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Your best managers are ready to lead at the next level.
Excelerate gets them there.
A 6-month leadership journey combining 360-degree feedback, one-on-one coaching, peer learning, and a real organizational project — designed for mid-level managers in the social sector who are ready to make the shift from doing to leading.
What is Excelerate?
Excelerate is not a training program. It is a leadership journey — built around a single conviction: the most important shift a social sector manager can make is not learning a new skill, but seeing themselves differently. From very good implementer to emerging senior leader.
Over 6 months, participants work through 360-degree feedback that shows them how they are seen, coaching conversations that help them understand what's getting in the way, peer sessions that build skills and a community, and a real capstone project that lets them contribute beyond their current role.By the end, they leave with a clearer leadership identity, a completed project that matters to their organization, and a peer network that lasts.
What the Evidence Shows
89%
participants showed measurable leadership improvement
100%
managers reported seeing real change
Real Results
for organizations through capstone projects
What Participants & Their Managers Say
Abhinav Pandey
Excelerate Participant
YP Foundation
"I now think organizationally rather than just programmatically, which has enhanced my communication with different team leads."
Brototi Dutta
Manager of Excelerator
Center for Reproductive Rights
"The most visible impact has been in her confidence level — just how she shows up at work. Earlier she was more of a program implementer. That strategic understanding has happened."
Atul Mudaliar
Manager of Excelerator
Climate Group
"His capstone means a lot to the organization — this is a project in itself, which is fundable. If it sticks with a couple of donors, it can help us raise money — $300,000–350,000 USD for every cohort."
How it Works
01
360 Feedback
Participants hear from their manager, peers, and team. A structured report surfaces strengths, blind spots, and perception gaps.
02
Personal Visioning
A structured reflection on where they are, where they want to go, and what they want from this journey.
03
One on One Coaching
Two sessions with a dedicated Phicus coach. The first builds their Individual Development Plan. The second reviews progress.
04
Peer Sessions
Four sessions in small groups of 6–8. Skill building, capstone progress, and peer feedback. Led by a Phicus OD Expert.
05
Capstone Project
A real organizational challenge — strategic, cross-boundary, and above and beyond regular KRAs — completed over the program duration.
06
Final Presentation
Each participant presents their capstone in a hot seat format to their peer group and their manager.
Who Should You Nominate?
The right nominee is someone your organization sees as high potential — on track for senior leadership.
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6–15 years of experience in the social sector
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Currently managing a team, leading a program, or driving impact as a mid-senior individual contributor / project manager
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Ready to invest approximately 2–3 hours per week over 6 months
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Has the active support of their manager