This document outlines a leadership development course. It discusses how lack of clear goals and poor communication are leading causes of failure. The role of a leader is to help people avoid these issues by setting ambitious goals and ensuring effective communication, even if the goals initially seem impossible. To develop as a leader, one must commit to action and be willing to act outside their comfort zone. Exercises are provided for participants to identify goals that could transform their work or life if achieved and to commit to specific leadership actions.

1. Kimberly’s
Breakthrough Leadership
01
What is Leadership?
Kimberly Wiefling, M.S.
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2. Breakthrough Results Course Outline
Introduction Self 1-to-1 Team Organization Global
to Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership Leadership
1 4 5 8 Building Trust 11 Leading 13
What is The Lost
Why Would – The Organizations Leading in an
Leadership? Leadership
Anyone Foundation of – Bigger Increasingly
Skill - Listening
Follow You? - Results Challenges Global
Values-based Business
Leadership 6 Environment
2 Leadership
Beyond Words 9 Overcoming 12
vs. “The 5 Leading
Management - Effective Dysfunctions Change
Communication of a Team” -
– Is There a
Difference? Patrick Leading into
Lencioni’s the Future
7 Model
Inspire Action 14
3 “The – Set Clear Becoming the
Leadership Goals 10 Leading Kind of
Challenge” - Through the Leader You
Kouzes & Phases of Admire - The
Posner Model Team Endless
Development Journey
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3. Module Description
Leadership is not a position in a company or a title on a business card. Leaders can
be identified by the way they talk and the way they act. Leaders come in all shapes
and sizes, from all kinds of backgrounds and different sorts of education. Leaders
exist at all levels of an organization. Leadership is an attitude that starts within.
Great leaders do not see themselves as victims of their circumstances. They accept
responsibility for their contribution to the circumstances surrounding them, and they
are committed to making a positive difference in those circumstances. While leaders
may perform many valuable functions, the areas where they can provide the most
benefit are:
-to help their people avoid two of the most common causes of failure – lack of clear
goals and poor communication.
-to inspire people to overcome their inherent fear of failure and have the courage to
set bold and challenging goals that may initially seem nearly impossible.
Great leadership does not require confidence. Great leadership requires a
passionate and powerful commitment to something that matters more than their
comfort, safety or the approval of other people. Just knowing how to do something
changes nothing. Great leaders do what is required, even in the face of uncertainty,
risk and fear.
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4. Module Goals
“Knowing is not enough - we must apply. Willing is not
enough, we must do.” - Bruce Lee
1. Learn the most common and
preventable reasons for failure.
2. Understand the role of the
leader in overcoming the fear
and negativity that contributes
to these failures.
3. Regardless of your position or
title, commit to leading outside
of your comfort zone to
achieve results that initially
may seem impossible.
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5. Top Reasons for Failure to Achieve
Goals?
#1 - Lack of clear goals and objectives
#2 - Poor communication
Ref: The Bull Survey (1998)
The KPMG Canada Survey (1997)
The Chaos Report (1995)
The OASIG Study (1995)
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6. Goals & Communication
German and Swiss
engineers each built
half of a bridge over
the Rhine River and
met in the middle.
One side was 54 cm
lower than the other
where they met!
Ref: Der Spiegel, 14 Jan 2004, Salt Lake Tribune
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7. Leadership Responsibilities
Your
Team
Your Your
People Tasks
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8. Rush to Solution
WHAT? HOW?
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9. “Reality” is an Interpretation
An A
Extremely Ridiculously
Negative Positive
Interpretation Interpretation
Facts
That Fits That Fits
the Facts The Facts
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10. Interpretation
Shapes
Reality
Something Happens
Victim’s Victor’s
Interpretation Interpretation
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11. Crossing the Knowing-Doing Gap
T E D A
Theory Exercise Debrief Apply
 Know   Think  Do it!
Practice about
it. it. it.
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12. “Acting As If”
Behaviors Language
Thoughts
and
Feelings
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13. Summary of Key Points
 Some of the top causes of failure are
lack of clear goals and poor
communication.
 One of the main reasons that people
avoid setting goals is fear of failure.
 Both of these causes of failure are
preventable, and they are the
responsibility of the leader.
 Results that seem impossible are often
achievable once we have the courage
to risk setting ambitious goals and
begin taking action to achieve them.
 Confidence is not required, only
commitment, and a willingness to be
uncomfortable.
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14. W.O.W. Leadership
Development Exercises
 Within One Week (WOW!)
1. Write a list of at least 10 things
that SEEM impossible, but would
transform your job for the better if
they WERE possible.
2. Write the same list for your life.
3. Choose one “impossible” goal
from the lists above and spend 10
minutes brainstorming written
answers to this question: “What
would make that goal possible?”
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15. Commitment to Action
 “Knowing” is not enough. You must
take action.
 Confidence is not required. You
must be committed.
 What action will you take in order to
become more the kind of leader you
admire?
 W.O.W. - Do it “Within One Week”!
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16. For further information please contact:
www.wiefling.com ALC Education, Inc.
kimberly@wiefling.com www.alc-education.co.jp
USA 650 867 0847 Japan 03-5464-2815
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