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The Leadership Challenge
Good leaders go with their instincts.
Great leaders continually develop their skills and abilities.
Description
The Leadership Challenge Workshop is not about training -- it's about changing lives. Backed byover 20 years of research data from over a million leaders, this is an intense and unique discovery
process created by bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. This workshop demystifies
leadership development and approaches it as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of
behaviors, establishing a unique underlying philosophy – leadership is everyone's business.
Day 1
Model the Way
Leaders establish principles concerning the way people (constituents, peers, colleagues, and
customers alike) should be treated and the way goals should be pursued. They create standards of
excellence and then set an example for others to follow. Because the prospect of complex change
can overwhelm people and stifle action, they set interim goals so that people can achieve small wins
as they work toward larger objectives. They unravel bureaucracy when it impedes action; they put
up signposts when people are unsure of where to go or how to get there; and they create
opportunities for victory.
Inspire a Shared Vision
Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an
ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. Through their magnetism and quiet
persuasion, leaders enlist others in their dreams. They breathe life into their visions and get people
to see exciting possibilities for the future.
Day 2
Challenge the Process
Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve
the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. And because leaders know that risk
taking involves mistakes and failures, they accept the inevitable disappointments as learning
opportunities.
Enable Others to Act
Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. Leaders
understand that mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary efforts; they strive to create an
atmosphere of trust and human dignity. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable
and powerful.
Day 3
Encourage the Heart
Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination
alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members
need to share in the rewards of their efforts, so leaders celebrate accomplishments. They make
people feel like heroes.
TANGIBLE Results
Participants will embark on an exciting journey that challenges their assumptions about leadership
and stretches them to seize the opportunities that lead to greatness. This designed learning
experience improves participants’ abilities to apply The Five Practices model. It brings to life the
content in the best-selling and award-winning book, The Leadership Challenge. It can be tailored to
individual organizational settings.
Good leaders go with their instincts.
Great leaders continually develop their skills and abilities.
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Description
The Leadership Challenge Workshop is not about training -- it's about changing lives. Backed by
process created by bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. This workshop demystifies
leadership development and approaches it as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of
behaviors, establishing a unique underlying philosophy – leadership is everyone's business.
Day 1
Model the Way
Leaders establish principles concerning the way people (constituents, peers, colleagues, and
customers alike) should be treated and the way goals should be pursued. They create standards of
excellence and then set an example for others to follow. Because the prospect of complex change
can overwhelm people and stifle action, they set interim goals so that people can achieve small wins
as they work toward larger objectives. They unravel bureaucracy when it impedes action; they put
up signposts when people are unsure of where to go or how to get there; and they create
opportunities for victory.
Inspire a Shared Vision
Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an
ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. Through their magnetism and quiet
persuasion, leaders enlist others in their dreams. They breathe life into their visions and get people
to see exciting possibilities for the future.
Day 2
Challenge the Process
Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve
the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. And because leaders know that risk
taking involves mistakes and failures, they accept the inevitable disappointments as learning
opportunities.
Enable Others to Act
Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. Leaders
understand that mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary efforts; they strive to create an
atmosphere of trust and human dignity. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable
and powerful.
Day 3
Encourage the Heart
Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination
alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members
need to share in the rewards of their efforts, so leaders celebrate accomplishments. They make
people feel like heroes.
TANGIBLE Results
- Identify your own leadership strengths and areas to improve.
- Communicate your fundamental values and beliefs.
- Focus people's efforts on key values through your own actions.
- Express your image of the future.
- Inspire others to share a common vision.
- Search for opportunities to take the risks needed for growth.
- Build collaboration, teamwork, and trust.
- Strengthen the ability of others to excel.
- Recognize the accomplishments of others.
- Apply The Five Practices® to a current business challenge.
- Have fun while working hard.
Participants will embark on an exciting journey that challenges their assumptions about leadership
and stretches them to seize the opportunities that lead to greatness. This designed learning
experience improves participants’ abilities to apply The Five Practices model. It brings to life the
content in the best-selling and award-winning book, The Leadership Challenge. It can be tailored to
individual organizational settings.
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