Generally speaking, there are three types of leaders you may consider for attendance in our Public Leadership Development Series. One type to consider is someone already in a leadership role who you are grooming for more leadership responsibility. The second type may be a leader with a broad scope of responsibility and an opportunity to be more effective. Another potential consideration is the leader who is struggling overall in the role of leader of people.

We also believe that the Leadership Development Series is applicable to leaders at all levels, particularly those who have not previously participated in a comprehensive leadership development process. Most commonly, participants in this Series are individuals at supervisory and middle management levels of leadership.

We have many customers who enroll at least one leader in every Series that begins. It is an ongoing part of their organizational commitment to leadership development. We also have customers who enroll upwards of three to five leaders in every Series that we launch.

Within the Leadership Development Series, we involve the leader of each participant in the following ways:

• Prior to the Series start, the leader of each participant is encouraged to meet with the individual and share why the person was selected to attend, along with the expectations for participation.
• During the Series, the participant’s leader will receive a one-page executive summary of each workshop following the session along with a set of questions to ask the participant relative to content, application and value.
• Early on in the Series, the participant’s leader will attend a three-way coaching session to align with the participant and the coach around the leader’s strengths and opportunities.
• Upon completion of the Series, the participant’s leader will be encouraged to meet with the individual to discuss progress, skills and development goals for the future.

Leaders who miss a session can plan for the following:

• The leader will receive a copy of the materials. The leader may have a co-worker bring the materials to your office, or the facilitator will ensure a copy is mailed.
• The leader will complete the workshop via eLearning.
• The leader may schedule extra time with their coach. Typically, a one-hour timeframe to walk through content will suffice in giving the general overview. This involves an additional fee.
• The leader is also welcomed to participate in an upcoming workshop with another group. In the event he or she would like to experience the full in-depth learning experience, this can be done at no charge.

As we work with organizations, we are commonly asked to provide additional coaching support to select individual leaders. This request may be made if a leader is a high performer in his or her area of expertise but has extreme difficulty in relating to people. In other situations, we are called upon when a leader is in a critical role and is not effective in holding his or her team accountable for results. These two situations typically involve a three to six-month coaching process. There is an additional fee for this service.

One of the things that we encourage the leaders of participants to keep in mind is that it cannot be left to the preference of your leaders as to whether they do or do not commit to developing their skills as leaders of their people. As a participant in this Leadership Development Series, it is critically important that commitment to attendance, assignments and application be demonstrated.

Over the years, a frequently asked question at the end of the process is, “Now what?”. Most of our participating leaders grow accustomed to the steady support of their facilitator, coach and peer group. We offer additional follow-up services and reinforcements for graduates of the Living As A Leader Series such as one-on-one coaching packages, the Leadership Blog, YouTube videos and the Leadership Community Facebook group where members can interact and have their questions answered by our coaches.

We offer group discounts when you book three or more participants. 

• Register three leaders and receive 10% off each registration
• Register four leaders and receive 15% off each registration
• Register five leaders or more and receive 20% off each registration