HIGH POTENTIAL LEADERS

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1 Technical or expert ability is one thing, leadership is another, and organisations desperately need leaders who can motivate and inspire, drive performance, and make the tough decisions required to be successful. Eective leadership is therefore in high demand and is a must have capability for anyone wanting to get ahead in the world to achieve more and earn more. The Challenge to Lead program for High Potential Leaders is an exciting and intensive residential program that liberates the leader within and enables participants to make extraordinary things happen for themselves, their followers, their organisation, and the world. CONTENT OVERVIEW Based on the extensively researched and internationally acclaimed material written by Kouzes and Posner, whose book has sold over 2 million copies, this all-new program casts their enduring work on The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership in the context of today s world. With best-in-class published materials and a tried and tested experiential learning process, including a pre- and post-program 360-degree online assessment, participants will learn how to: Model the Way: Create standards of excellence and then set an example for others to follow. Clarify values, find your personal voice and airm shared values. Set the example by aligning actions with shared values. PAGE 1

2 Inspire a Shared Vision: Passionately believe that you can make a dierence. Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities. Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations. Challenge the Process: Search for opportunities to change the status quo. Search for opportunities by seizing the initiative and looking outward for innovative ways to improve. Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from experiences. Enable Others to Act: Foster collaboration and spirited teams by building trust, human dignity and facilitating relationships. Strengthen others by increasing self-determination and developing competence. Encourage the Heart: Recognise contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence. Celebrate values and victories by creating a spirit of community and making people feel like heroes. The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership model continues to prove its eectiveness as a clear, evidence-based path to achieving the extraordinary for individuals, teams, organisations, and communities. It turns the abstract concept of leadership into easy-to-grasp practices and behaviours that can be taught, learned, nurtured, and most importantly, measured by anyone willing to step up and accept the challenge to lead. PAGE 2

3 Who should attend? The Challenge to Lead program for High Potential Leaders is targeted at managers from any business or government background, who are high achievers and want to make more of a significant dierence through improved leadership. Participants qualifying to attend this program must be employed at the level of: Not yet a manager, or Manager-of-people, or Manager-of-managers. Grouping participants working at a similar level enables us to relate the program content to the challenges and practical problems experienced by them at their level of management. This approach takes Kouzes and Posner s Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and incorporates additional content, examples, practical exercises, and references to: Specific leadership challenges experienced by participants at their level of management; The integration of leadership with the practice of management at participant s specific level; Self-leadership and self-management principles and theories; The impact and role of eective leadership in talent development and succession planning. PAGE 3

4 MEASUREMENT AND POST-PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT Self-discovery and self-awareness are essential to developing our capacity to lead. And a core component in that process includes personal reflection and analysis of our own behaviours as leaders. Equally as valuable is insight and feedback from those around us who know us well, who have experience of us in our role as a leader. The Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI ) 360-degree assessment developed by Kouzes and Posner, measures leadership behaviours and provides the cornerstone of our Challenge to Lead programs. It contains 30 behavioural statements six for each of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and takes 10 to 20 minutes to complete. With data gathered from over 3 million leaders around the world, the LPI is based on an incomparable foundation of original, evidence-based research and rigorous testing, completed over more than 25 years. Millions of people have used the LPI 360 as a first step to reaching their personal leadership best a clear indication that leadership is a practice that can be learned by anyone, and is not an inborn skill for the lucky few. The LPI 360 is completed by all Challenge to Lead participants prior to attending the program and then again 5 months after completion, with a report being generated to show before and after results in leadership growth and development. In order to realise lasting improvement, the following post program activities are incorporated: Ongoing exercises that encourage continuous improvement and habitual application of The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership ; Post-programme assessment report on individual growth in leadership capability by comparing results of the pre- and post-program 360-degree assessments; Optional one-on-one coaching with 6 sessions spread over approximately 6 months for participants and organisations interested in maximising development and change. IN SUMMARY The Challenge to Lead programs provide an eminently practical, experiential and exhilarating model of leadership development that has proven eectiveness in liberating the leadership potential in any person, at any level, in any organisation. By attending, participants find a wealth of resources that help them discover where they want their leadership journey to take them and the tools for developing the skills they need to reach their destination. PAGE 4

5 CHALLENGE TO LEAD PROGRAM - FOR OCTOBER FRIDAY 17TH, SATURDAY 18TH AND THE MORNING OF SUNDAY 19TH. For managers from any business or government background, who are high achievers and want to make more of a significant dierence through improved leadership. Participants qualifying to attend this program must be employed at the level of not yet a manager, manager-of-people, or manager-of-managers. The program is limited to a maximum of 30 participants and is delivered by three senior, very experienced facilitators who have extensive local and international experience. With a facilitator ratio of 1 to 10, participants are assured of receiving maximum individual attention and coaching throughout the program. 2 and a half days in duration with a 6 month coaching option: VENUE This Challenge to Lead program is residential and will be held at the elegant and sophisticated 4½ star Clarion Hotel on Canterbury, Forest Hill 3131, Melbourne, Victoria. INVESTMENT: $3,600 Excluding GST. Including program materials, published books, pre- and post-program 360-degree assessments and related reports, single accommodation, meals and gala dinner. PAGE 5