Developing Leader Character |   Now Available Virtually

This workshop focuses on the element of leadership that has largely been neglected in leadership development: Character. Although character is often thought to be a subjective construct, this workshop argues otherwise. We will discuss the concrete behaviors associated with different eleven character dimensions (accountability, drive, collaboration, courage, justice, temperance, humility, humanity, integrity, transcendence, and judgment), and illustrate how these behaviors can be developed, how character can be strengthened, and how it leads to improved decision making and judgment.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
The core of this workshop is a model that suggests that effective leadership has three main components: competencies, character, and commitment. We focus on the element of leadership that has largely been neglected in leadership development – Character – but that has been identified as critical particularly after the recent financial crises. We discuss the concrete behaviors associated with different eleven character dimensions (accountability, drive, collaboration, courage, justice, temperance, humility, humanity, integrity, transcendence, and judgment), and illustrate how these behaviors can be developed, how character can be strengthened, and how it leads to improved decision making and judgment. Case studies allow us to discuss the impact of character at multiple levels: individual, organizational, and the broader societal level.
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TENTATIVE OUTLINE

​DAY 1
Leader Character and its Impact

​8 – 9

​Introductions and overview of goals for the program
The 3C model of effective leaders: Competence, Character and Commitment
Introduction to character dimensions

9 - 10:30

​Impact of leader character at societal level
Video Case: Invictus

10:30 – 12

​Impact of leader character at the individual level
Case: Michael Boulos

12 - 1

​LUNCH BREAK

​1 – 4

​Impact of leader character at the organizational level
​​Video Case: Craig Kielburger

4 – 5

​Q&A; Day 1: Putting it all together

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DAY 2
Leader Character – Leading the Self and Leading Others

8 – 10:30

Developing your own leader character

• Your Leader Character Insight Assessment (LCIA)  results
• Your Personal-and-Professional Profile: Questions of Purpose

10:30 – 12:30

​Leader character and talent management
Case: Blinds to Go – Wanted: People to Lead Explosive Growth

12:30 – 1:3

​LUNCH BREAK

​1:30 – 4

​Video: “The Power of Vulnerability”
Group Exercise on Courage and Daring: “A Tale of Two Stories”

4 – 5

​Q&A; Day 2: Putting it all together

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COMPETENCIES:

• Integrity
• Competence
• Cooperation
• Courage
• Decisiveness
• Self-Development
• Determination

COURSE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Identifying the 3 C’s:
  • Competence
  • Character
  • Commitment
• Discussing Concrete Behaviors on 3 Different Levels

        Societal | Individual | Organizational

• Developing Your Leader Character
• Improving Decision Making and Judgment

"Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: Integrity (character), intelligence (competence), and energy (commitment). And if you don't have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it's true. If you hire somebody without integrity, you really want them to be dumb and lazy."

— Warren Buffet

Upcoming Classes

September 17-18, 2020 | 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | (0.8 CEUs)
• Registration: Virtual Class*
February 11-12, 2021 | 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | (0.8 CEUs)
• Registration: Virtual Class*
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*If you prefer to attend this session from your own computer, then we will make a zoom calendar event available to you. The virtual class will run at the same time as the regular class on campus but please login 45 minutes prior to the course start time. Register for virtual option above.

​COURSE COST
$2,840

INSTRUCTOR
Dr. Dusya Vera | Bio
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Custom Management Package
Note: We can package any three of the one day workshops into an integrated 3-day workshop.