Give your leaders a shared language for leadership
The 5 Voices Leader Academy is a structured, cohort-based development program built on the 5 Voices framework and 100X Leader methodology. It equips leaders at every level to communicate clearly, align their teams, and lead with influence.
Built on the Sherpa mindset: the healthiest leaders help others climb. As your leaders go, so go your teams.
What it is
Develop healthy leaders at every level of your organization.
The secret to organizational health and performance is the leaders who shape culture at every level. When they grow, teams grow. The Leader Academy is an immersive, cohort-based program that systematically teaches the principles of the 5 Voices, deepens leadership self-awareness, and helps leaders build stronger, more aligned teams.
It solves the everyday challenge of leading people well. Using the 5 Voices as a shared communication and leadership tool, leaders learn to understand their own tendencies, value the contribution of others, and create high-support, high-challenge environments where people thrive.
It can run on its own, or as one part of a broader Consulting Engagement.
Leading on your own, not with a whole team? Join the open-enrollment 5 Voices Leader Academy: Atlanta Cohort, starting January 2027. See the cohort →At a glance
- What it is
- A structured, cohort-based leadership development program built on the 5 Voices and 100X Leader methodology.
- Who it’s for
- Aspiring, first-time, experienced and executive leaders - across companies, nonprofits, healthcare and associations.
- Structure
- An immersive six-part journey that builds self-awareness, communication clarity and team alignment.
- Cohort & cadence
- Cohorts of leaders (typically 8-12, scalable to larger academies), meeting monthly at ~2.5-3.5 hours of engagement.
- Flexibility
- Run on its own, or as one component of a broader Long Table Consulting Engagement.
- Where
- Delivered in person at your organization across Gwinnett, Fulton, Forsyth, Hall, DeKalb and Cobb counties, from Suwanee, Alpharetta, Johns Creek and Duluth to Lawrenceville, Sugar Hill, Buford and Cumming, or virtual.
Who it's for
Leaders at every stage
Corporate teams, nonprofits, healthcare organizations and professional associations use the Academy to establish a shared internal language for leadership.
Aspiring Leaders
Develop core leadership skills early - and build the habits that set you apart.
Experienced Leaders
Refine your leadership style, sharpen your habits and boost your effectiveness.
Team Leaders & Managers
Improve team dynamics, communication and collaboration with a shared language.
Executives
Build a leadership culture of trust, engagement and growth across the organization.
The journey
A six-session journey up the mountain
Each month, the cohort works through a session together, paired with personal application exercises - roughly 2.5-3.5 hours of engagement a month. Session by session, leaders build self-awareness, communication clarity and the ability to develop others.
Discovering Your Leadership Voice
Learn the 5 Voices framework and identify your foundational Voice - what you bring at your best, and how your tendencies shape the way you lead.
The Power of Your Voice
Understand the positive and negative impact of your leadership Voice on those around you, and learn practical communication tools to lead more effectively.
Becoming a Leader Worth Following
Become the healthiest version of yourself, lead with consistency, and strengthen the leadership presence that makes people want to follow you.
Relational Dynamics
Build trust and influence by understanding tendencies, triggers and best practices for healthy relationships across your team.
Optimizing Personal Performance
Define what high performance looks like for you, identify your kryptonite, and build a practical plan for sustained execution.
Building Leaders Worth Following
Learn the mindset and tools to develop your people - helping others climb to the next level, so healthy leadership multiplies through your organization.
Framework & tools
Proven tools, not just theory
The Academy is powered by GiANT's simple, visual and deeply practical toolset - grounded in neurolinguistics and proven across thousands of organizations.
The 5 Voices
An assessment that categorizes leadership and communication styles into five Voices - Nurturer, Creative, Guardian, Connector and Pioneer - so members understand their tendencies and learn to value others.
GiANT OS
A digital platform and toolkit of 65+ simple, visual tools, used during and after the Academy for ongoing team feedback, learning and operational health.
Leader Dynamics
Moving managers away from accidental leadership toward intentional, high-support and high-challenge environments where people are liberated to do their best work.
A core Leader Academy tool
The Relational Intelligence Matrix
Great leadership follows a path. It starts with insight about yourself and grows all the way to the performance of your whole team. Scroll to trace the journey.
Beyond the six sessions
Leadership growth doesn't stop when the sessions end
We believe leadership is an ongoing process, so the Academy is built for lasting impact - not a one-time event. Leaders keep applying the 5 Voices framework in the real world with continued support.
And because the tools plug into a regular organizational rhythm - assessments, coaching, team trainings and an annual culture review - progress compounds over time.
Post-Academy resources
Exclusive leadership tools, articles and case studies to keep applying the 5 Voices in real-world settings.
Ongoing coaching
Optional coaching and support programs for leaders who want to keep refining and growing with their teams.
A sustainable rhythm
Assessments, team trainings and an annual culture review keep the momentum going long after the sessions end.
Studied in peer-reviewed research
A model rigorous enough to be researched
The Leader Academy model - built on GiANT's 5 Voices toolkit - has been the subject of published, peer-reviewed study. Researchers followed cohorts of professionals and students through the program and, notably, found that this kind of cohort-based leadership training can foster genuine self-awareness - the foundation everything else in the Academy is built on.
Cole JD, Lindsay CAR, Sasser C, et al. "Impact of Leader Academy Training on Growth Mindset and Impostor Phenomenon." American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 2026.
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Tell us about your organization and the leaders you want to grow. We'll tailor a Leader Academy - on its own or inside a broader engagement - to your goals.
Quick Facts about the Leader Academy
- What it is
- The 5 Voices Leader Academy - a structured, cohort-based leadership development program built on the 5 Voices framework and 100X Leader methodology.
- Who it’s for
- Aspiring, first-time, experienced and executive leaders in companies, nonprofits, healthcare organizations and professional associations.
- Structure
- An immersive, six-session journey: Discovering Your Voice, The Power of Your Voice, Becoming a Leader Worth Following, Relational Dynamics, Optimizing Personal Performance, and Building Leaders Worth Following.
- Cohort & cadence
- Cohorts of leaders (typically 8-12, scalable to larger academies of up to 50), meeting monthly with personal exercises - about 2.5-3.5 hours per month.
- Delivery
- Certified guides work with your leaders in person or virtually.
- How to start
- Book a conversation; the Academy can run on its own or as part of a broader Consulting Engagement, tailored to your organization.