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"Informative and interesting... performance improved substantially as a result."
Kristine Coleman
Training Director
Masco Electronic Manufacturing
 
"The sessions are building confidence in our employees' leadership skills, which translates into trying them out with great success. We have become more effective and successful in our role as leaders."
Kent Richardson
Human Resource Director
Rollins Gourmet Foods
 
"A valuable way to improve my own leadership skills, as well as develop the leadership skills of our Assistant State Attorneys."
Brad King
State Attorney

Florida's Fifth District
 
"Finally, a complete leadership and management development program that covers practical skills without all the fluff."
Elizabeth Shoe-Nelson
Training Coordinator

Express Personnel
 
"I think the series is priceless."
Pat Gallegos
Team Leader

Qwest
 
"The Leadership Journey is well received by the employees because it is interesting, challenging to the mind, and to the point. The courses have proven to be an excellent tool to train and enhance leadership skills necessary for success."
Henry S. Long, Jr.
Operations Director

The Pacific Lumber Company
 
"I have especially liked: flexibility of use... variety of topics covered... capability to focus on a particular theme... individual note taking pages... You have a way of helping the viewers see the obvious that may have never been obvious before."
Patricia Thurman
Director of Employee Recruitment & Development

Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
 
"The Leadership Journey made my job of putting together a leadership development program very easy by providing a comprehensive library of courses and student workbooks."
Jason Madan
Trainer

Wilmore Corporation
 
"Finally, practical skills instead of theory. The best training I have seen in my 20 plus years of management."
Jeff Springer
Quality Manager

Verizon
 
"The most educational lessons we've had."
Denise Wyatt
Human Resource Generalist

AEIPN
 
"One strong point is the orderly presentation of each subject's key ideas. The courses are straightforward, very valuable, and usable in every aspect of life."
Douglas Clay
Learning Services Manager

American Electric Power
 
"It has been helpful both on and off the job."
Susan Haas
Development Manager

ASI Technologies
 
"Very relevant ideas that will help us all develop both personally and professionally."
Paul Hula
Regional Audit Manager

Mutual of Omaha
 
"A useful tool in keeping our organization ahead of our competition."
Steve DeRose
Clubhouse Manager

University Club of Chicago
 
"A lot different than the management courses I had in the 70's. I recommend The Leadership Journey to all senior level managers in our company."
Robert D. Washam
Program Manager

American Electric Power
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Leadership Journey is a leadership and management training series consisting of 24 courses on video, CD-ROM, DVD, or Online. Each twenty minute course is broken into two or three key ideas.

Save Time With A Pre-formatted Curriculum

  • JUST STARTING...If you are just starting and need a fully packaged training series, save time and make your job easy by using our pre-formatted curriculum.

  • LOOKING FOR SUPPORT MATERIALS…If you are looking for support materials for your existing training and coaching efforts, save time and money by using our comprehensive series that will easily integrate into your existing program.
The Leadership Journey has everything you need to easily develop the leadership skills of your executives, managers, and supervisors.

What Skills Are Taught?
The Leadership Journey is a complete leadership and management training program. Twenty-four skill based courses make up this comprehensive series.

1.  The Foundation of Leadership
  • The difference between "leadership" and "management"
  • A practical definition for successful leadership
  • The "essential" element of leadership
2.  Do You Know Your Followers?
  • The critical nature of knowing your followers
  • Five things to know about every follower
  • The single most dangerous leadership myth
3.  The Recipe for Earning Respect
  • The three ingredients for successfully earning respect
  • How to be consistent
  • The value of quality decisions

4.  Commandments for Leaders

  • The importance of vision and its organizational impact
  • The nature of honesty
  • How to be an integrity-based leader

5.  Cardinal Sins of Leadership

  • Ways to provide appropriate attention to sensitive issues
  • Steps for taking action during difficult times
  • Keys to controlling emotions, specifically anger

6.  The Power of Empowerment

  • Two types of organizational authority
  • Common applications of power in the workplace
  • True empowerment defined

7.  Six Levels of Empowerment

  • The stumbling blocks associated with empowering a workforce
  • The six levels of empowerment

8.  The Essence of Personal Motivation

  • Two motivational truths
  • Two types of motivation
  • Three common organizational motivators

9.  Leading the 'New Breed'

  • Who is the 'new breed' of employee
  • Three universal characteristics of the 'new breed’
  • Practical effects of information, mobility, and protection

10.  Addressing the Challenges of Change

  • Three valuable characteristics of change
  • Two truths concerning change
  • The most important question regarding change

11.  Evolving Leadership Styles (Part 1)

  • Two common leadership approaches
  • The organizational impact of autocratic leadership
  • Three variations of autocratic leadership

12.  Evolving Leadership Styles (Part 2)

  • What is democratic leadership
  • Three necessary aspects of democratic leadership

13.  The Nature of Human Nature (Part 1)

  • The cornerstone of all human behavior
  • Three methods for determining individual needs

14.  The Nature of Human Nature (Part 2)

  • Three predictable responses to unsatisfied needs
  • Two types of professional withdrawal
  • The effects of withdrawal, aggression, and rationalization

15.  The Nature of Human Nature (Part 3)

  • How professional fears develop
  • How to replace fear with confidence
  • The four universal fears and their professional impact

16.  Earning the Right to be Heard

  • The impact of communication on leadership success
  • Specific barriers to "being heard"
  • Five questions you must anticipate and answer

17.  Who Wants to be Trusted?

  • The critical nature of trust in professional relationships
  • The key factor in trust
  • Five steps to establishing trust among leaders and followers

18.  Understanding Human Conflict and Confrontation

  • The difference between conflict and confrontation
  • Two types of professional confrontation

19.  Practical Steps for Managing Confrontation

  • How to prepare for confrontation
  • Steps to manage emotions
  • Methods to maintain two-way communication

20.  Five Steps to Effective Decision Making

  • How to develop decision making tools
  • How to position yourself for decision making success
  • The critical nature of timing on decisions

21.  Pitfalls of a Losing Attitude

  • How attitude affects leadership ability
  • Gossip -- the attitude killer
  • Four pitfalls of a losing attitude

22.  Cornerstones of a Winning Attitude

  • The role of a positive attitude in successful leadership
  • How to demonstrate professional courage
  • Four cornerstones of a winning attitude

23.  The Secrets of High Achievers

  • The difference between high achievers and those who are not
  • Seven criteria for making effective goals
  • Six habits high achievers employ

24.  Fourteen Professional Enhancement Ideas

  • The importance of professionalism
  • How to establish a professional presence
  • The magic of doing more than is expected

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Quick and Easy Implementation
A variety of flexible options makes implementation quick and easy. Use courses in the classroom, in groups, for self-study or any combination. The Leadership Journey is available in traditional formats like VHS or CD-ROM and in new media formats like the Internet or your organization's Intranet.

Support Materials Increase Learning
The student materials and a leader's guide will not only help your managers retain skills, it will also make your job easier. Discussion questions create a dialogue that will lead to increased retention and understanding from all participants. Pre and post testing will help measure training impact.

Practical Skills From A Leading Expert
Phillip Van Hooser, MBA, CSP is our featured leadership expert. He has developed and presented over 2100 sessions for more than 600 clients during the past twenty years.

Phillip Van Hooser, MBA, CSP

  • His experience means The Leadership Journey teaches the right skills in the most efficient manner possible.

  • The courses offer a rounded perspective with Phil's background of speaking to small and mid-sized businesses as well as corporate giants like SC Johnson Wax, Bell South, and State Farm Insurance.

  • With over five published books and training programs on leadership and management, even your most wary senior level manager will be impressed with The Leadership Journey.

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