Center for Leadership Excellence

The Center develops leaders across every stage of the leadership journey through purposeful pathways, applied learning, and transformational leadership experiences.

Learning strengthens the self-awareness, judgment, confidence, influence, and leadership capability needed to lead people and organizations with greater clarity, purpose, and impact.

Five-stage leadership journey: You Belong, You Begin, You Become, You Rise, You Leave a Legacy.

Leadership learning across the Center combines the CODE Framework™ with the Purple Emergence Methodology™. CODE brings the discipline of Competence, Oversight, Documentation, and Execution, while Purple Emergence emphasizes self-discovery, intentional growth, authentic leadership, and lasting impact. Together, they connect leadership development with purposeful action.


  • Self-awareness, identity, purpose, and confidence
  • Leadership judgment, communication, and adaptability
  • Influence, cultural intelligence, and leadership presence
  • Capability to lead change, steward impact, and build lasting legacy

Learners across different stages of leadership development, from young women ages 14 to 22 through experienced leaders, mentors, change agents, entrepreneurs, and organizations strengthening leadership capability.


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