Our Courses

The courses are designed in accordance with adult learning (andragogic) principles. The learning experience is focused on enabling participants to internalize the metacognitive tools and leadership techniques provided, and connect those directly to the reality of their work life through guided discussion and small group exercises. Colloquially speaking, our approach is based on the point that learning leadership is primarily a “team sport.” Thus, the learning experience is more like performing experiments in a lab than passively receiving data.

As a result of this design approach, our curriculum is structured to provide theoretically informed, highly structured “probes” in the form of brief theoretical introductions with guiding questions to stimulate the participant discussion and small group exercises. As all participants are perceptive adults – the learning experience requires and encourages linking existing knowledge and insight with metacognitive tools and theoretical frameworks to enable leadership-relevant competency (skills and knowledge) development.

Introduction to Leadership

This one week course introduces participants to leadership theory and a leader development model that includes topics in character/ethics, presence, building trust, influence, communication, influence, achievement, feedback, decision making, and development. Included in the course is a self assessment leveraging the Forté Institute peer-to-peer assessment tools, as well as use of the Myers-Briggs and Thomas-Kilmann tools to cultivate leader self-awareness. Participants conduct a capstone exercise on the final day to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained during the course.

Leading Teams and Groups

This one week course focuses on cultivation of team building competencies to more effectively lead teams to accomplish projects. Participants are introduced to essential concepts of planning, resource management, team building, communication, diversity and inclusion, mentoring, coaching, active listening, delegation, conflict management, trust, and innovation. Included in the course is a self assessment leveraging the Forté Institute peer-to-peer assessment. Participants conduct a capstone exercise on the final day to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained during the course.

Leading People

This one week course focuses on cultivation of institutional level leadership of people across the enterprise. Participants are introduced to essential concepts of emotional intelligence, leadership principles, leadership competencies, moral and ethical decision-making, self-assessment, strategic thinking, high-performance team building, mentoring, coaching, active listening, effective feedback, engagement, conflict management, trust, and innovation. Included in the course is a self assessment leveraging the Forté Institute peer-to-peer assessment. Participants conduct a capstone exercise on the final day to demonstrate the knowledge they have gained during the course.

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Our Team

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