Gettysburg

Walk the historic fields of Gettysburg and explore the critical moments where leadership changed the course of history.

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Leadership under pressure

Gettysburg is designed to deepen situational awareness and leadership sense-making for leaders who must create alignment and communicate vision in high-pressure, rapidly changing environments.

Location:

Historic Gettysburg Battlefield, Pennsylvania, USA.

Duration:

2.5–3 days

Format:

In-person or modular virtual formats

Primary Focus:

Situational awareness
Strategic intent
Critical alignment
Leading under pressure

Learning takeaways

By examining historical sources and taking part in historian-led leadership dialogues, participants rediscover timeless truths — and how to apply them to their modern organizational challenges.

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Define and communicate strategic intent

Leaders learn to communicate with absolute clarity and adapt their strategy to shifting environmental demands.

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Create organizational alignment

The experience focuses on fostering deep commitment by developing a unified, common focus across the leadership team.

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Anticipate and
manage change

Participants learn to proactively identify disruptions and lead with presence in the moment of crisis.

The experience in action

Gettysburg brings participants into the heart of the story through battlefield walks and reflective exercises led by military historians and leadership scholars.

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Surfacing collective insight

WDHB facilitators bridge the gap between historical events and current business realities. We guide you in translating these battle-tested insights into shared language and collective momentum for your organization.

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Is Gettysburg right for you?

This experience is ideal for executive teams, high-potential cohorts, and any leader responsible for shaping direction and culture during significant transformation.

Attendees typically include CEOs, Vice Presidents, Directors, and managers of managers.

Designing Gettysburg for you

Every Gettysburg Experience is shaped to the client’s context. Let’s explore your leadership challenges and discuss how the power of connection can support your team.

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Learn more about the design and content of the Gettysburg Leadership Experience.

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Our Approach

Threaded LearningTM distills over 35 years of pioneering practice, woven into one framework. It’s the “secret sauce” guiding how we design, differentiate and deliver programs that stick and scale.

FAQs

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What are the benefits of Experiential Learning?

Experiential learning brings the real world and learning concepts together. Participants are placed in a situation with real-life context and high authenticity and are challenged to live through it for themselves. Based on this first-hand encounter, they reflect and develop ideas that are applicable for their unique leadership and organizational objectives. The outcomes of experiential learning are characterized by higher relevance, increased buy-in, broader ownership, and more sustainable impact.

Why should a client choose WDHB as their organization’s strategic partner In L&D?

We are focused on anticipating the ever-changing landscape facing organizations today. We help you create the momentum necessary to strategically solve problems and address obstacles in bold, unconventional ways. From L&D consulting to custom on-location and virtual experiential learning programs, we are here for you.

We are a forward-focused team dedicated to helping you continually improve your L&D strategy. With our robust ecosystem of experts and partners, we provide unparalleled access to people, research, and stories that provide learning mindsets, skill sets, and toolsets for you to achieve your greatest strategic visions.

Who should attend WDHB’s Experiential Learning Programs and engage with the consulting team?

The bespoke nature of our programs allows for customization in order to address challenges for all levels of leadership. Please get in touch to discuss your specific situation in more detail.

WDHB works with L&D teams focused on being future-ready and ensuring that human capital and financial resources are allocated most effectively across the organization. L&D teams can no longer be a mere provider of training — they must develop a strategic advantage for an organization.

How does WDHB ensure the programs meet the specific challenges and opportunities facing each client?

We collaborate and partner with our clients to ensure that content and context are applicable, relevant, and customer-focused. Trust is vital to these relationships. Significant time and energy are spent in collaboration to go beyond the surface of whatever situation you are facing. When we get to the heart of the matter and address it in ways that resonate with the participants, you unlock real progress. Our research shows that effective L&D is not “one size fits all.” It is customized and evokes emotion and engagement from the participants so they connect with the content and embrace the learning journey. By customizing our programs to fit your goals, they have unparalleled impact on how learners operate as individuals, teams, and organizations.

Where can I learn more about the latest in L&D thought leadership and insights?

WDHB explores both well-established theories and the latest trends in learning and development. Our research team is dedicated to understanding how learning happens in organizations and then develops cutting-edge approaches to corporate L&D for today and tomorrow. Visit our Resources page for articles and videos. Subscribe to our monthly newsletter to get immediate access to our latest research reports as they as published.

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