Career Advancement Program

CAP Fellows undergo a comprehensive assessment that includes input from their managers. Fellows also begin the one-on-one executive coaching process during this phase.

Fellows attend the Leadership Horizon Seminar (LHS), which covers key CAP curriculum elements. At LHS, Fellows learn from world-renowned business leaders, grow their networks, receive peer feedback in a safe environment, and continue their executive coaching sessions. During in-person programming, they attend a six-day, in-residence learning experience. In the virtual context, sessions are spread across a duration of approximately six months.

Fellows begin their practicum period of individual reflection and application. Key concepts and principles are applied “on the job” and in personal settings. Fellows participate in a leadership lesson series, continue executive coaching sessions, and receive LHS post-work curriculum resources that reinforce learnings from the previous phases.

Upon completion of CAP, Fellows receive a final verbal outcomes report with a personalized evaluation that chronicles their professional development journey. To commensurate, Fellows are invited to a CAP Graduation and Closing Ceremony, and welcomed into the distinguished MLT Alumni Community.

Each cohort consists of approximately 24 talented professionals representing a broad range of industries and companies. CAP participants benefit from diversity of thought by interacting with a new peer group throughout the training program. The cohort also serves as a lasting support network throughout their leadership journey.

CAP Fellows possess an average of 10-15 years of professional experience and hold titles such as: Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Managing Director, Executive Director, Senior Director, Manager and Team Lead.

CAP is typically an employer-sponsored program where specific employees are nominated to participate, although self-sponsorship is also an option. If you’d like your employer to consider bringing CAP to your organization, or if you’re interested in self-sponsorship, you can fill out the form that is linked at the button on the right side of this page, or you can contact our CAP team at CAP@mlt.org.

Many of the concepts addressed in CAP may be aligned with traditional leadership training programs. CAP’s risk-free environment, however, allows Fellows to push beyond their comfort zones as they examine critical concepts such as self-awareness, reflective leadership and emotional intelligence. The program also addresses advancement issues that participants may not be comfortable sharing during an internal program.

CAP provides highly specialized and transformative leadership development, including:

• Personalized assessments with actionable steps to help participants advance toward senior leadership
• Ongoing one-on-one sessions with executive coaches
• Rigorous practice and real-world business simulation in a supportive, yet challenging, environment
• Sustainable strategies and tools for professional growth and development
• A cohort of peers representing various industries and functions

There are two CAP Models available to organizations. First is In-house CAP, where a cohort is comprised of individuals exclusively from one company, offering increased flexibility and an opportunity to incorporate your leadership principles. In a Multi-Firm CAP cohort, the group is comprised of individuals from multiple partner companies, offering intersectional learning and external networking opportunities.