WELCOME TO

THE NEXT ACADEMY 

PREPARE TO EMBARK ON A YEAR-LONG INDUSTRY FOCUSED PROGRAM, CREATED FOR YOU, THE HIGHLY MOTIVATED CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL. WE GUARANTEE YOU WILL BUILD CONFIDENCE AND BE PREPARED TO LEAD YOUR COMPANY TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE FUTURE UPON COMPLETION.

2021 REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

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INDUSTRY FOCUSED TEACHINGS

FLEXIBLE & APPLIED LEARNING

NETWORKING & COMMUNITY

REAL WORLD APPLICATION

THE ONLY YEAR LONG LEADERSHIP ACADEMY FOR YOU!

NEXT is a year-long industry focused program, created for highly-motivated like-minded professionals, built to instill confidence and prepare leaders for what's happening now and what's coming NEXT.

FREE ACCESS TO CLASS 2 "LEADING SELF"
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OUR COMMITMENT

We hope to create knowledge with enduring impact while influencing and educating current and future leaders. 

LEADERS LIKE YOU.

We do this through a passionate commitment to helping the best and brightest minds turn their ideas and talents into meaningful impact within their construction firms.

Your education will be grounded in the values that have made NEXT a leader in construction business education.

BUILT ON FOUR FOUNDATIONS

These foundational concentrations are the pillars for which our year long curriculum was built upon. 

ENABLING

LEADERSHIP

Leadership Essentials

Change Management

Leadership Development

EXPLORE FOUNDATION 1

BUILDING VIBRANT

ORGANIZATIONS

Effective Communication

Organizational Learning

Organizational Culture

EXPLORE FOUNDATION 2

INNOVATION &

DISRUPTION

Disruptive Innovation

VUCA Leadership

Technology

EXPLORE FOUNDATION 3

NEGOTIATING FOR A

BETTER FUTURE

Strategy

Negotiations

Action & Execution

EXPLORE FOUNDATION 4

OUR CURRICULUM

Over 100 HOURS of Executive Leadership lessons rooted in empirical research... Highlighted by many of the greatest Leadership Books, Harvard Business Review Articles and Industry Specific Case Studies ever written. All of these lessons are then distilled and refined through the lens of a construction professional to help YOU become a more dynamic, enabled leader. 

48 CLASSES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU!

OUR LEARNING STRUCTURE

Trying to thoughtfully build a leadership academy for today’s busy construction executives was a great challenge. Our structure is designed with a modern / flexible approach to executive education. Rooted in lessons from some of the most highly regarded textbooks and content in leadership and organizational development, NEXT is like no other educational experience available to contractors. NEXT utilizes a blended delivery method leveraging mobile technologies, a modern learning management system and video modules to allow for the adaptive, responsive structure we know you require as executive leaders. You choose the pathway that meets your goals and learning objectives.

OUR DELIVERY METHODOLOGY

NEXT Participants receive Welcome Packages with pre-loaded iPads for the ultimate user-friendly experience. Participants keep the iPad upon completion. 

OPEN IT UP, TURN IT ON AND YOU’RE READY TO LAUNCH THE NEXT ACADEMY

THE PODCAST FOR CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP, BRAND GROWTH & STAYING ON OFFENSE

Join Co-hosts Chad Jones & Cody Phillips on The NEXT Academy Podcast as they unpack some of the best leadership books ever written and provide listeners with strategies, tactics and personal experiences that can help them thrive in business and life.

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WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT NEXT?

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE " WHAT IS THE NEXT ACADEMY?" LIVE WEBINAR

Hosted by Cody Phillips, Co-Creator of The NEXT Academy

STAY UP TO DATE ON NEXT 2022

Register today to walk alongside other elite achievers in the construction industry as you become a more confident leader that's better prepared for what’s happening NOW and what comes NEXT.

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