Summer Leadership

FROM LOSER TO LEADER…
By his own admission, Jim should have been dead or in jail many times over. Martial arts helped him overcome a life of crippling self-doubt and self-destruction. In his programs, Jim shares his inspiring transformation from dropout and drug addict to Black Belt and Sensei – and how that experience made him a genuine leader. He went on to open 5 martial arts schools, helping hundreds of people achieve their Black Belt rank, and thousands more discover their best selves.

Today, Jim helps leaders around the world connect on a deeply human level to attract, engage, and lead people to their highest levels of performance and productivity.

“Jim shows us how to unshackle, release, and become the leader we aspire to be.”

MORE ABOUT JIM...
• 35 years as a martial artist, teacher and coach
• Martial Arts Hall of Fame inductee; Twice featured in
Inside Kung Fu Magazine
• Author of The Sensei Leader, Think Like a Black Belt and
multiple books on leadership and personal development
• Volunteer mentor for incarcerated youth
• Host of Walking The Walk, a podcast highlighting
inspirational leaders from all areas of business and
diverse cultural experiences
• Obsessive golfer and surf guitar player

MONDAY: INSPIRE, EMPOWER, GUIDE: Introduction
We’ll discuss the fundamentals of IEG. We’ll discuss how essential human-centric leadership is today and how it will impact measurable outcomes, – including your bottom line.

This session starts the conversation and sets the tone to encourage engagement and interactivity throughout the week. As you reflect on your role as a leader and your connection with those you serve, think about the challenges that keep you up at
night, the goals that ignite your passion, and the opportunities that inspire you.

As with all our sessions, this is a highly engaging and interactive discussion that focuses on the specific needs and interests of the people in the room. During our time together, we’ll unpack the issues most important to you.

TUESDAY: INSPIRE
We dive into the art and science of helping people transcend individual interests, to unite your team in pursuit of excellence and peak performance.
Today we’ll uncover specific techniques to:
• Create and share a mission that unites your team
• Unleash excellence in individual and team performance
• Attract and keep the best people, even in highly
competitive environments
• Cultivate a self-sustaining culture of mutual support,
growth, and development
• Embed this culture at all levels, from the front lines
to the C-Suite

WEDNESDAY: EMPOWER
This session assures that you as leaders know what your people need to succeed and how to fulfill those needs and produce results.
• How to accurately assess individual and group needs
that inspire excellence
• Building strong peer-to-peer empowerment networks
• Encouraging self-directed empowerment
• Matching talents with resources
• Addressing difficult situations and limited resources

THURSDAY: GUIDE
Here, we focus on the power of mentoring. We discuss how to be an effective mentor – and how to get the most out of working with a mentor yourself.
• How to be a good mentor – and how to find one
• The truth about “expectations” in the mentoring process
• What should and should not be shared in a
mentoring relationship
• Setting up a formal (or semi-formal!) organization
mentoring process
This is our most personal session. You’ll practice mentoring skills, and may find an actual mentor or mentee during the process!

FRIDAY: BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER
We recap everything we covered during the week, highlight important moments, ideas, and discoveries, and, of course, allow plenty of time for a final “Q & A” session. We’ll craft specific, actionable, and sustainable “Disciplines” you can put to work immediately in your leadership practice.