The
Demand for Leadership Skills
Clearly, there is no shortage of leadership training,
both within the U.S. and globally.
For example, a survey from the Society for Human Resource
Management (SHRM) and the SHRM Global Forum, released
in June of 2002, found that 57% of respondents stated
that their organizations utilized external leadership
development training programs provided by universities,
executive education or professional organizations.
Approximately half (51%) employ an internal leadership
development training program in-house.
Why, then, does leadership seem to be a sticking point
for so many organizations and individuals? Why, do
so many of us, despite having a plethora of opportunities
to learn leadership skills, seem to struggle with
certain aspects of leading groups or teams?
How
The Option Institute Can Help
We believe that the answers to these questions lie
in how we are taught to lead. So often, when we are
taught leadership skills, we are simply taught what
to do. Thus, we can take 50 leadership courses, and
we might still find ourselves struggling with issues
such as:
Feeling
tight or uncomfortable when leading groups
Floundering
when members of a group appear to be "rebelling" against
our leadership
Developing
true group member accountability, rather than talk
of accountability
Creating
sincere connections between group members which reach
beyond the class
Guiding
or managing groups with unwavering strength and focus
Bonding
with various groups without needing to be liked by
the group members
Having
a sense of passion that is visible to the group
Feeling
comfortable and relaxed enough to use humor as a teaching
tool
What does The Option Institute do differently?
We don't simply teach you what to do. We teach you
how to think. (And then we teach you what to do.)
What does that mean? Every act of leadership we take
is fueled by our beliefs. Our perspective about ourselves
and those we are leading dictates how we lead.
In other words, what we think determines what we do
as leaders.
Therefore, in order to enable our participants to
become effective leaders, we teach beliefs and ways
of thinking that fuel effective leadership behaviors.
Moreover, we can help you to uncover and discard any
perspectives you may have which limit your effectiveness
as a leader. This piece is more important than you
may suspect. Many of those we work with express enormous
surprise when they uncover the myriad of beliefs and
self-judgments they hold which interfere with their
ability to lead.
Our teachers have many years of experience utilizing
our unique form of leadership with audiences from
around the world. We can teach you, step by step,
each of the important components of effective leadership-whether
you lead small teams or large groups. We can give
you a thorough grounding-with opportunities for practical
application-in the attitudinal and technical skills
necessary to lead powerfully while still being true
to your own personality and style.
Managers, CEOs, seminar facilitators, teachers, coaches
and personal development program leaders have all
come to our programs to improve and enhance their
leadership style and skill.
This is your chance to achieve leadership mastery-to
lead not only with technical prowess, but also with
a deep sense of comfort and strength.
