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Are leaders born or are they made? We discover this and more in The Leadership Challenge® workshop, which is firmly grounded in the award-winning and highly regarded research conducted by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. This transformative experience uniquely empowers participants to thoroughly explore the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®: Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable Others to Act, and Encourage the Heart.

Through a series of engaging interactive activities and deeply insightful discussions, learn how to cultivate a strong foundation of trust, foster meaningful collaboration, and effectively engage the entire team towards achieving the organization's strategic and long-term goals. Join us to enhance essential leadership skills needed to create a vibrant culture of excellence and transformation within the team and organization.

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Define practical sets of skills and actionable insights to drive both personal and organizational growth.

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Develop a well-rounded skill set by focusing on the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership.

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Gain a deeper understanding of leadership strengths and opportunities through the LPI 360 assessment.

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Continue to drive personal and team development through a focus on action planning and accountability.

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    • Introduction to The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership

    • Reflecting on your LPI

    • Characteristics of Admired Leaders

    • Clarity Values

    • Align actions with values

    • Values in Action

    • Define Vision

    • Envision the unique future

    • Breathing life into your vision

    • Aligning Vision and Values

    • Think creatively and look for outsight.

    • Taking risks and learning from mistakes.

    • Collecting small wins

    • Creating psychological safe environments

    • Powerful and Powerless times

    • Flow theory and developing competence

    • Experiencing collaboration and building trust.

    • Delivering meaningful recognition

    • Feedback and recognition

    • Positive to Negative ratio

    • Identify Goals

    • Planning a conversation with team and supervisor.

    • Making the commitment

    • What's next in your journey

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  • A colorful roadmap with five path markers in purple, red, yellow, green, and blue, each labeled with different steps such as 'Enable Others to Act,' 'Encourage the Heart,' 'Challenge the Process,' 'Model the Way,' and 'Orienting.' The background has faint text and graphics, and the path marker colors correspond to different sections of the guide.
  • A man in a business suit standing inside a large glass with a reflection of orange text and graphics. The image also contains a green box with text about model the way and leadership values. A logo in the bottom left corner reads 'The Leadership Challenge'.
  • A person holding binoculars, with text overlay reading 'Inspire a Shared Vision' and bullet points about envisioning the future, imagining exciting possibilities, and enlisting others' shared aspirations. The image includes a logo for The Leadership Challenge at the bottom left and a small icon for inspiring shared vision at the bottom right.
  • Slide titled "Challenge the Process" with a list of strategies on a yellow background, including "Search for opportunities by seizing the initiative and looking outward for innovative ways to improve" and "Experiment and take risks by consistently generating small wins and learning from experience." In the background, an image of a person wearing goggles, with arm raised, holding a pole, and a box on their back, symbolizing innovation and exploration.
  • A presentation slide titled 'Enable Others to Act' with bullet points about fostering collaboration, building trust, and developing confidence, and a photo of two people engaged in a discussion at a table. The slide also features logos at the bottom, including 'The Leadership Challenge'.
  • Children playing volleyball outdoors, two with raised arms and smiling, on a grassy field with trees in the background. Overlaid with a red text box and the message about encouraging the heart, recognition, and celebration.
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