The Leadership Challenge ®

Overview

Backed by 25 years of original research and data from over 3 million leaders, The Leadership Challenge® is a leadership development program by bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. Approaching leadership as a measurable, learnable, and teachable set of behaviours, this proven leadership model proclaims Leadership Is Everyone's Business.

Throughout the world, The Leadership Challenge® consistently receives rave reviews. It has served as a catalyst for profound leadership transformations in companies of all sizes and in all industries - companies striving to stay ahead.

Rodger Spiller is an Authorized Provider of The Leadership Challenge®. The Short Course is highly interactive and stimulating. You will experience and apply The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® through video cases, workbook exercises, group problem-solving tasks, lectures and optional outdoor action learning.

Individuals who increase the frequency of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® have been proven to have higher credibility and higher performing teams. Through this work it has been proven that leadership is learnable, and that individuals who attend do in fact increase their leadership effectiveness.

The Leadership Challenge® Short Course includes the leading industry 360-degree assessment tool, The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). The LPI is a highly refined behavioural based 360 degree survey instrument which collects data on the frequency with which one exhibits 30 leadership behaviours. You will receive valid and reliable feedback on how others perceive you as a leader. Prior to the Short Course, you and up to 10 colleagues, will complete the LPI and the resulting report is revealed in the Short Course. The reliability and validity of this instrument is continually confirmed by the doctoral theses based on it - over 100 have been written to date.

Topics Covered

Overview of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®

Leaders model the way. Leaders have strong beliefs about matters of principle. To be able to clearly articulate their beliefs, leaders find their voice by clarifying personal values. But clarity is not enough. To be credible, leaders do what they say they will do. They set the example by aligning actions with shared values.

Leaders inspire a shared vision. They look across the horizon of time and envision an ennobling and uplifting future. Leaders are positive, they bring the future to life, and they enlist others in a common cause.

Leaders challenge the process. They are pioneers, willing to step out and change the way things are. They experiment and take risks and learn from the accompanying mistakes.

Leaders enable others to act. They know they cannot do it alone, so they foster collaboration and strengthen others. By actively involve people in planning and decision-making, and through daily acts of trust and respect leaders increase the competence and confidence of their constituents.

Leaders encourage the heart. The climb to the top is arduous and steep, and because leaders ask constituents to carry out difficult tasks, they recognise and reward individuals along the way, and they celebrate the achievement of milestones. Genuine acts of caring draw people forward.

Who should attend

Executives, managers and project leaders.

Outcomes

As a result of this Short Course, you are better able to:

• Identify your own leadership strengths and areas for improvement
• Communicate fundamental values and beliefs
• Focus people's efforts on key values through your own actions
• Understand and support your organisation's culture, its strategic direction, and your contribution to the company's success
• Inspire others to share a common vision
• Search for opportunities to take the risks needed for growth
• Build collaboration, teamwork, and trust
• Strengthen others' abilities to excel
• Recognise the accomplishments of others
• Apply The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership to a current business challenge
• Have fun while working hard