How Executive Leadership Training Programs Enrich Strategic Leadership Visions

Executive leadership training programs can sharpen=> Turning their management-dominated strategic
and focus your strategic vision.planning exercises into a "total employee involvement
By acquiring the skills, expertise and processes ofprogram"
visionary leadership you will magnify and telescope theIn this Age where imaginative applications of
effectiveness of your leadership behaviors.Knowledge are the primary source of competitive
In today's globally competitive economy, alladvantage, it is foolish to rely on anything less than
professionals, supervisors, managers andexecutives who expertly inspire and leverage their
entrepreneurs should participate in executive levelpeople's potential through strategic, visionary leadership
leadership training.practices.
Because executive leadership training programs shouldEncourage Them!
prepare you to create strategic leadership visions thatThe acid test for executive leadership training
will meet the challenging demands of leading yourprograms reveals itself through these criteria:
projects, operations, employees and the activities of1) Do leaders exhibit the kinds of desirable personal,
other stakeholders.organizational and societal traits, values and work
The principles and concepts of strategic leadershippatterns within their strategic leadership behaviors?
enables executives to formulate, communicate and2) Are visionary leadership attributes - such as,
execute on their powerfully compelling visions.continuous learning and growth, an eagerness or
What ingredients give your visions energy and inspiregreediness for new things and a unshakable
people to take positive actions?commitment to embrace broader perspectives -
Engage Them!embedded in this executive leader's DNA?
Your strategic visionary leadership challenge is to3) Which components, if any, of your leadership
discover ways of blending together three essentialagenda are driven by the human capital developmental
ingredients for added spice and flavor in the aroma ofpriorities of your strategic visions?
your vision:Without a vision, the people perish but without the hope
1) Map It - show them the avenue leading to bountifulsupported by:
opportunities and hidden treasures- Behavioral models which honestly reflect a set of
2) Model It - reveal how all the moving parts will workhigh ideals,
together when you flip the switch- An open exchange of, interactions with and search
3) Diagram It - draw out the specs, structures,for new ideas,
synergies and signposts behind the vision- A daily agenda that actively promotes excursions
Empower Them!into self-discovery, professional education and
Most executive leadership training, coaching andcommunity enrichment,
development programs need to invest more effortWithout all the seeds containing those forms of hope,
and devote additional time to teaching theyour organization will find itself bleeding the emotional,
fundamentals and strategies of human capitalspiritual and psychological strengths it needs to survive,
enrichment.flourish and thrive.
Executive leaders should train themselves to focusSo the question remains: how will design your
their attention and concentrate their energies on:executive leadership training program to help you
=> Constantly tweaking and using a dependable,develop your strategic leadership skills, visionary
potent system for empowering their employees,leadership competencies and proficiency in enabling,
associates, partners and key stakeholders;educating and enriching your human capital assets?
=> Discovering and deploying some type ofCopyright © 2008, Mustard Seed Investments Inc., All
failure-resistant system for producing successfulrights reserved.
individuals and outcomes;