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The PHCA Leadership Academy is a year-long program focused on building lasting leadership habits and thinking skills, not just tactics. It runs in two phases: the first half covers foundational skills like decision-making, communication, accountability, and influence, while the second half digs into performance-driving habits, helping leaders recognize and adjust behaviors that hold them back. The program includes eight one-hour virtual sessions, each followed by a few weeks of real-world application and a group coaching call to reinforce the learning, plus ongoing articles and resources throughout. In total, participants get 16 hours of instructor-led learning, capped off with an in-person Leadership Summit and a graduation and pinning ceremony. Faculty include executive coaches, professors, and experienced senior leaders.

PHCA Leadership Academy Overview

The PHCA Leadership Academy is a year-long leadership development experience designed to build the enduring skills and habits that drive sustained leadership effectiveness. Rather than focusing solely on what leaders do, the program develops how leaders think—equipping participants with the self-awareness and practical frameworks needed to consistently produce stronger results.
What to Expect

How it's structured:

  • First half: Core leadership basics that never go out of style — decision-making, communication, accountability, influence.
  • Second half: Deeper performance-focused skills — recognizing habits that hold leaders back and building habits that boost individual and team results.
What to Expect

Ideal Participants

  • Best suited for Administrators and Directors of Nursing, but valuable for leaders at all levels, including interdisciplinary and regional leaders
  • Greater impact when complementary leaders attend together — builds shared language, common frameworks, and aligned expectations
  • Works for both emerging and experienced leaders: newer leaders build a strong foundation, while seasoned leaders gain fresh perspectives and sharper tools
What to Expect

The Format

  • 8 live sessions →
  • Apply what you learned for 2–3 weeks + group coaching call to reinforce it
  • Extra resources (articles, videos) along the way
  • 16 total hours of instructor-led learning
  • Wraps up with an in-person Leadership Summit and pinning ceremony
What to Expect

Enrollment

  • Cohorts capped at 25 participants to keep the experience interactive
  • Rolling admission — register anytime, get placed in the next available cohort
  • Multiple cohorts offered each year to meet demand without sacrificing quality
What to Expect

PHCA Leadership Academy Program

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  • All virtual content and coaching sessions are faculty-led and synchronous
  • The program incorporates asynchronous booster learning using multi-media tools
  • Participants average one content module and one coaching lab per month
Session Duration Format
Program Welcome and Launch 45 min. Virtual
Foundations Curricula
Content Module 1: Leading Change & Transformation1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 1: Leading Change & Transformation1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 2: Leadership Psychology1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 2: Leadership Psychology1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 3: Delegate with Impact1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 3: Delegate with Impact1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 4: Optimizing Performance Conversations1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 4: Optimizing Coaching Conversations1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 5: Executive Presence1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 5: Executive Presence1 hr.Virtual
New Heights Curricula
Content Module 6: Leadership Capabilities (Series 1)1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 6: Leadership Capabilities (Series 1)1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 7: Leadership Capabilities (Series 2)1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 7: Leadership Capabilities (Series 2)1 hr.Virtual
Content Module 8: Leadership Capabilities (Series 3)1 hr.Virtual
Coaching Lab 8: Leadership Capabilities (Series 3)1 hr.Virtual
Leadership Academy Summit & Graduation 4 hrs. In-Person
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Meet The Team

Larry Baider

Larry brings decades of expertise in leadership development, talent management, and organizational performance. Combining extensive executive leadership experience with advanced academic training, he helps organizations unlock human potential and build high- performing leadership cultures. Larry holds an MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, an MA in Strategic Communication and Leadership, a Graduate Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology, and a BS in Occupational Therapy. He completed CoachU’s professional coach training program in 2001 and is currently pursuing a PhD in Performance Psychology. Larry is the author of Leadership to the Fifth Power, a frequent speaker on human performance, and is the co-host of the Lean IN Leaders podcast.

Paul Bach

Paul has worked in various executive leadership roles in the post-acute and long–term care segments of US healthcare. Paul served as the Chief Operating Officer for Genesis HealthCare, the country’s largest post–acute care company at the time. Paul spent nearly 40 years with Genesis starting as a Nursing Home Administrator. He played an instrumental role in the company’s expansion to 23 states and nearly 500 facilities. Paul is a founding Board member of the Executive Operators Forum, an organization to provide educational and networking opportunities for multi-facility post–acute executives. After leaving Genesis in 2020, Paul worked for Greystone, the country’s largest HUD and Multifamily lender, based in New York. As Executive Managing Director, Paul led a post–acute care NFP subsidiary company based in Florida.

Mike Guglielmo

Mike is an award-winning Business Executive, HR Leader, and Global Educator, who has excelled as a strategic leader, people motivator, thoughtful disrupter, and problem solver in large and small organizations, as well as the classroom. Currently, he serves as the Assistant Director for Executive Programs at Temple University’s Fox School of Business and is an Associate Professor of Instruction in the Department of Management. Mike has received numerous teaching awards, including the 2023 Fox Honors Program Faculty of the Year Award.

Lisa McCann

Lisa McCann is a value-driven business and technology executive with over 30 years of senior executive experience in the Healthcare and Financial Services industries. As Managing Partner for The Springton Group, LLC, Lisa provides strategic leadership consulting and executive coaching to help leaders of evolving businesses successfully drive transformational change. Through her collaborative approach and facilitation, Lisa guides and develops business leaders through career challenges and transitions. Lisa currently serves as a Lecturer for the Wharton MBA and Executive and Global MBA programs at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her MBA from Villanova University and her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Shippensburg University. Lisa is also a graduate of Leadership Philadelphia, class of 2010.

Shad Morgheim

Shad is an ACC-accredited Leadership and Lifestyle Coach. Along with Doctoral and master’s degrees in physical therapy, Shad has over 30 years of healthcare experience with 20 years in leadership and executive roles. Shad specializes in working with leaders to build a more empathic, emotionally intelligent leadership style that emphasizes the importance of values and communication as a core for powerful leadership. Shad has a track record of business growth and leadership development from small specialty teams to half-billion-dollar organizations. As a published author and experienced speaker, Shad brings a wealth of knowledge and experience into the emerging market of employee-centered leadership. He is also the co-host of the Lean IN Leaders podcast.

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For questions regarding the academy, please reach out directly to Larry Baider or Paul Bach.

Larry Baider

Paul Bach