TEACHING
Leadership Development That Moves People—and Organizations—Forward
Leadership development is most effective when learning leads to action. Rhodes partners with organizations to create engaging learning experiences that strengthen leadership skills, deepen self-awareness, and equip teams with practical tools they can apply immediately. Every program is designed to help people lead with greater confidence while creating stronger relationships and healthier workplace cultures.
Whether you’re investing in emerging leaders, experienced executives, or your entire workforce, Rhodes tailors each learning experience to meet your organization’s goals. Through workshops, retreats, executive learning, and the Belonging Learning Series™, participants leave prepared to create meaningful change that benefits both people and organizational performance.
Leadership Development That Turns Learning Into Lasting Change
The most meaningful leadership development doesn’t end when the workshop ends—it transforms how people communicate, collaborate, lead, and build cultures where everyone can thrive.
Organizations don’t become stronger simply by sharing information. They grow when leaders and teams develop practical skills, build stronger relationships, and gain the confidence to put new ideas into action. Rhodes Perry designs engaging leadership development experiences that move beyond inspiration to create meaningful, measurable growth.
Whether through the Belonging Learning Series™, Imagine Belonging Retreats, or customized Lead Embodied Path™ workshops and executive learning experiences, every program is tailored to your organization’s unique goals. Participants leave with practical tools they can immediately apply to strengthen leadership, deepen collaboration, and build workplace cultures where belonging becomes part of everyday practice.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Three Ways to Build Belonging Skills
Whether you want a structured skills program, a custom retreat, or a catalog of workshops to draw from, each offering translates the ideas in Belonging at Work™ into practical skills your people can use right away.
SKILLS-BUILDING PROGRAM
The Belonging Basics™
A six-module program that turns inclusion from a concept into everyday practice.
The Belonging Basics is a structured, six-module learning series that builds the practical skills of everyday inclusion — the small, repeatable actions that create psychological safety, trust, and belonging on a team. Sourced directly from Rhodes Perry’s Belonging at Work™ book series, it pairs each module with group coaching and a bank of 1:1 coaching hours, so the learning actually turns into behavior.
Participants move from understanding what belonging is, through managing conflict and power, to repairing harm and activating their own belonging vision — leaving with a personal commitment they can be held accountable to across the year.
WHO IT’S FOR
Leadership teams, people managers, ERG networks, and teams ready to build everyday inclusion skills.
FORMAT
6 learning modules, plus supplemental group coaching and a bank of 1:1 coaching hours. In person or virtual.
“This skills-building series has inspired me to become a champion for belonging in our organization. I’ve learned how to recognize and address microaggressions, have more open and honest conversations with my team, and create a more inclusive environment for those I lead.”
S. Patel— Department Director, Orlando, FL
THE SIX MODULES
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Embody Inclusive Leadership Practices
See why inclusive leadership transforms culture
Learn six inclusive leadership behaviors
Systematize and reward those behaviors
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Fumbling Towards Repair
Separate good intention from harmful impact
Gain a framework for repairing harm
Practice it when responding to exclusion
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Trust at Work: The Ultimate Business Currency
Reframe conflict as a trust-building opportunity
Gain inclusion skills for productive dialogue
Move through conflict via open, honest dialogue
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Bridging at Work: Making Better Connections
Understand social and positional power
Spot how power operates in your culture
Use social power to foster safety
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Imagine Belonging: Activate Your Belonging Vision
Craft your leadership narrative
Name the transformation you want to make
Write a year-long commitment statement
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Belonging Basics
Define psychological safety, trust, and belonging at work
Build the skills for everyday inclusion
Turn moments of exclusion into moments of belonging
RETREAT FACILITATION
Imagine Belonging Retreats
Custom-designed retreats that reconnect a team to its purpose, values, and agreements.
Imagine Belonging Retreats are custom-built experiences that blend individual reflection, small- and large-group connection, and genuinely rejuvenating activities. Rather than a generic offsite, each retreat is designed around where your team actually is and where it’s trying to go — creating a safe, supportive space to connect more deeply and re-examine what the organization stands for.
Teams leave more connected and clearer on their shared values, with a practical roadmap for living those values day to day — not just naming them on a wall.
WHO IT’S FOR
Leadership teams and groups ready to align on purpose, values, and the culture they’re building.
FORMAT
Fully custom in-person or virtual retreat, with optional pre-retreat reflection and post-retreat survey & report.
“The organizational retreat was a transformative experience for me and my colleagues. It provided a safe and supportive space to connect on a deeper level and re-evaluate our organization’s core values.”
K. Lee— Senior Manager, Seattle, WA
WHAT YOUR RETREAT INCLUDES
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Values Exploration Through Story
Surface shared values through personal stories, not slogans
Name what your organization truly stands for
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Operationalizing Your Values
Brainstorm the behaviors that bring each value to life
Turn stated values into daily practice
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Small- & Large-Group Connection
Structured conversations that build trust and rapport
Room to connect on a deeper level as a team
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Value Alignment
Align team values with mission, vision, and DEI commitments
Get clear on the values you genuinely share
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Rejuvenating Activities
Restorative moments built into the day
Leave reconnected and re-energized, not drained
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Individual Reflection
Optional pre-work to surface your personal values
Quiet space to consider where they align with the organization
WORKSHOP CATALOG
Building an Educated Workforce
Practical, immediately applicable workshops you can pick from or sequence into a learning path
Imagine Belonging Retreats are custom-built experiences that blend individual reflection, small- and large-group connection, and genuinely rejuvenating activities. Rather than a generic offsite, each retreat is designed around where your team actually is and where it’s trying to go — creating a safe, supportive space to connect more deeply and re-examine what the organization stands for.
Teams leave more connected and clearer on their shared values, with a practical roadmap for living those values day to day — not just naming them on a wall.
WHO IT’S FOR
Whole workforces, teams, and managers building everyday inclusion and decision-making skills.
Format
8 standalone workshops, delivered in person or virtually. Take one, or build a series.
“Rhodes Perry Consulting’s workshops are unlike any I’ve attended. They’re not just about theory; they provide practical skills that I can immediately apply to my daily work.”
D. Ramirez— Director of Operations, Brooklyn, NY
THE WORKSHOP CATALOG
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Design Your Belonging Avatar
Tie targeted interventions to DEI goals
Build a ‘belonging avatar’ to surface barriers
Apply an intersectional lens to culture
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Equitable Decision Making
Name your autopilot decisions
Test them against your values
Adopt equitable, co-created frameworks
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Need an Ally? Be an Ally!
See how performative allyship erodes trust
Renew your allyship in the moment
Choose action over the comfort of silence
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The Belonging Tipping Point
Segment your audience to find champions
Message your way to a tipping point
Map reactions across diverse audiences
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Build a Belonging Team Culture
Reframe how you shape inherited culture
Localize team decision-making
Share power and resources for success
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Building a Gender-Inclusive Workplace
Recognize shared ground and unique barriers for TGX colleagues
Learn three gender-inclusion skills
Practice through case studies
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Know Better? Do Better! Fumbling Towards Repair
Spot three common workplace microaggressions
Gain three intervention frameworks
Practice supporting those who were harmed
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Budget for Belonging
Three reasons PD budgets support belonging
Strategies to advocate for them
Why employees underuse them
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Belonging Learning Series™ is Rhodes Perry’s signature leadership development program designed to help organizations build cultures where belonging becomes part of everyday leadership. Through a structured learning journey, participants gain practical tools, shared language, and actionable strategies they can immediately apply to strengthen communication, trust, and collaboration across their teams.
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Imagine Belonging Retreats provide leaders and teams with dedicated time to step away from the demands of daily work, reflect on organizational challenges, strengthen relationships, and develop practical strategies for moving forward. Each retreat is customized to your organization’s goals and combines facilitated discussions, collaborative learning, and meaningful experiences that encourage lasting growth.
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Yes. Every workshop is designed around your organization’s unique goals, challenges, and audience. Whether you’re developing senior leaders, people managers, employee resource groups, or an entire workforce, Rhodes tailors each learning experience to ensure it’s practical, relevant, and immediately applicable.
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Leadership development isn’t just for executives. Rhodes works with executive teams, people managers, emerging leaders, employee resource groups, and cross-functional teams. Programs are designed to meet participants where they are while helping them build stronger leadership skills and contribute to a culture of belonging throughout the organization.
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Absolutely. Rhodes offers both virtual and in-person leadership development experiences. Whether your team is located in one office or across multiple locations, programs are designed to be engaging, interactive, and impactful regardless of format.
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Program length depends on your organization’s goals. Some engagements are single workshops or retreat experiences, while others—such as the Belonging Learning Series™—provide an extended learning journey over several months. Together, you’ll determine the format and timeline that best supports your desired outcomes.
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Organizations often see stronger communication, greater leadership confidence, healthier collaboration, increased trust, and a more consistent approach to building belonging across teams. Participants leave with practical tools and shared strategies they can immediately apply to improve both individual leadership and organizational culture.
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The best program depends on your organization’s goals, current challenges, and desired outcomes. During an initial discovery conversation, Rhodes will learn more about your team and recommend whether a customized workshop, an Imagine Belonging Retreat, the Belonging Learning Series™, or a combination of learning experiences is the best fit.
Develop Embodied Leaders. Strengthen Teams. Transform Your Workplace.
Leadership development isn’t about delivering another training session—it’s about creating meaningful learning experiences that change how people lead, collaborate, and contribute every day. Rhodes partners with organizations to design engaging programs that build embodied leadership capacity, strengthen authentic communication, deepen trust, and create the conditions where people and performance can thrive.
Whether you’re developing emerging leaders, investing in experienced managers, or advancing organization-wide transformation, every engagement is tailored to your goals and desired outcomes. If you’re ready to grow your leaders, strengthen your culture, and turn learning into lasting change, let’s explore what’s possible.