Leadership Track / LDR 301

Strategic

Leading the organization, not just the operation.
Directors, VPs, business owners, senior leaders
01 / Overview

Leading the organization, not just the operation.

At this level the job stops being about solving problems and starts being about which problems the organization solves at all — and whether the culture underneath it can carry the strategy.

The final leadership tier: vision, change, innovation, influence across an organization you don't directly control, and the deliberate construction of culture. Ends with a strategic leadership plan you present, not just submit.

Who it's for

Directors, VPs, business owners, senior leaders

Competencies

Strategic Leadership · Executive Leadership

Delivered using

Company-led facilitation using the Vanguard Model. Your organization supplies the facilitator; DRIVE-led in-person and virtual delivery is planned for the future.

02 / Curriculum

6 modules

  1. 01

    Create the FutureDRIVE · D

    • Define a direction people can act on tomorrow
    • Translate strategy into frontline priorities
    • Keep the mission clear as it cascades down

    Strategic Dialogue/Future Shock Simulation/Strategic Vision Workshop/Executive After Action Review

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  2. 02

    Leverage Organizational CultureDRIVE · R

    • Diagnose the culture you actually have
    • Change culture through standards and consequences
    • Make good leadership the norm, not the exception

    Executive Culture Dialogue/Culture Collapse Simulation/Culture Mapping Workshop/Executive After Action Review

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  3. 03

    Align the Enterprise

    Alignment Multiplies Performance

    • See the business as a whole system
    • Trade local optimization for enterprise results
    • Resolve conflict between functions you don't control

    Executive Alignment Dialogue/Enterprise Conflict Simulation/Enterprise Alignment Workshop/Executive After Action Review

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  4. 04

    Lead Transformation

    Organizations Either Evolve Intentionally Or Decline Accidentally

    • Move an organization that would rather not move
    • Handle resistance without breaking trust
    • Sequence change so it survives the first setback

    Executive Change Dialogue/Transformation Crisis Simulation/Transformation Planning Lab/Executive AAR

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  5. 05

    Build Executive TeamsDRIVE · V

    • Build bench strength before you need it
    • Develop the leaders who will replace you
    • Plan succession as a standing discipline

    Executive Leadership Dialogue/Succession Crisis Simulation/Executive Bench Strength Workshop/Executive After Action Review

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  6. 06

    Create a Legacy OrganizationDRIVE · I

    Great Leaders Build Great Organizations

    • Build an organization that outlasts your tenure
    • Embed the standard so it holds without you
    • Leave capability behind, not dependency

    Legacy Leadership Dialogue/The Departure Simulation/Legacy Organization Workshop/Executive After Action Review

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03 / Get the Course

Choose your training

Choose the full course or individual modules. View prices in the course-selection dropdown, then contact us to confirm your organization’s licensing and delivery requirements.

To request certificates, send the list of course attendees to sgmsays@gmail.com. Attendee lists are also required for any complimentary modules. Certificate requests remain subject to the course’s completion and assessment requirements.

First-time buyers receive the accelerated Master Facilitator Training Module at no extra charge with any course purchase except Training-track courses. Book purchases do not qualify. See the bonus module →

Equip your own facilitator

Most courses are facilitator-guided. Your organization purchases the course materials and supplies its own facilitator. DRIVE-led in-person and virtual training is planned for the future. Confirm your organization’s licensing and delivery requirements when you inquire.

LEVELAdvanced
FORMATFacilitator-guided
MODULES6