AIM Executive Briefing · Leadership alignment session

Align leadership before the change begins.

A focused 3 to 4 hour working session that fits inside a single leadership meeting block, and sends your senior leaders out owning the sponsor role the change requires.

A focused 3 to 4 hour working session.

For sponsors, senior leaders, and executive teams.

Focused on the sponsor's non-delegable role.

Delivered onsite or as a private virtual session.

Who should attend

For the people who hold the cascade

The Executive Briefing is built for the leaders accountable for whether a change lands.

Senior leaders

The leaders whose visible behavior sets whether the change is treated as real.

Sponsors

The people accountable for the change, who hold the six non-delegable leadership tasks.

Executive teams

The full team that must stay aligned on priorities, pace, and the future-state behaviors.

Change leaders

The people who need their sponsors aligned before a rollout locks the decisions in.

What it covers

A working session, not a presentation

Three outputs the leadership team produces together in the room. The briefing puts the highest-leverage decisions, who sponsors what and how they will reinforce it, in front of the people who can make them.

Sponsor roles defined

Each leader leaves clear on the specific sponsor role they hold on this change, not a generic notion of support.

The cascade

The plan for how sponsorship moves through every layer, so executive commitment reaches the frontline.

The 6 non-delegable tasks

The leadership tasks only sponsors can perform, and the visible commitment each requires on this initiative.

Installation is not implementation

Deploying the change is not the same as people adopting it. Leadership decides which one you get.

Reinforcement outweighs communication

What leaders reward carries far more weight than what they announce. The briefing makes that explicit.

A private session for your team

Run for one organization's leadership team, scoped to your initiative, on a date you choose. It is not sold to individuals.

What leaders leave with

A session that ends with aligned sponsorship

1

Defined sponsor roles

Every leader leaves clear on the specific sponsor role they hold on this change, with the visible commitment it requires.

2

A cascade plan

The plan for how sponsorship moves through every layer of the organization, so commitment at the top reaches the frontline.

3

A reinforcement commitment

Agreement on the 6 non-delegable tasks and how leaders will reinforce the change, before the rollout locks the decisions in.

FAQ

AIM Executive Briefing: key questions

The AIM Executive Briefing is a 3 to 4 hour working session with an organization's leadership team. Delivered by IMA Worldwide, it establishes sponsor roles, the cascade plan, and the visible commitment a change requires. It aligns senior leaders and sponsors on the non-delegable role they must play to drive adoption using the Accelerating Implementation Methodology (AIM).
The AIM Executive Briefing is a focused 3 to 4 hour working session. It is designed to fit inside a single leadership meeting block so senior leaders and sponsors can align on their roles without a multi-day commitment.
The session is built for senior leaders, executive teams, and the sponsors accountable for a change. These are the people who hold the 6 non-delegable leadership tasks. The Executive Briefing aligns them on the visible commitment and cascade required to move an initiative from installation to adoption.
No. The AIM Executive Briefing is an onsite or private virtual session delivered for an organization's leadership team, booked by the organization on a date it chooses. It is not sold to individuals. Individuals who want to build AIM skills should explore the other AIM programs offered by IMA Worldwide, such as AIM Practitioner Certification.
Contact IMA Worldwide to schedule a private session on your date. The Executive Briefing is delivered onsite at your location or as a private virtual session for your leadership team. IMA Worldwide will confirm scope, attendees, and timing before the session.

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