Sound Leadership Principals For a Complex World
Leaning on our vast experience and study, we have distilled timeless leadership wisdom into actionable methods for you and your team. We will tailor the training to the needs of your team, with virtual and in-person training options. Whether a single engagement or a series of workshops, we are your partner in building effective and sustainable leadership practices.
Establish a common leadership language and approach for your team
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
A leader’s willingness and ability to have difficult conversations may be one of the most critical components to their success. This training reveals the most common obstacles and prepares participants to engage confidently in difficult conversations.
Read more: “Keep it Between the Ditches - Effective Leaders Are Peacemakers”
EMPOWERMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY
Often empowerment and accountability are disconnected in practice, yet in reality they are two sides of the same coin. This training educates leaders on the inextricable connection of these two concepts and how to apply them with greater success.
Read more: “Two Sides of the Same Coin”
EXPECTATIONS
Although teams operate within the same conditions, as individuals, we bring unique experiences and valuable perspectives. Yet, tend to overlook that different experiences yield different and often unmet expectations. This training teaches leaders how to understand and unite an array of individual expectations to achieve team unity and mission impact.
Read more: “Together Again…Now What?”
TRUST
If we lack trust, we can do almost everything right and still fail. Trust is more than a decision or policy, it must be cultivated and built. Participants will emerge equipped with a proven model for establishing and growing relationships built upon a foundation of trust.
Read more: “Trust is Spelled C.A.R.E.”
OWNERSHIP
When team members feel a sense of belonging and ownership of the mission, they are likely to agree and support your vision as their own. Leaders emerge from this training understanding real ownership and how to convey it to their team.
Read more: “Rocket Man”
PERSEVERANCE > ENDURANCE
Endurance occurs when faced with difficulty that tests your training and resolve. Perseverance occurs when faced with adversity beyond your training that requires growth. Leaders emerge with tools to navigate adversity and channel the experience into personal growth and profession development.
Read more: “Perseverance is Greater Than Endurance”
LEADING THROUGH ADVERSITY
The trail ahead is marked with obstacles. In this module, we unpack the “how” to lead through uncertainty and forge the ability to persevere through continuous hardship for however long it takes.
Read more: “The Unknown Distance March”
Cool Under Pressure
Being sustainably effective and consistently cool under pressure is a process that starts long before the stress starts, helps us when the stress hits, and allows us to keep moving forward.
Read more: “At Her Pace”
BUILDING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE
Culture and capabilities must evolve to ensure relevance and effectiveness. Evolving to the needs of the time is a sign of strength. In this training, leaders power discover the power of inviting others into the process of building a culture of excellence and create a culture on purpose by building upon the past while growing towards the future.
Read more: “A Tale of Two Berets”
EARNED CONFIDENCE
In a changing world the search for certainty either arrests us, delays us, or blinds us to the reality in front of us. Leaders will acquire skills to draw from their experience and enter an ever-changing environment confident in their ability to succeed.
Read more: “Stop Trying to Build a Better Flashlight”
Decoding Disruptions
People are not problems; problems are problems. People are people, and when we experience disruptions, we need to isolate the issue to move toward alignment. Learn how to spot disruptions and regain alignment.
Core Values
Understand your core values by considering your experiences, disposition, training, and reflection.
Inspiration, Motivation and Effort
Understand the difference between inspiration and motivation, including who is responsible for what on a team, and emerge committed to the consistent effort to achieve goals.
Foundations of Leadership
We have unique perspectives that have been shaped through our experiences. We’ll review and consider some of the theories and frameworks that got us here.
Common Operating Picture
Build trust, encourage information sharing and help teams have a framework that allows them to incorporate “truth” as its experienced on the ground
Priorities
Guide leaders to apply effective and sustainable leadership practices that build closely-knit, high-performing teams to excel in a complex world.
Leading Peers
Leading peers (and former peers) is very common for high performers who earn greater opportunities for advancement at higher rates of occurrence. Learn valuable tools to calm the voice between your ears and consider what's going on between your peers.
Partner testimonials
“Applied Leadership Partners was a incredible value-add to our organization, our team, and to me personally."
"I really appreciated the flow, ideas, concepts, and discussion. The modules highlighted areas to focus and to influence a situation in a positive way. I can immediately put the lessons into practice to do a better job and become a better leader.”
“The feedback from my team was that it was energizing and exciting and the messaging was perfect for what the teams are feeling as we embark upon going boldly forward in 2021.”