ATOMIC LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

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Albuquerque, NM | Los Alamos, NM

Las Vegas, NV | Dayton, OH

Join The Fivecoat Consulting Group for an immersive leadership experience in the places where science, vision, and urgency shaped one of the most daring initiatives in history. ATOMIC LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM THE MANHATTAN PROJECT brings your leadership team into the world where leaders faced unprecedented challenges and delivered history-changing results.

In the remote mesas of Los Alamos during World War II, the United States launched one of the most ambitious scientific and engineering efforts in history: the Manhattan Project. Tasked with developing the world’s first atomic bomb, leaders like General Leslie Groves and physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer had to align thousands of the brightest minds—from Nobel laureates to young technicians—under conditions of extreme secrecy, pressure, and uncertainty.

ATOMIC LEADERSHIP: LESSONS FROM THE MANHATTAN PROJECT places your team at the heart of this historic endeavor to explore how breakthrough results emerge from bold leadership, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and the ability to manage risk and ambiguity.

As participants walk the paths once taken by scientists and military leaders, they’ll grapple with leadership questions that remain urgent today: How do you lead when the path forward is unclear? How do you balance innovation with accountability? How do you stop iterating and ship the product?

This experience invites your team to think deeply about decision-making at the intersection of science, strategy, and responsibility—lessons that are especially relevant for organizations tackling today’s toughest challenges.

ABOUT ATOMIC:

What Your Team Will Do:

  • Walk in the footsteps of Groves, Oppenheimer, Parsons, and Nichols

  • Examine how leadership accelerated innovation under secrecy, pressure, and tight deadlines

  • Apply lessons from the Manhattan Project to your own organizational strategy, culture, and innovation challenges

  • Explore decision-making in high-stakes environments

  • Experience an offsite that builds insight, trust, and alignment

What’s Included:

  • Multi-day immersive program in Albuquerque, Los Alamos, Las Vegas, or Dayton

  • Leadership workbook and case studies customized for your team

  • Expert facilitation by combat veteran and leadership coach David Fivecoat and his team

  • Pre- and post-event executive alignment session

  • Optional Add-Ons: Leadership Philosophy Development, Hogan Assessment, and/or Executive Coaching

Ready to Explore Atomic Leadership with Your Team?

Schedule a 30-Minute Conversation to Discuss a Leadership Experience tailored to Your Needs