LIFESKILLS LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

The Leadership Challenge

What is the Leadership Challenge?

The Leadership Challenge® is a leadership development program by bestselling authors Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner. It is backed by more than 25 years of original research and data from over 3 million leaders.


There is a growing need for inspiring leaders who can push us to dream, take part and persevere through any challenges.The Leadership Challenge® offers everyone the chance to do just that – to take the initiative and make a difference.


The Leadership Challenge® is about how leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done. It is about the practices leaders use to transform values into actions, visions into realities, obstacles into innovations, separateness into solidarity, and risks into rewards. It is about a climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes.


This programme brings out the practicality of The Leadership Challenge and demonstrates how leaders can coach others towards leadership effectiveness.

What is the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI)?


The Leadership Practice® Inventory is a 360-degree assessment instrument which participants take as part of their pre-work for The Leadership Challenge® Workshop. It is a tool that helps leaders assess the extent to which they actually use the Five Exemplary Leadership Practices and identify ways for improvement.


Leaders are to assess themselves based on the frequency with which they think they engage in each behaviour. Their selected observers on the other hand will assess the leaders based on the frequency with which they think the leaders engaged in.


Today, LPI is one of the most widely used 360-degree leadership assessment instruments available. More than 250,000 leaders and nearly one million observers have completed it. Since the LPI was first used in 1985, more than 100,000 surveys from respondents have been analyzed to determine the relationship between the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and a variety of measurable outcomes.


Who is LPI for?


LPI IS for anyone who is interested in becoming a more effective leader, according to the Five Practices of


Anyone interested in becoming a more effective leader and learning to apply Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner’s acclaimed Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership® model to real-life challenges and opportunities will benefit from the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). This comprehensive suite of LPI tools includes 360-degree leadership assessment instruments for both working adults and students.


Five Practices of Exemplary Leaders


  • Model the Way
    Leaders establish principles concerning the way people (constituents, peers, colleagues and customers alike) should be treated and the way goals should be pursued. They create standards of excellence and then set an example for others to follow.
  • Inspire a Shared Vision
    Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. Through their magnetism and quiet persuasion, leaders enlist others in their dreams. They breathe life into their visions and get people to see exciting possibilities for the future.
  • Challenge the Process
    Leaders search for opportunities to challenge the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. Leaders know how to create an environment that allows exploration, innovation to become more effective and productive.
  • Enable Others to Act
    Leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. Leaders understand that mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary efforts; they strive to create an atmosphere of trust and human dignity. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable and powerful. Higher engagement of staff translates to higher productivity and profitability.
  • Encourage the Heart
    Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members need to share the rewards of efforts, so leaders celebrate acc

Programme Outline


  1. Module 1: Introduction to The Leadership Challenge® (TLC)
    • What is Leadership?
    • Sharing of Personal-Best Leadership Experience
    • Fundamentals of Leadership
  2. Module 2: Orienteering, Unpacking of The Leadership Practice Inventory (LPI)
    • Brief History of TLC
    • The 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership
    • Unpacking of the LPI – Steps to Process LPI and Getting the Most out of it
  3. Module 3: Model the Way
    • Model the Way and 2 Commitments
    • How do you Build Credibility
    • Your Values Clarity and the Impact on Organizational Commitment
    • Defining Your Personal Values
    • The Power of Shared Values
    • Integrity – Alignment of Actions with Values
    • Coaching Practice – Clarifying Personal Values, Value-Based Self Image
  4. Module 4: Inspire a Shared Vision
    • Inspire a Shared Vision and 2 Commitments
    • What is an Inspiring Vision – Key to strong Organizational Culture
    • Crafting a Personal and Organizational Vision
    • Breathing Life into your Personal Vision
    • Inspiring and Enlisting others into the vision
    • Coaching Practice – Looking through the 50,000 ft perspective
  5. Module 5: Challenge the Process
    • Challenge the Process and 2 Commitments
    • Taking Initiative and Using Outsight in Your Organization
    • Taking Risks and Learning from Mistakes
    • Principle of Failing Forward
    • Coaching Practice – The Disney Strategy
  6. Module 6: Enable Others to Act
    • Enabling Others to Act and 2 Commitments
    • Powerful Time and Powerless Times
    • Experiencing Collaboration
    • Leading people into the Flow
    • Creating High Engagement amongst staff
    • Coaching Practice – Stakeholders Exercise
  7. Module 7: Encourage the Heart
    • Encouraging the Heart and 2 Commitments
    • Meaningful Recognition and Essentials of Encouraging the Heart
    • Coaching Practice – Celebrating the victories, understanding and meeting the “Why is it Important” question
  8. Module 8: Developing a Leadership Development Plan
    • Committing – Personal Leadership Development Goals

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