The Academy · For adults
Four ways in. Pick the one that fits.
A named skill on your résumé, the flagship masterclass, a full business grounding, or coaching built around you.
23Certifications
20DISLEADERSHIP chapters
1:1Executive coaching
What does NLA offer adult learners?
Four routes: 23 professional certifications from the Institutes, the twenty-chapter DISLEADERSHIP flagship on why leaders fail, a Mini MBA covering the core business disciplines, and executive coaching with corporate training. Every certificate is publicly verifiable.
Path 1 · The flagship
DISLEADERSHIP
Most programmes teach what good leadership looks like. This one starts at the opposite end — the behaviours that quietly damage organisations — because the fastest way to become a better leader is to stop being a worse one. Twenty chapters, built by Dr. Alex Jones.
Explore the masterclass
Path 2 · The Institutes
23 professional certifications
One discipline per certification — leadership, strategy, negotiation, AI, Six Sigma and more. Each is a complete reader with real assessments and a certificate a recruiter can check in ten seconds. From $99.90 each.
Browse all 23
Path 3 · Broad grounding
Mini MBA
Some careers need the whole map rather than one specialism. Strategy, finance, marketing, operations and leadership in a single applied programme — the grounding a new manager, founder or career-changer uses every day.
Explore the Mini MBA
Path 4 · Guided development
Coaching & corporate training
Courses teach; coaching changes what you actually do on Monday. One-to-one work with Dr. Alex Jones, and organisation-wide programmes designed around your reality — then measured against it.
Explore coaching
2010Founded in San Diego
23Certifications, one discipline each
FixedPass marks — earned, not attended
100%Certificates publicly verifiable
Side by side
Compare the four
| Path | Best for | Price | Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISLEADERSHIP | Every leader, any stage — the signature experience | See pricing | Verifiable, pass-marked |
| Certifications | A named skill on your résumé, fast | $99.90 each | Verifiable, pass-marked |
| Mini MBA | New managers, founders, career-changers | See programme page | Verifiable, pass-marked |
| Coaching & training | Personal guided growth; whole-team development | Quoted per engagement | Programme-based |
Every figure the academy charges is published on the pricing page.
Not sure which?
Ten minutes of self-awareness first
The DISC profile shows how you lead — your style, strengths and blind spots — and points at the path that fits: a certification to sharpen a strength, DISLEADERSHIP to face a blind spot, or coaching for both. Or start with the free style check.
Take the NLA DISCChoosing your path
Which programme should I start with?
One skill on your résumé fast — a certification. The signature NLA experience — DISLEADERSHIP. The whole business picture — the Mini MBA. Guided, personal growth — coaching. Genuinely unsure? The free style check takes two minutes.
Can I combine them?
Yes, and most serious learners do. A common route is the style check first, then DISLEADERSHIP, then certifications in your growth areas. Coaching can run alongside any of them, using your psychometric as its baseline.
Are these real qualifications?
They are NLA certificates, not academic degrees, and we say so plainly. What makes them credible is that every one requires a fixed pass mark and carries a registry number anyone can check at /verify. What our credentials are, and are not →
Do you work with organisations?
Yes — corporate training designed around your organisation, group psychometrics, and team access to certifications. Start at corporate training or seat accounts.
Find the right course — for you or your team
Tell us where you are in your career and we will point you at the right path.
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Where to go next
Adults are one half of the academy. These are the neighbouring doors.
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