Thayer Leadership Named a 2026 Training Magazine Network Choice Awards Winner
"We’re honored to be named a 2026 Training Magazine Network Choice Awards winner in Leadership Development!"
Training Magazine Network (TMN) is Training magazine’s interactive social learning community and platform for the exchange of ideas and resources among our global learning professionals and thought leaders. The Choice Awards are the industry’s only crowd-sourced solution provider program, as voted on by customers and experts.
“This year’s overall voting was our most competitive to date, with close to 12,000 votes for nearly 300 providers. The best-of-the-best were clearly identified by their high rankings based on the effectiveness of their tools, platforms, and services,” notes Training magazine Editor/Publisher, Lorri Freifeld. “These provider organizations are standouts for their customer care, innovation, and training solutions that truly optimize, engage, and prepare learners. We’re excited to further recognize their dedication to ‘what’s next’ in our ever-evolving field of learning and development.”
The Leadership Development category showcases programs that build the skills, mindset, and adaptability leaders need to succeed in today’s workplace. From emerging managers to senior executives, these deliver relevant, high-impact learning experiences that strengthen leadership, strategic thinking, decision-making, and the ability to lead through change. This category honors programs that truly empower both long-term business and workforce success.
“We are humbled to stand among the best for the effectiveness of our programs,” said Karen Kuhla McClone, Ph.D., Co-President of Thayer Leadership. “At Thayer Leadership, we believe developing leaders of character creates a lasting impact on teams and organizations.”
Our faculty bring decades of military leadership experience to help leaders build trust, navigate uncertainty, and put learning into practice. Watch a short video about our 5-pronged learning approach in action to discover what makes our learning experience truly transformational and impactful.
Thank you to our clients and everyone who voted for us, as well as our dedicated faculty and team who bring our mission to life every day! Your trust and support make this recognition especially meaningful.
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