LEADERS: Inside-Out Leadership

Service Description

• Audience: For a cohort of up to 10 senior leaders (Director +) • Duration: 5 weeks • Location: Virtual • Includes: Assessment, 1:1 Coaching, 6 hours of Facilitated Group Training, Community, Personal Follow-Up Dale Carnegie famously said that dealing with people is probably the biggest problem we face in business. It takes all kinds to make a world, not to mention a successful team: numerous studies point to the value of diverse ways of thinking on teams. At the same time, birds of a feather flock together -- we tend to prefer working and associating with people who are like us. In organizations and on teams, this inherent bias towards affinity creates groupthink and stagnation. Leaders who are deliberate about tackling this contradiction between the need for differences and the tendency to gravitate towards sameness tend to be more successful at enabling their teams to achieve ambitious goals. Leaders can tackle the contradiction by developing and applying cultural intelligence, a set of knowledge and skills that enable us to navigate and bridge different attitudes, perspectives, and experiences. Culturally intelligent leaders are skilled at creating an environment in which everyone feels excited to contribute. Our 5-week course gives leaders a powerful framework of knowledge and skills called Leading from the Inside Out. Market conditions, strategic imperatives, team members, and technological and market forces may all change rapidly and drastically, but the seeds of successful and effective leadership remain consistent. The secret is focusing on what is within your sphere of control as a leader – yourself and your behavior. The seeds of effective leadership are self-knowledge, humility, and cultural intelligence. Everything a leader does and says is observed and influences how their team – and ultimately their organization – operates. It’s a tall order to pay close attention to everything you say and do. What can a leader do to focus this energy on the most impactful efforts? How does a leader get the most return on their team development investment? This course empowers leaders to become the cultivators of their own high performing team ecosystem. The course explores these foundational elements: 1. The Seed: Becoming a Culturally Intelligent Leader (Assessment + Coaching & Individual Work) 2. The Sky: Your Leadership Persona (Purpose, Vision, Values) 3. The Soil: Interpersonal Infrastructure (Team) 4. The Ecosystem (Equitable Talent Systems)