In today's uncertain climate, the success of a company is determined by the ability of its key executives to lead with courage, authenticity, and purpose. This program explores both the personal depths and dimensions of authentic leadership.

Offering constructive practices for personal and organizational contribution, you will gain a better understanding of the ultimate leadership task: self-leadership. You will master your character as a leader in a more authentic and purpose-filled way and be prepared to offer authentic leadership to both your company and community. The instructional approach provides a mix of lecture, discussion, and experiential exercises.

Objectives

You will learn how to create and evaluate the most critical, value-generating strategies for your organization:

• Internal
  • Look within and study leadership on a personal level
  • Explore the power of who you are as a leader
  • Examine the ultimate leadership task: self-leadership
• External
  • Understand the core purposes and types of leadership
  • Serve others through coaching, deep listening, and clear expression
  • Learn to coach for peak performance
• Practice
  • Create and identify coaching practices that lead to powerful results
  • Practice leadership coaching skills and apply them in tough situations

Topics

• Bringing courage into your leadership during challenging or conflicting times
• Awakening your authenticity and purpose as a leader
• Bringing your whole self into your leadership roles in all parts of your life
• Learning when you are coping and when you are leading from character
• Determining the moral and ethical boundaries of leadership
• Creating powerful conversations for action in the world
• Developing a leader's sounding board: coach, mentor, guide
• Mastering how to self-coach and coach others for peak performance
• Returning to your organization better prepared to coach and develop people

This executive program is designed for managers who strive to build a robust, enduring organization that makes a significant and positive difference for all critical stakeholders (owners, customers, employees, and communities). Typical titles include vice president, director, manager, consultant, and learning or OD professional.

	Richard Leider, Carlson Executive Education Fellow
	Kevin Cashman, Carlson Executive Education Instructor

Location
Executive Education
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
321 Nineteenth Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455-0438

Quantity Discount
A discount of 15% will apply to registrations of 3 or more people from the same company registering as a group for the same specific program. Please note that this offer is contingent upon all registrants enrolling in the same program having the same start date. Program cancellations and program transfers affecting the minimum number of people enrolled in the program for which the discount applied will void the discount.

Program Details (pdf)
(schedule, curriculumn,faculty bio9s, and past participant titles)