Introduction to Leadership

This course is designed to introduce the Ideal Leadership Model, the framework that provides every leader with a structure so that they can begin a program of life-long learning in leadership.

• A general overview of research in leadership
• A quick picture of the widely recognized Ideal Model
• Perfect for either young professionals who are just beginning their careers and want to get off on the right foot, or for those who have had some background in leadership but need to refocus their thinking and get out of the 'mystery' area.

Advanced Leadership

This course is designed for those who have successfully completed the Introduction to Leadership course and desire to apply the Ideal Leadership Model to their leadership practice.

• Lesson 1 - Reviews in greater detail the Ideal Model
• Lesson 2 - Looking at the future and how leaders must prepare for it
• Lesson 3 - Understanding the nature of change and why it is so difficult
• Lesson 4 - Examination of the conditions of leadership
• Lesson 5 - Reflection on the six leadership competencies
• Lesson 6 - Finding GOLI's (gateways of leadership initiative)
• Lesson 7 - Avoiding FOLI's (failures of leadership initiative)
• Lesson 8 - Developing a personal leadership development plan
• Follows the structure in Larry Stout's book, Ideal Leadership: Time for a Change, focusing on the seven leadership essentials and how they apply to the operations of any organization.
• Designed for those professionals who desire to go deeper into leadership practice, but lack the process steps on how to get there.

Master Leadership

This course is designed for those who have successfully completed the previous course offerings Introduction to Leadership and Advanced Leadership, and who desire to coach others in the application of the Ideal Leadership Model.

• Lesson 1 - What is coaching: what it is and what it isn't
• Lesson 2 - The Ideal Leadership distinctive
• Lesson 3 - Ideal Leadership Assessment (ILA) decoding
• Lesson 4 - Sharing the ILA with the leader
• Lesson 5 - Establishing SMART goals
• Lesson 6 - Effective questioning techniques
• Lesson 7 - Common coaching problems
• Lesson 8 - Ideal Coaching resources and how to use them