Executive Nurse Leadership Institute™
A Boutique Healthcare Executive Leadership Firm
Executive Coaching

Executive Coaching, Precisely Matched to Where You Stand

Nursing leadership does not advance in a straight line, and it does not reward generic advice. The skills that earn a first promotion are not the skills that earn a boardroom seat — and the leaders who move fastest are the ones coached specifically for the stage they are in. Whether you are preparing for your first Manager or Director title, positioning yourself for a Chief Nursing Officer appointment, or determined to turn a newly earned graduate degree into an actual promotion rather than a line on a resume, there is a track engineered for exactly that transition. Explore the programs below to find yours.

Nursing career ladder from Bedside Nurse to Chief Nursing Officer
For New Graduates

New Degree, New Direction

Investment shared after your inquiry

For nurses finishing an MSN, DNP, or PhD who want that degree to lead to an actual promotion — not just new letters after their name.

  • 3-month coaching arc, biweekly sessions
  • Resume & LinkedIn built for leadership roles
  • Translating clinical & academic expertise into leadership language
  • Interview preparation for your first Manager or Director role
  • First-90-days planning for your first title
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Flagship Program

The Nurse Leader Track

Investment shared after your application

For charge nurses and clinical experts ready to become a Nurse Manager or Director — with a coach who's built the exact org chart you're trying to climb.

  • 4-month coaching arc, biweekly 1:1 sessions
  • Building executive presence early, before the title
  • Resume & interview prep for Manager/Director roles
  • Budgets, staffing, and metrics fluency for new leaders
  • First-90-days plan for your new leadership seat
  • Direct access between sessions
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For Directors & Above

The CNO Track

Investment shared after your application

For Directors and AVPs with the C-suite in their sights — a 6-month partnership built around the specific jump from Director to VP or CNO.

  • 12 biweekly 1:1 executive coaching sessions
  • Executive presence & boardroom communication
  • Resume, interview & salary negotiation for the C-suite
  • 90-day first rotation planning framework
  • Quarterly peer mastermind call
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Just finished your MSN, DNP, or PhD? A new degree doesn't automatically open a leadership door — it gives you the credential to walk through one you build yourself. New Degree, New Direction exists specifically for that gap: turning your new letters into an actual title, on a realistic timeline, without guessing your way through it.

Specialized Coaching Services

Stand-alone coaching for a specific moment or challenge — book on their own, or layer any of these on top of a track above.

Tell Kevin what you need — if it's not listed here, ask anyway.

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For Hospitals & Health Systems

Building the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders, By Design

The gap between a talented clinician and a ready leader rarely closes on its own. These sequential leadership pathways are built to close it deliberately — replacing one-off trainings that fade within a quarter with a structured pipeline your organization can rely on for years.

Academy

Emerging Nurse Leader Academy

A structured on-ramp for charge nurses and clinical experts before their first formal leadership title.

Program

Nurse Manager Development Program

Core competencies for new and existing nurse managers — budgets, staffing, performance, and team leadership.

Academy

Director Leadership Academy

Preparing directors for system-level thinking, cross-department influence, and executive visibility.

Fellowship

Executive Fellowship Program

An immersive, extended fellowship for high-potential leaders being groomed for VP or CNO roles.

Planning

Succession Planning

Building a real bench of internal nursing leadership talent so the next vacancy isn't a crisis.

Assessment

Leadership Competency Assessments

Benchmarking your current nursing leadership bench against the competencies that predict success at the next level.

Hospital Consulting

Advisory Support Built From the Other Side of the Survey Table

Regulatory readiness, operational turnarounds, and executive advisory work grounded in firsthand experience — carrying the budget, sitting through the survey, and answering to the board, not simply advising from outside it.

For CNOs, CEOs, and boards navigating a survey, a turnaround, or a leadership gap.

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Leadership Workshops

Workshops Built Around the Challenges Your Leaders Are Actually Facing

Each session is built around the specific pressures your nursing leadership team is navigating right now — not a generic curriculum pulled off the shelf.

Leadership Assessments

A Clear, Honest Baseline Before You Invest in Development

Structured, executive-level assessments that establish exactly where a leader stands today — so every development dollar you spend afterward is spent with precision.

Digital Resources

Tools Built From Real Hospital Operations, Not Templates

Every toolkit here was built inside an actual hospital operation and tested against a real budget cycle, survey, or leadership transition — not assembled from a generic template.

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Facilities — EHR go-live in 6 months
III→I
Trauma designation in 12 months
$40M+
Nursing budgets managed
65 FTE
ED rebuilt from 80% agency staff
Why Hospitals Choose Us

Executive Credentials Health Systems Can Verify

Hospitals don't need another consultant with a framework. They need someone who has sat in the seat, carried the budget, and answered to the board.

Kevin Langkiet, PhD, MSN, RN
Your Coach

Kevin Langkiet, PhD, MSN, RN

Kevin is a nursing executive with more than twenty years of upper-level leadership experience across large, complex health systems — most recently as Director for Cardiovascular and Critical Care Services at Mercy Health Anderson Hospital, overseeing CVICU, MICU, PCU, cath and EP labs, respiratory therapy, and the emergency department.

He has repeatedly served as interim Chief Nursing Officer within the Kaiser Permanente system, led a full EHR implementation across 21 acute care facilities in six months, directed a hospital's transition from Level III to Level I Trauma Center designation in twelve months, and managed nursing budgets exceeding $40 million — all while protecting staffing ratios through a national nursing shortage.

His leadership style is rooted in authentic, servant leadership — leading from the floor, not from behind a desk. This is the same approach he brings to every coaching relationship: direct, invested, and grounded in what actually works inside a hospital system.

Kevin coaches leaders at every stage of that climb — the charge nurse stepping into her first Manager title, the Director preparing for a VP or CNO interview, and the new graduate trying to turn a fresh MSN, DNP, or PhD into an actual promotion instead of just a line on a resume.

Results

Real Transitions. Real Results.

A track record built one promotion, one interview, and one hard conversation at a time.

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Your Next Step

The Difference Between Advice and Experience

This isn't generic leadership theory. It's built from real operating experience — trauma designation, system-wide EHR rollouts, multi-million dollar budgets — applied directly to wherever you're headed next: your first Manager title, the CNO seat, or the promotion your new degree was supposed to unlock.

Let's determine the right fit for your goals.
investment details shared after your application · limited to a small number of clients per quarter
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Before You Apply

Common questions

I don't have a leadership title yet — is this still for me?

Yes — that's exactly who The Nurse Leader Track is built for. If you're a charge nurse or clinical expert working toward your first Manager or Director role, that's your starting point. Already a Director with the CNO seat in mind? Go straight to The CNO Track.

What if I'm not sure which track is right for me?

Submit your information below and share where you are in your career. Kevin will point you to the right track before any conversation about investment happens.

Do you work with nurses outside acute-care hospital systems?

The core experience here is acute-care and critical-care leadership, but the executive skills — budget fluency, board communication, political navigation — transfer across most large health systems. Reach out if you're unsure of fit.

Is coaching confidential?

Yes. Everything discussed in sessions stays between us. This is your space to think out loud about your career without it going back to your organization.

Do you work with hospitals and health systems directly, not just individuals?

Yes. Executive Leadership Development, Hospital Consulting, and Workshops are all built for organizations — HR, talent development, and CNO/CEO offices. Reach out directly to discuss a system-level engagement.

Ongoing Community

The Executive Nurse Leadership Collective

An ongoing membership for nurse leaders who want continued access, not a one-time engagement — staying connected, current, and coached long after any single program ends.

  • Monthly executive coaching
  • Leadership masterclasses
  • Live Q&A sessions
  • Resource library
  • Executive templates
  • Networking opportunities
  • Regulatory updates
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