Accelerations Group

Accelerations Group is a women-owned leadership development and organizational strategy firm dedicated to empowering organizations to reach their full potential. By cultivating talent and harmonizing organizational strategies, the firm fosters growth, process and positive change at individual, team, and organizational levels. It also enhances their self-regulation and interpersonal dynamics to optimize overall performance. Accelerations Group provides tailored coaching solutions for individuals at various stages of their professional journey to meet diverse developmental needs.

“We are a people-centric organization, building trust and serving as an extension of the client’s team. We are committed to delivering exceptional and proven return on investment,” says Emily Nichols-Mitchell, CEO of Accelerations Group.

The company helps leaders tackle challenges, manage emotions, and prevent burnout, thereby creating safe and effective work environments. This is achieved by providing them with comprehensive skill enhancement learning and development using the AG STICK METHOD and personalized assistance in self-regulation via assessments and feedback. It also provides leadership development, enabling clients to take on greater leadership responsibilities when required.

The firm helps improve an organization’s team dynamics by improving team communication and decision-making. This enables them to leverage each individual’s strength to meet project deadlines and organizational goals. Accelerations Group also conducts employee engagement surveys that will give organizations valuable insights about their workforce’s views, working on those that indicate widespread low morale, leadership distrust, and negative culture.

Accelerations Group helps companies integrate newly hired executives into their roles and organizational culture, guiding them to adapt to the company’s culture and norms. In addition, it supports newly promoted leaders as they make the transition into teams where they were previously peers.

To engage with its clients, understand their needs, and provide solutions, the company utilizes its AG 360 Catalyst Journey Framework. This is a comprehensive design process which commences with an initial 360 consultation and progresses to a comprehensive needs analysis phase, where the firm gathers data and conducts interviews to identify the challenges. This analytical phase gives it a holistic understanding of the client’s organization and their ethos, allowing Accelerations Group to craft a strategy and assist in its implementation.

However, a significant aspect of the framework is centered around fatigue and change management, which entails understanding when employees have reached their limits and are resisting change. This results in higher costs and lower success rates for new initiatives. Accelerations Group reduces this resistance and increases engagement by explaining the rationale behind new programs and demonstrating how employees can contribute to success.

Accelerations Group constantly monitors program implementation, making necessary adjustments and improvements. Upon completion, it transfers knowledge to the client’s organization, enabling them to sustain change independently. The firm also continues to guide the leadership team to ensure continued success and address any challenges that might arise.

Further, the company has various growth programs, three of which are particularly popular. Pinnacle (Her), pathways to Executive Excellence for Women Leaders, is an immersive program that propels women leaders towards higher executive roles. Pinnacle adopts an intersectional approach to address the unique challenges women face in senior positions. Through authentic and mindful leadership methodologies, Pinnacle cultivates the mindset, presence, and critical competencies necessary to drive significant change and impact business.

The Ascend, a Fast Track to High Performance program equips first-time leaders with foundational skills like emotional intelligence, communication, and conflict resolution.

Leadbridge seamlessly integrates newly hired executives and team resets through an innovative leadership simulation program. Specifically designed for newly hired or promoted executives, this program facilitates their transition into new roles and cultivates collaboration from the outset. Alongside these programs, the firm offers the ERG Empower program, an employee resource group leadership accelerator equipping leaders with the skills to drive organizational change and impact. This is complemented by AG 180 Bold coaching solutions, which provide leaders, teams, and managers with practical tools, new behaviors, and habits that are required for confident leadership.

A key aspect of Accelerations Group’s coaching, team development and leadership development is its blend of the art and science of training. It ensures programs are engaging, relevant, and tailored to learners’ styles and needs while providing a structured framework to design, implement, and evaluate training interventions and learning experiences, ensuring their effectiveness.

Accelerations Group has established itself as a reliable partner for leading global brands. Its success can be attributed to its holistic approach, which considers team dynamics and individual needs to identify necessary changes. Through its work, Accelerations Group has consistently fostered improved employee engagement, positively transformed organizational culture, and reduced employee turnover, demonstrating its ability to drive meaningful change.