THE LEaD PROGRAM
Our Leadership Effectiveness and Development program is tech-enabled, human-centric leadership
coaching that supports you and your team.
TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP FROM A CONCEPT TO AN ACTION
We understand that a leadership assessment is only as valuable as the time and effort put into using its insights to make meaningful changes. While an assessment may highlight an individual’s leadership capability, it is essential to have the capacity to put that potential into action in order to effectively lead and drive change within an organization. Without the ability to apply what has been learned and identified through the assessment, a person’s leadership capabilities may remain untapped and underutilized, resulting in a wasted resource.
LEaD uses the EQ 360®, a scientifically valid and reliable instrument, to identify attributes of transformational leadership, which is considered the gold standard in leadership for promoting high-performance teams. Our proprietary time analysis process is used to assess a participant’s capacity for transformational leadership, resulting in an Actual Effective Influence (AEI) score. This score reflects an individual’s real-world impact as a leader, taking into account their current capability and capacity as a leader.
AN INACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP CAPACITY CAN CRIPPLE A COMPANY’S GROWTH
Boards, CEOs, owners and investors are interested in the growth of an organization and want to understand its capacity for growth given its current resources. Strong, functional leadership is essential for an organization’s growth, so it is logical to conclude that having a clear understanding of an organization’s leadership capacity is crucial for understanding its growth potential.
One problem with many leadership assessments is that they measure leadership traits and skills, but not the leader’s use of time. A leader who does not have enough time to lead is not effectively leading. Most leadership assessments do not take this time component into account, resulting in an incomplete understanding of an organization’s true leadership capabilities. This can create a blind spot that can have significant financial implications for future growth. The LEaD process addresses this issue by analyzing leaders from a time perspective, providing insight into not only their capability to lead, but also their capacity. This helps to bring clarity to any blind spots and provide a more comprehensive understanding of an organization’s leadership capabilities.
THE LEaD PROCESS
BASELINE
Assessment Phase
We grow what we know. LEaD’s Assessment Phase sets the baseline of each participant’s leadership, creating a solid foundation for future growth.
The heart of LEaD’s Assessment Phase is the completion and debrief of our core suite of assessments. Participants will select their LEaD process raters, complete the EQ-360 and Time Analysis assessments, and participate in a 1:1 debrief session with a LEaD practitioner.
The output of these debriefs is a baseline Actual Effective Influence Score identifying a participant’s capability and capacity for transformational leadership. This AEI serves as the baseline for tracking growth trends in the Growth Phase.
BUILD
Growth Phase
We have the baseline, now we build.
LEaD’s Growth Phase operates on the principals that you cannot grow what is not measured, and people develop more effectively in an environment of relational accountability than they do in a vacuum.
Every LEaD participant is assigned a cohort that meets monthly for the twelve-month Growth Phase. Participants are given SMART goals based on their AEI baseline. These goals are tracked and assessed over time for growth trends. As goals are reached, new goals are assigned to prevent stalled growth.
Additionally, participants report their leadership Win, loss, and Draw (current obstacle) from the previous month. Organic, real-time dialog amongst the cohort increases the perspective and knowledge of the participant to help them overcome this obstacle.
BEYOND
Application
Leadership does not happen just in LEaD, it happens beyond in the participant’s everyday reality.
To account for this, every cohort meeting ends with specific action steps for each participant based on their reported Leadership Draw. These action steps are intended to solve the participant’s current leadership obstacle while instilling new behaviors and processes to increase leadership competencies.
Action steps are reviewed for success and accountability at the next cohort meeting.
TESTIMONIALS
