Prepare Your Leaders to Succeed
with Mandala Institute's Courses for Teams
CORE PROGRAM
Esteem Leadership Accelerator
Leaders have an outsized impact on culture, engagement, and productivity. Skill them to succeed.
- Understand the shifts required to move from
a top achiever to an effective leader who inspires excellent results - Build skills of ownership and connection to
grow new leaders in members of your team - Gain the interpersonal skills required to lead a positive and engaged team culture
- Format
- Digitally Delivered Cohort Course
- Offered
- February-April 2026
- Duration
- 3 Months
- Time
- 3 Hours/Month
- Price
- Early Bird Pricing before Dec 1, 2025
$535 for Individuals
From $400 p/p for Enrolled Teams
Who is this Course For?
Managers, Department Heads, new Executive Committee members.
What do they get?
Participants leave the course with practical skills and tools to lead teams, build engagement, inspire ownership, coachand influence outcomes.
How does it work?
Participants can enroll individually, or as a group, into a cohort of leader. The group progresses together, learning and practicing leadership skills, and supporting one another through a peer coaching model, while building trust and engagement on the way.
Each cohort gets 5 live virtual coaching sessions with Chris Baer throughout the program.
What is the Commitment?
About 3 hours per month over 3 months. The time includes watching short video content, practicing new skills on the job, participating in peer coaching, and live virtual sessions led by the program coach.
What is TRIO Peer Coaching?
Mandala Institute uses a peer coaching format called a Trio. Peer groups of 3-4 participants become part of a TRIO and are taught basic coaching skills. TRIOs use peer coaching and monthly practice to propel accountability, skill development and personal growth within each cohort.
What people are saying
The program was amazing. I am really connected to the team, and we are way ahead of where we were last year.
James A
Director of Resort Experience
SUSTAINED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Leadership Lab
Ready to enhance powerful leadership principles, skills, and tools in for leaders throughout the year? Leadership Lab focuses on building authentic strengths to connect, influence, and achieve important outcomes in a complex organization.
Meeting monthly throughout the year, leaders have an 'always-on' approach to developing themselves, meeting with a cohort who grow throughout monthly meet-ups and skill practice.
- Format
- One-Year Membership for Teams
- Offered
- May 2026 - April 2027
- Duration
- 12 Months
- Time
- 2 Hours/Month
- Price
- From $350 p/p for Enrolled Teams
Reduced Pricing When Bundled with Esteem
Who is this Course For?
Graduates of Esteem Leadership Accelerator.
What do they get?
Participants receive an ongoing learning, skills and a practice format to bring their authentic strengths forward to lead teams, build engagement, inspire ownership, and coach rising talent. Includes digital course videos and tools and monthly team coaching.
How does it work?
Participants enroll as a group after completing the Esteem program. The group progresses together, learning and practicing leadership skills, and supporting one another through a peer coaching model using our TRIO Model, while building trust and engagement on the way.
Each cohort gets a monthly live virtual coaching sessions with Chris Baer or an expert Mandala facilitator throughout the program.
What is the Commitment?
2 hours per month meeting monthly. The time includes watching short video content, practicing new skills on the job, participating in peer coaching, and live virtual sessions led by the program coach.
What is TRIO Peer Coaching?
Mandala Institute uses a peer coaching format called a Trio. Peer groups of 3-4 participants become part of a TRIO and are taught basic coaching skills. TRIOs use peer coaching and monthly practice to propel accountability, skill development and personal growth within each cohort.
What people are saying
We're simply operating at a higher level now. I attribute that to our new skills and the work we did with the Mandala Institute.
Angie L.
Director of Finance
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WHO WE'VE SERVED
We've supported leaders across industries and institutions develop high-performing leadership cultures.









Meet your coach
Chris Baer
Chris is the founder of the Mandala Institute, an executive coach, entrepreneur and innovation expert who teaches skills to bring out the best in teams, grow top talent and create vibrant, winning cultures.
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Contact us to discuss enrolling your team.
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