Leadership Development

Lessons in Leadership is a six-month leadership development program designed to develop an organization's current and future leaders.

Program Components

Assessment- The consultant will administer The Edge Leadership Self Assessment. This assessments measures pre-program understanding of leadership and provides a baseline of participant knowledge.
Interviews- The consultant will interview a cross-section of people in leadership roles in order to get a picture of the current leadership challenges.
Classroom- The consultant will facilitate six days of classroom training.
Reading Assignments- The consultant will compile and distribute pre and post-class assignments involving leading best-selling and specially selected leadership titles of both books and CD's.
Conference Calls- The consultant will hold bimonthly conference calls (divided into smaller groups) to discuss development progress and the reading assignments.
Case Studies- The participants will work on real-life case studies in class that are specific to the business.

Program Objectives

Assess, measure, and improve the skills of each leader with assessment tools.
Enhance leadership strengths and improve areas of deficiency.
Develop skills of the communication, strategic thinking, team building, and employee development.
Maximize effectiveness and business abilities of each leader.
Enhance morale and build loyalty through the commitment to development.
Build an increased sense of team spirit with people from cross-functional roles experiencing the program together.

Program Topics

The specific content of the program will be based largely on the results of the assessment and interviews - but here are some suggested general content for Lessons in Leadership:

Understanding Leadership vs. Management
Setting Expectations and Accountability
Recognizing and Managing Cultural Differences
Enhancing Listening Skills
Developing Coaching Skills
Practicing Presentation Skills
Practicing Strategic Thinking
Managing For Diversity
Solving Problems and Making Decisions
Managing Conflict
Managing Change
Creating a Motivational Environment
Exploring Leadership Perspectives and Philosophies
Evaluating Leadership Skills
Managing Behavioral Styles
Developing Counseling Skills
Mentoring for Results
Building Teams

Pricing

$3,500 per person with a minimum of 15 people per session.

If an organization chooses concurrent session with two or more groups, it can distribute the number of participants as needed. For example, one group may have 19 participants and another 11. Although group two does not meet the minimum number of attendees, the organization fulfills the requirement between the two sessions.

The Lessons in Leadership Program includes the following components:

The Edge Leadership Assessment for each participant
Six days of class time
Five conference calls
All program communications
Design, development, implementation and management of the entire six month program
Proprietary program materials

Not included in pricing:

Required reading materials and CDs