Training Program
Leading Leaders
Strengthen your ability to align teams, coach leaders, and execute strategy to improve organizational results.
Excellent leaders don’t manage managers.
They build leaders who can lead others.
This program develops leaders who can:
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Coach leaders and align teams
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Improve execution effectiveness across functions
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Implement the organization's strategy
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Build high-performance departments and functions
Introduction
Middle managers play a critical role in driving organizational efficiency, execution, and results. Yet without a clear understanding of their role, they often get pulled into the day-to-day and pushed to micromanage their teams. This program is designed to change that. Grounded in our BlueLeader™ model, it equips mid-level leaders to step up and lead strategically, develop the next generation of leaders, and be the driving force behind organizational results.
Program Overview
Purpose
To transform people leaders into strategic leaders by developing the mindset and skills needed to lead leaders, align teams, implement strategy, and improve execution and results.
Who For
Directors to CXOs
Benefits for the Leaders
Master the Second Level of Leadership
Make the shift from leading people to leading leaders, from managing tasks to implementing strategy, and from improving teams to improving the organization.
Lead leaders with Confidence
Learn how to align, guide, and coach your direct reports so they can lead their teams with greater clarity and confidence.
Improve Performance
Learn to build systems that simplify operations, improve efficiency, and eliminate performance barriers.
Free Up Time to Lead
Break free from daily firefighting to focus on strategy, support your department, and drive performance.
Benefits for the Organization
Strengthen Your Leadership Pipeline
Develop a pipeline of capable leaders with a unified leadership approach that equips mid-level leaders to coach, align, and grow effective team leaders.
Implement Strategy More Effectively
Execute strategy faster with stronger leaders and aligned leadership systems that drive accountability and follow-through.
Reduce Silos and Improve Alignment
Improve top-down alignment and break down silos by equipping leaders to manage cross-functional priorities and lead across boundaries.
Improve Execution and Results
Achieve more with less by building systems that remove performance barriers, improve execution, and focus the organization on what matters most.
Duration
3 days
INDICATIVE CONTENTS
Leading a Multi-Layered Function
Learn how to lead a department or function.
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Understand your role in driving organizational efficiency and results
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How to align the different layers of leaders within your function
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How to spread buy-in, engagement, and ownership across teams
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How to break down silos and strengthen teamwork
Leading and Coaching Leaders
Learn how to lead and coach other leaders with confidence and clarity.
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Understand the difference between leading people and leading leaders
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How to develop a strong, aligned, and accountable leadership team
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How to cascade clarity, direction, and expectations effectively
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How to coach leaders to improve their team’s performance
Implementing Strategy
Learn how to translate organizational strategy into measurable results.
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Review common reasons strategies fail in execution
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Review processes to implement different strategic objectives
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How to transform long-term priorities into operational objectives
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Review capabilities and systems needed to implement your strategy
Improving Execution
Learn how to move from firefighting to executional excellence.
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Identify characteristics of executional excellence
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How to identify and remove performance barriers
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How to build systems that reduce waste and improve execution
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How to create a robust implementation plan to improve performance
How We Use This Program
We use this program to build advanced leadership capabilities that directly support performance improvement and cultural change initiatives. It is delivered through PulseLeadership-Training™ modules and reinforced with PulseStrategy-Sessions™ that help leaders apply what they’ve learned in real time. This approach ensures the right skills are developed at the right moment in the change process.
This program is an element of our Pulscipline™ Change System