Intro to the program

Instructor: George Newman
Time: 11:00–11:10am

Live Programming

Overconfidence and self-deception cause people to fall short of their own standards and values. Such biases are common mental traps that cause good people to do bad things and smart people to do dumb things. We will discuss what causes overconfidence and how to avoid it. We will end by discussing how to engage in perspective-taking and how to properly calibrate confidence in ourselves and those we lead.

Instructor: Daylian Cain
Time: 11:10am–12:40pm

Instructor: Daylian Cain
Time: 1:30–3:00pm

Time: 3–3:15pm

On-Demand
Available at the start of the program

In this session, you will examine the importance and utility of communicating intent two levels up, two levels down, and across lateral units. You’ll apply the steps for creating and communicating the “leaders intent,” and the related confirmation and back-briefing techniques, for one of your own leadership situations. Finish this session in small-group discussions about how to create alignment and initiative in your organization, while preventing micromanagement.

Instructor: David Fivecoat
Time: 45min

Live Programming

In this session, you will learn about the structures and norms that allow teams to achieve process gains and avoid process losses. Specifically, you’ll analyze how teams can use planning and coordination to avoid common problems that result from overspecialization and conceptual blocking. By taking part in a team exercise where you experience these dynamics playing out, you will have the opportunity to analyze your strengths and weaknesses in implementing such group norms.

Instructor: George Newman
Time: 11:00am–12:30pm

Time: 1–1:25pm

Live Programming

Thriving as an organization in the 21st century marketplace demands an unprecedented level of leadership capacity and execution. This requires personal accountability with a focus on learning and leading by example. In this session, you will reflect on the week’s lessons to distill what you've learned into your own approach for holding yourself accountable in your managerial approach. You’ll share your ideas, and solicit and deliver feedback with fellow participants.

Instructor: David Tate
Time: 1:30–3pm

Time: 3–3:15pm

Live Programming

In this session, participants will go through several exercise in utilizing data and circumstances to make the most informed decision for tough scenarios. Professor Cain will implement the money ball strategy as an example for this process

Instructor: Daylian Cain
Time: 11:00am–12:30pm

On-Demand
Available at the start of the program

Take a deeper dive into Professor Tate's framework on accountability.

Instructor: David Tate
Time: 30 min

Instructor: Heidi Brooks

Morning Session: 11am–12:30pm
Break: 12:30–1:30pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30–3pm

Time: 3–3:15pm

On-Demand
Available at the start of the program

RULER is an evidence-based approach to social and emotional learning (SEL) developed at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where Marc Brackett is the founding Director.

Instructor: Marc Brakett
Time: 30 min

Live Programming

Instructor: Marc Brackett
Time: 11:00am–12:30pm

Time: 12:30–1:25pm

Live Programming

Instructor: Marc Brackett
Time: 1:30pm–3:00

Instructor: George Newman
Time: 3–3:15pm

On-Demand
Available at the start of the program

Learn the army's After-Action Review method of team feedback to encourage and sustain the voices of those with diverse experiences, and how to communicate in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. You’ll conclude with an exercise about assessing and discussing individual, team, and organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT).

Instructor: David Fivecoat
Time: 30 min