business Partner
Executive
I am so grateful for these conversations. It is absurd to expect leaders to magically just be OK when the rest of the world is not. This community gets that.
Izane Cloete-Hamilton
Business Co-Owner
Community
Thank you so much to this community and the amazing audience for sharing so many insights. The peer-to-peer learning is unmatched.
Dheshnee Naidoo
HR Leader
Community
I feel so energized. This community is amazing. Thank you for the authenticity and the space to learn alongside leaders who are doing the real work.
Kasee Castro
HR Leader
Executive
If all your culture does is fight fires, when there are no real fires, you've bred arsonists. This is the kind of peer dialogue you get here. Sharp, honest, and immediately useful.
Christopher McCormick
Founder & CEO
Community
Terrific work and conversation. There is so much we can do with a little knowledge, ingenuity, and heart. This community fills in blanks and corrects some of the ways we go off the rails.
John Howard
HR Leader
Community
I always considered myself a servant leader, until I saw that I was serving everyone else ahead of myself. Valuable conversations like this are why I keep coming back.
Jennifer Gabbard
HR Leader
Community
Vulnerability normalizes mental health, which is huge in organizations. We work in hierarchical structures, so employees always look above to determine what's appropriate. Be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. If you can't do that, you can't be an effective leader.
Jeff Waldman
HR Leader
Client
achieve Engagement brought clarity, action, and responsibility to a critical part of our organization's growth. They gave our team both the space and the structure to make meaningful progress on our mission, culture, and values.
Doria Johnson
Executive Director
Urban Tilth
Member
Through this partnership, I gained invaluable tools, resources, and confidence to align my team's vision with actionable goals and navigate change with strength and focus. I highly recommend achieve Engagement to anyone committed to personal growth and driving lasting organizational impact.
Alexis Crean
Director, Office of Professional Well-Being & Engagement
UConn Health
Executive
Attending sessions at achieve Engagement has been transformative. Any organization would benefit immensely from this community's guidance on creating a vibrant and inclusive culture.
Ralph Kellogg
Vice President People & Training
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
Member
The achieve Engagement community has a way of distilling complex, often overwhelming concepts into actionable insights. It brings tremendous value to HR leaders at all stages in their talent journey. I'd recommend it to any organization looking to level-up their engagement and culture practices.
Jennifer Bauer
Director, Human Capital
rf IDEAS
Partner
I've been so impressed by the achieve Engagement network. The discussions are both engaging and insightful, centered on the evolving best practices in employee experience and culture strategy. Looking forward to many more collaborations in the future.
Annie Rosencrans
People & Culture Director, Americas
HiBob
Executive
achieve Engagement sessions are packed with innovative strategies and insights that are crucial for any leader looking to stay ahead in today's fast-evolving work environment. Highly recommend for any event focused on building future-ready workplaces.
Sherry Harding
Chief Operations Officer
Community Bridges
Executive
The achieve Engagement community has a unique ability to take a group of HR leaders into deep and meaningful discussion. All present walk away with a new idea, share an idea, and participate at a high level within a limited timeframe.
Andrea Herron
Vice President Human Resources
WebMD
Executive
achieve Engagement excels at guiding leaders to foster thriving workplace environments, driving both engagement and performance. Any organization would gain substantial benefits from this community's guidance in building a vibrant, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
Jamy Conrad
VP of People & HR
TrustRadius
Member
Being part of the achieve Engagement community continues to provide the most valuable return on my investment of time. I am continually impressed by the caliber of EX leaders and the intentional objectives set forth in each experience.
Darla Caughey
Director of Employee Experience
Austin Independent School District
Executive
achieve Engagement brings leadership and community together in meaningful, practical ways. It's not just talk about best practices. It actively connects people, ideas, and strategies to drive real, sustainable high performance within organizations.
Jyl Feliciano
Global Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Highspot
Industry Leader
The achieve Engagement Leadership Network has become one of my favorite professional spaces. It's rare to find a community where you can connect with others who are truly in the trenches doing similar work. Speakers consistently share best practices they've actually tested, and I frequently walk away thinking, 'I can adapt this for us.'
Bridgette McCullough
Principal Culture Advisor
Great Place to Work
Community
The sessions are immediately applicable to real work. I was coaching a new leader on exactly the topic we covered that same week. Leaders are just like everyone else. Their jobs are just different, and this community helps you see that clearly.
Madeline Des Jardins
HR Leader
Community
After 20 years in leadership, I've found a community that helps me continue to lead organizational leaders and make appropriate strategic decisions. The depth of experience in the room is powerful.
Eugenia McDaniel
HR Business Partner
Executive
I am so grateful for these conversations. It is absurd to expect leaders to magically just be OK when the rest of the world is not. This community gets that.
Izane Cloete-Hamilton
Business Co-Owner
Community
Thank you so much to this community and the amazing audience for sharing so many insights. The peer-to-peer learning is unmatched.
Dheshnee Naidoo
HR Leader
Community
I feel so energized. This community is amazing. Thank you for the authenticity and the space to learn alongside leaders who are doing the real work.
Kasee Castro
HR Leader
Executive
If all your culture does is fight fires, when there are no real fires, you've bred arsonists. This is the kind of peer dialogue you get here. Sharp, honest, and immediately useful.
Christopher McCormick
Founder & CEO
Community
Terrific work and conversation. There is so much we can do with a little knowledge, ingenuity, and heart. This community fills in blanks and corrects some of the ways we go off the rails.
John Howard
HR Leader
Community
I always considered myself a servant leader, until I saw that I was serving everyone else ahead of myself. Valuable conversations like this are why I keep coming back.
Jennifer Gabbard
HR Leader
Community
Vulnerability normalizes mental health, which is huge in organizations. We work in hierarchical structures, so employees always look above to determine what's appropriate. Be comfortable having uncomfortable conversations. If you can't do that, you can't be an effective leader.
Jeff Waldman
HR Leader
Client
achieve Engagement brought clarity, action, and responsibility to a critical part of our organization's growth. They gave our team both the space and the structure to make meaningful progress on our mission, culture, and values.
Doria Johnson
Executive Director
Urban Tilth
Member
Through this partnership, I gained invaluable tools, resources, and confidence to align my team's vision with actionable goals and navigate change with strength and focus. I highly recommend achieve Engagement to anyone committed to personal growth and driving lasting organizational impact.
Alexis Crean
Director, Office of Professional Well-Being & Engagement
UConn Health
Executive
Attending sessions at achieve Engagement has been transformative. Any organization would benefit immensely from this community's guidance on creating a vibrant and inclusive culture.
Ralph Kellogg
Vice President People & Training
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
Member
The achieve Engagement community has a way of distilling complex, often overwhelming concepts into actionable insights. It brings tremendous value to HR leaders at all stages in their talent journey. I'd recommend it to any organization looking to level-up their engagement and culture practices.
Jennifer Bauer
Director, Human Capital
rf IDEAS
Partner
I've been so impressed by the achieve Engagement network. The discussions are both engaging and insightful, centered on the evolving best practices in employee experience and culture strategy. Looking forward to many more collaborations in the future.
Annie Rosencrans
People & Culture Director, Americas
HiBob
Executive
achieve Engagement sessions are packed with innovative strategies and insights that are crucial for any leader looking to stay ahead in today's fast-evolving work environment. Highly recommend for any event focused on building future-ready workplaces.
Sherry Harding
Chief Operations Officer
Community Bridges
Executive
The achieve Engagement community has a unique ability to take a group of HR leaders into deep and meaningful discussion. All present walk away with a new idea, share an idea, and participate at a high level within a limited timeframe.
Andrea Herron
Vice President Human Resources
WebMD
Executive
achieve Engagement excels at guiding leaders to foster thriving workplace environments, driving both engagement and performance. Any organization would gain substantial benefits from this community's guidance in building a vibrant, inclusive, and high-performing culture.
Jamy Conrad
VP of People & HR
TrustRadius
Member
Being part of the achieve Engagement community continues to provide the most valuable return on my investment of time. I am continually impressed by the caliber of EX leaders and the intentional objectives set forth in each experience.
Darla Caughey
Director of Employee Experience
Austin Independent School District
Executive
achieve Engagement brings leadership and community together in meaningful, practical ways. It's not just talk about best practices. It actively connects people, ideas, and strategies to drive real, sustainable high performance within organizations.
Jyl Feliciano
Global Vice President, People, Culture & Belonging
Highspot
Industry Leader
The achieve Engagement Leadership Network has become one of my favorite professional spaces. It's rare to find a community where you can connect with others who are truly in the trenches doing similar work. Speakers consistently share best practices they've actually tested, and I frequently walk away thinking, 'I can adapt this for us.'
Bridgette McCullough
Principal Culture Advisor
Great Place to Work
Who is this for?
Built for the people actually building the future of work.
A private network for the senior People leaders rewriting what work looks like.
The Leadership Network is where CHROs, CPOs, and VPs of People come to think sharper, lead bolder, and build the function the business actually needs right now.
You get the peers you've been missing, the strategic support most companies forget to give you, and a year of programming built around the real work on your desk: AI adoption, manager effectiveness, culture under pressure, total rewards modernization, and the People–CFO partnership that decides everything else.
You get the peers you've been missing, the strategic support most companies forget to give you, and a year of programming built around the real work on your desk: AI adoption, manager effectiveness, culture under pressure, total rewards modernization, and the People–CFO partnership that decides everything else.
You're not alone in this anymore.
This space is for you if...
You're actively leading strategies, projects, and decisions inside the world of employee experience — and you have a real passion for the future of work.
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Not for vendors, sales, or consultants.
EXLN is an internal practitioner-only space. Every application is reviewed so the room stays peer-driven, candid, and free of pitches.
Member perks
Plus, the things you can't get anywhere else.
Beyond the series, your membership unlocks the spaces and signals that move careers and companies forward.
- First access to in-person Leadership Exchanges
- Private member directory & DM access
- Quarterly trend reports & benchmarks
- Speaking & content collaboration opportunities
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The network
Learn & Connect with Some of the Top Leaders in this Space.
A curated mix of practitioners, advisors, and the companies they're transforming from the inside out.
Series host
Vanessa Cannizzaro
VP, Talent Management & Operations
Interlad
Series host
Twanya Hood Hill
Chief Human Resource Officer
Advisor
Series host
Desselen Wood
Global Chief People Officer
Syntax
Member
Angela Briggs-Paige
Chief People Officer
Acelero, Inc
MEMBER
Dawn Soulliere
Director, People & Culture
Earth Rated
Member
Ralph Kellogg
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lutheran Family Services
Companies represented in the network
Intelerad
Syntax
DocuSign
UConn Health
Cirrus Logic
Earth Rated
Bixby Capital
EBM Papst
Member Library
Expert-led content and a tight-knit community.
Get practical wisdom to solve modern work & people challenges and enhance your personal development — and build lasting relationships with the industry's best while you do it.
Featured Masterclasses
On-demand
Micro-experiences Masterclass: How companies are developing 10X more leaders at 1/10th the cost
2026 isn’t waiting for anyone. New priorities. New tech. New expectations. And the same reality we’ve all felt in our bones: change doesn’t fail because the plan was wrong, it fails when people don’t have the skills to carry it through.
Talent Identification Masterclass
Innovative framework to move beyond the outdated 9-box model into a strategy that actually identifies your top talent
Navigating Change in 2026 Masterclass
2026 isn’t waiting for anyone. New priorities. New tech. New expectations. And the same reality we’ve all felt in our bones: change doesn’t fail because the plan was wrong, it fails when people don’t have the skills to carry it through.
Plus 50+ recorded sessions, panels, and workshops in the library.
Inside the Resource Library
An ever-growing vault of playbooks, templates, frameworks, and toolkits — co-built by HR leaders, for HR leaders. Members get unlimited access the moment they join.
- Quarterly EX & HR playbooks on the issues defining the year
- Plug-and-play templates, frameworks & manager toolkits
- Trend reports, benchmarks & data you can take to your CEO
- Full masterclass replay archive — 50+ recorded sessions
- Curated AI-for-HR prompts, use cases & adoption guides
- Member-only briefs from each EXchange dinner & roundtable
Member access
The full library unlocks the moment your membership is active — and grows every month.
Why join
More reasons People leaders
join the Leadership Network.
Get practical wisdom to solve modern work & people challenges and enhance your personal development — and build lasting relationships with the industry's best while you do it.
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Get a real playbook (and the peers to pressure-test it).
What do you actually need to build next, and how do you know it's the right move?
People don't join the Leadership Network because they already have it figured out. They join to find out what good looks like at this level — with peers who've been there and operators who'll tell you the truth.
You join because you're tired of guessing. Tired of borrowing strategy decks from LinkedIn. Tired of being the most senior HR voice in the room with no one to sanity-check the call before it lands on the CEO's desk.
Most People leaders are building the plane while flying it — and most of the “playbooks” out there were written for a workforce that no longer exists.
In the Leadership Network, you get a real one. Built with you. Pressure-tested by CHROs and CPOs running the same plays at scale. Refined in our masterminds, Leadership EXchanges, and advisory rooms.
You join because you're tired of guessing. Tired of borrowing strategy decks from LinkedIn. Tired of being the most senior HR voice in the room with no one to sanity-check the call before it lands on the CEO's desk.
Most People leaders are building the plane while flying it — and most of the “playbooks” out there were written for a workforce that no longer exists.
In the Leadership Network, you get a real one. Built with you. Pressure-tested by CHROs and CPOs running the same plays at scale. Refined in our masterminds, Leadership EXchanges, and advisory rooms.
Everyone in the Leadership Network is leading something hard. AI rollouts with no roadmap. Reorgs without a budget. Engagement scores trending the wrong direction. A culture that needs rebuilding while the business demands more output, faster
You're not short on ideas. You're short on time, capacity, and a peer group that gets it.
You get real frameworks for the work that actually moves the needle: AI fluency and adoption, manager effectiveness, talent strategy, total rewards modernization, internal mobility, culture under pressure, and how to actually measure the impact of all of it.
We bring in operators, founders, and category-defining HR tech partners — Achievers, HiBob, Mitratech, Fuel50, Torch, Vantage Circle and others — building what comes next. You get early access to their thinking, direct lines to their teams, and a peer group to help you decide what's signal and what's noise.
You're not short on ideas. You're short on time, capacity, and a peer group that gets it.
You get real frameworks for the work that actually moves the needle: AI fluency and adoption, manager effectiveness, talent strategy, total rewards modernization, internal mobility, culture under pressure, and how to actually measure the impact of all of it.
We bring in operators, founders, and category-defining HR tech partners — Achievers, HiBob, Mitratech, Fuel50, Torch, Vantage Circle and others — building what comes next. You get early access to their thinking, direct lines to their teams, and a peer group to help you decide what's signal and what's noise.
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Proven strategies to lead through constant change.
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Leadership, inside and out.
You join because you know the job has changed and you have to change with it. You want your conviction back. You want a place where ambition for the function is the baseline, not the exception.
You know you have to lead yourself before you can lead 12,000 people. You're the one most companies forget to develop — the one expected to coach everyone else while no one's coaching you.
The Leadership Network was built for exactly that gap. The team and manager you don't have. The peer group that's seen the board deck before you've written it. The advisors who'll tell you when you're about to walk into a wall — and the community that lifts you when you do.
You know you have to lead yourself before you can lead 12,000 people. You're the one most companies forget to develop — the one expected to coach everyone else while no one's coaching you.
The Leadership Network was built for exactly that gap. The team and manager you don't have. The peer group that's seen the board deck before you've written it. The advisors who'll tell you when you're about to walk into a wall — and the community that lifts you when you do.
The Step Change
You're done with surface-level “communities” and recycled best practices.
You need a step change in how you lead, decide, and build.
Not another newsletter. Not another panel of vendors. You want to walk into the next board meeting with the kind of conviction that only comes from having tested your thinking against the best People leaders in the country.
Strategic Clarity
What does the People function need to deliver in the next 12 months — and how do you sequence it so the business actually feels it?
Executive Presence & Influence
Show up in the C-suite as the strategic peer you are, not the support function the org chart says you are.
AI Fluency & Adoption
What’s hype, what’s real, and how do you build a People-led AI strategy your CEO, CFO, and workforce can all get behind?
Manager Effectiveness & Culture
Build the layer of leaders who actually drive engagement, performance, and retention — at scale.
Talent, Mobility & Total Rewards
Compete for talent, keep the people you have, and modernize the systems underneath without blowing up your budget.
What If All You Did Was Learn…
10x your clarity. 10x your conviction.
Everything changes.
Joining the Leadership Network brings new clarity, conviction, and momentum back into your work. What would it be worth to learn just one of the hard-won plays running through this network?
- How leaders are getting real AI adoption inside their workforce — without the chaos.
- How the best People leaders are rebuilding manager capability after years of underinvestment.
- How to land a workforce strategy that the CFO actually funds.
- How to modernize total rewards without losing your top performers in the transition.
- How peers are running internal mobility programs that meaningfully reduce backfill costs.
- How to navigate a reorg, an acquisition, or a leadership change without losing the culture.
- How to build the People–CFO partnership most companies are missing.
- How to scale your influence as a leader, even when you’re under-resourced.
- How seasoned CHROs protect their own energy and longevity in a job that asks for everything.
What would any of those be worth to your year?
Worth more than the membership by an order of magnitude. You can't put a number on the value of a step change in how you lead — or the conviction that comes from finally having the peer group you've been needing for years.
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
Everything senior People leaders ask before joining the room.
Is this a fit for me?
Who is actually in the room?
Senior People leaders running real functions. CHROs, CPOs, VPs of People, Heads of People, and Directors on the rise. Some are leading global enterprises. Some are the entire People function at a fast-growing company. Some are independent advisors and consultants building their own practices. The common thread isn't title or company size — it's altitude. Everyone in the room is operating at a level where the decisions are heavy, the playbook isn't written, and the peer group inside their own company doesn't exist.
I'm not a CHRO yet. Am I too early for this?
If you're a VP, Head of People, or a Director on the rise, and you're already carrying weight beyond your title, you're exactly who this room is built for. The leaders who get the most out of the Leadership Network aren't the ones who already have it figured out — they're the ones leaning forward into what's next, and using the room to compress years of learning into months.
I'm a CHRO with 20 years of experience. Will I get value?
Yes — and so will the room. The most seasoned CHROs in the network tell us the same thing: this is the first peer group they've had in years where the conversation is at their level, where they can actually be the one asking questions instead of always being the one with the answers. You also become part of why other leaders join. The reciprocity goes both ways.
I'm a consultant or independent advisor. Does this work for me?
Yes — if you're operating as an advisor or practitioner, not as a vendor selling into HR. A meaningful slice of the network is independent. The room sharpens your thinking, expands your reach, and gives you the peer group most consultants quietly miss after leaving in-house roles. You're here as a peer
I work in HR tech sales or marketing. Can I join?
No. The Leadership Network is for People leaders, not for the companies trying to sell to them. We screen for this at sign-up, and if a membership is purchased by someone in an active vendor, sales, or marketing role to HR, we revoke access and refund the membership. This isn't personal — it's the only way the room stays what it is. If you're a partner organization looking to engage with the community, that's a separate conversation we're happy to have.
My company is small. Will I be out of place?
No. The work is the same whether you're 200 employees or 20,000. Smaller-company People leaders often carry more scope per person, not less, and the room reflects that. What matters is that you're operating at a senior level and you take the function seriously. Headcount doesn't decide that.
How does it actually work?
When can I join?
Anytime. The Leadership Network runs continuously across the year, so the moment you're in, you're plugged into the next mastermind, EXchange, and webcast. There's no cohort to wait for and no enrollment window to miss.
What's the time commitment?
Designed to fit a senior leader's calendar, not compete with it. Most members spend two to four hours a month in core programming (masterminds, masterclasses, advisory sessions), plus one or two Leadership EXchange dinners a year if you choose to attend. Webcasts and content are on demand. The peer connections happen at your pace.
How is this different from the dozens of HR communities and Slack groups out there?
Most 'HR communities' are open networks where the signal-to-noise ratio collapses fast. The Leadership Network is curated, senior-only, and built around real work. The difference shows up in the room — peers who've actually sat in your seat, operators who'll tell you the truth, programming built around the priorities on your desk, not generic best practices recycled from 2018.
How is this different from a conference or a SHRM membership?
Conferences are one-shot. Generic memberships are passive. The Leadership Network is a sustained, year-round room with the same peer group showing up alongside you, programming sequenced across the year, and direct access to advisors and operators between sessions. You don't go home and forget what you learned. The community is the product.
Will I get pitched by vendors?
No. We work closely with category-defining HR tech partners (Achievers, HiBob, Mitratech, Fuel50, Torch, Vantage Circle and others), and you'll get early access to their thinking and direct lines to their teams. But the rooms are not sales rooms. Members are here to think, not to be sold to. We hold that line firmly, and our membership-screening policy is part of how we protect it.
How do you keep the room high-quality?
Two ways. First, we screen at sign-up to keep vendors, sales, and marketing roles out of the room. If we miss one and they slip through, we revoke access and refund the membership. Second, the programming itself self-selects — the leaders who show up consistently are the ones doing the real work, and that sets the tone for everyone else.
What do I actually get?
Walk me through the programming.
Across the year, you get monthly masterminds (including the First Tuesdays Mastermind, the EX/HR Playbook Masterclass Series, the 'Be the People Leader 2026 Needs' Series, and the AI Innovation for HR Mastermind Series), invitations to Leadership EXchange dinners in cities across the US, Transform Spotlight webcasts and operator-led research, and curated peer connections matched to what's actually on your desk. The thread running through all of it: real work, real peers, real plays.
What are Leadership EXchange dinners?
Senior-only dinners hosted in cities across the US, designed for the conversations that don't happen at conferences. Typically 12 to 20 People leaders in a room, a focused topic, an operator partner co-hosting, and a few hours where the work actually gets discussed at depth. Most members tell us the relationships they build at these dinners outlast and outperform anything else in their professional network.
Will I get one-on-one support?
The network is peer-led by design, not a one-on-one coaching program. That said, members regularly get matched with peers operating in adjacent contexts, and our advisory services are available for senior leaders who want deeper, dedicated support on a specific initiative. If you need that level of help, we'll find the right shape for it.
What about AI for HR?
It's a core thread running through everything we do, including a dedicated AI Innovation for HR Mastermind Series. You'll see how leading People functions are actually using AI inside their workforce — what's working, what's not, and how to build a People-led AI strategy your CEO and CFO can both get behind. No hype, no theatrics, just the real plays.
Investment and logistics
What does it cost?
Membership is priced for the senior People leader market and reflects the depth of the programming, the seniority of the room, and the ROI we expect members to see across the year. Specifics are on the membership page, and we're happy to walk through it on a quick call if you want to talk through fit first.
Will my company pay for it?
In most cases, yes. The Leadership Network counts as professional development for senior leaders and most members get it covered through their L&D, executive development, or CHRO-level discretionary budgets. We can provide a justification doc for your CFO or CEO if it's helpful. The ROI conversation is one we have all the time.
Can I cancel?
Yes. Membership is annual, and we'll talk you through the specifics if you want to discuss it before joining. We'd rather have a conversation about fit on the front end than have you leave six months in.
Still on the fence?
I'm not sure I have the time right now.
That's almost always the signal you need this most. Senior People leaders who feel underwater are exactly the ones the Leadership Network was built for. The room gives you back time by sharpening your decisions and shortening the distance between problem and play. Most members tell us the same thing six months in: they wish they'd joined sooner.
I want to talk to a current member before I decide.
We can arrange that. Reach out and we'll connect you with a member operating in a similar context. Hear it from them.
I'm in.
Good. Join the Leadership Network and we'll get you plugged into the next mastermind, EXchange, and peer connections right away.
Still have questions?
We're happy to walk through fit on a quick call — or connect you with a current member operating in a similar context.
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