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Skill accelerators · pilot cohorts, winter 2027

What's important next?

Most people already know. The idea for the business. The fix their company keeps ignoring. What's missing is a plan, the skills, and a few people in their corner. Pick your path, and in ten weeks you'll have built the real thing.

See the accelerators
Learn one skill a week Master it on real work Teach it to someone else

Pick your path. Same method.

Building something of your own, or building something better where you already work? Each runs ten weeks, in a small group, on your real project.

For business owners and founders

Entrepreneurship Skill Accelerator

Your business is the coursework. Learn one skill a week, use it in your business that week, and bring back proof.

Starts
Tuesday, January 5, 2027
Meets
Tuesdays, ten weeks. First and last sessions in person, Zoom in between
Group
3 to 5 owners, guided by Norm
Pilot cost
Free
VisionDriveProblem-solvingRisk-takingLeadershipCommunicationNetworkingSalesmanshipFinancial managementMarketing

Spots confirmed by December 1, 2026

Details and sign-upWorkbook help
For people who want to lead change at work

Intrapreneurship Skill Accelerator

Your job is the coursework. Pick one real improvement at the organization you already work for, and carry it from idea to a leader's yes.

Starts
Saturday, February 6, 2027, in person in Excelsior
Meets
Saturdays 10:00 to noon on Zoom. Pitch Day Saturday, May 1, in person
Group
5 to 10 people, from different organizations, with hand-picked guides
Pilot cost
Free
AdaptabilityAmbitionCreativityInnovationProblem-solvingResilienceSelf-motivationTeamworkCommunicationLeadership

Spots confirmed by January 8, 2027

Details and sign-upWorkbook help

More accelerators built on the same method are on the way. Join the list below and we'll tell you when the next one opens.

Why good ideas stay on the shelf

It isn't laziness. It's wiring.

For most of human history, the person who stepped out of line risked being pushed out of the tribe. So we learned to keep our heads down. That same wiring is why the business stays an idea, and why the fix you see at work never gets said out loud. It feels like protecting yourself. It's really just an old alarm going off.

You don't beat an alarm by shouting at it. You beat it with small, real steps, taken with people who have your back. That's how every accelerator is built.

How a week works

Same rhythm every week, so you spend your energy on the work, not on figuring out the program.

  1. LearnOne short lesson and a story from someone who has done it.
  2. PracticeApply it to your own business or your own job, in the session.
  3. DoTake one real action that week. Make the call. Run the numbers. Have the conversation.
  4. Prove itBring back what happened. Then a short check-in with your group.

You don't move ahead by showing up. You move ahead by showing what you did. If something doesn't land, we fix that one piece and keep going. Nobody repeats a week. "Not yet" is a timeline, not a verdict.

Not sure which fits?

Start with 15 minutes.

Tell us where you are and how to reach you. Norm Johnson-Korbuly will call you and help you pick, or tell you honestly if now isn't the time.

Already know your path? Go straight to the Entrepreneur or Intrapreneur sign-up.

Prefer to talk now? Call 612-703-3026 or email normjohnson62@gmail.com.

Which are you leaning toward?

This doesn't commit you to anything. Your details are used only to follow up with you.

The Leadership Lineage: Learn, Master, Teach by Norm Johnson-Korbuly — book cover
The book behind the accelerators

The Leadership Lineage: Learn, Master, Teach

The same path the programs follow: learn it, master it, then pass it on. A practical, 106-page read for leaders and entrepreneurs who want their growth to outlast them. Paperback and Kindle (included with Kindle Unlimited).

Get the book on Amazon