To support individuals and organizations looking for leadership development opportunities, FlashPoint facilitates The Leadership Challenge® Workshop. This popular program effectively utilizes interactive training, pre- and post-assessments, and one-on-one coaching to help participants master and demonstrate proven leadership skills. FlashPoint regularly offers a session for the general public, and we also work with clients to develop and deliver a customized in-house version.
Regardless of the venue, we present the workshop as an ongoing development process; we continue to provide guidance and follow-up support months after the training component has ended, helping participants to master the leadership skills they learned and ensuring that they incorporate these skills into their work.
About the Program
The Leadership Challenge® Workshop was developed by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, based on more than 25 years of research with over three million leaders. It focuses on helping leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done. It teaches them about the skills leaders use to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, and separateness into solidarity. Through dialogue with other leaders and action-oriented facilitation, participants leave energized, inspired, and with a clear plan to take their personal leadership to the next level.
 The program is structured around The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® that Kouzes and Posner identified through their research:
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Model the Way |
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Inspire a Shared Vision |
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Challenge the Process |
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Enable Others to Act |
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Encourage the Heart |
What Participants Learn
We review in detail the behaviors that support The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®, and participants learn how to:
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Build credibility by ensuring consistency between their personal values and their actions |
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Create and communicate a shared vision |
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Align employee and team behaviors with strategic direction |
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Cultivate new operating methods, take calculated risks, and act strategically |
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Foster an environment of employee accountability |
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Give and receive feedback |
What Makes The Leadership Challenge® Workshop Different from Other Programs?
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It includes interactive training involving introspective exercises and thought-provoking dialogue with others. |
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Before the training, participants take an online leadership self-assessment, the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI), and have the opportunity to ask 10 to 15 people of their choice to assess them anonymously. |
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Participants also take a follow-up LPI six months after the workshop so they can assess the impact of the training, evaluate the progress they’ve made, and measure results. This is a component that many leadership programs lack. |
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Each participant also receives a one-on-one follow-up coaching session to gauge progress with his or her action plans. |
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Each participant chooses an accountability partner from the group to ensure application and to discuss progress. |
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The program includes a renewal session. |
Your Facilitator
 Taryn Stejskal, a licensed marriage and family therapist, understands well the dynamic nature of organizational environments. She applies her knowledge and experience to support FlashPoint clients with talent development, with a focus on leadership development and executive coaching. She leads programs that help employees improve work habits, deepen relationships, overcome “leadership handicaps,” increase efficiency, enhance team dynamics, and develop “relational leadership.”
Two Options for Participating
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Customized session: FlashPoint works with organizations to deliver a customized version of The Leadership Challenge® Workshop, delivered either in-house or in our training center. To find out more about how we can shape the program to meet your leadership development needs, contact us at 317.229.3035 or info@FlashPointHR.com. |
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Public sessions: FlashPoint offers two-day sessions in Indianapolis. This session is ideal for mid- to upper-level functional-area managers or high-potential managers in any industry. Leaders in growing small- to medium-size organizations will also benefit. If you would like to be informed about the next public session, write to info@FlashPointHR.com. |
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