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When leaders excel at personal leadership, they improve business results and transform their organization’s culture.
Every successful team leader starts by leading themselves effectively. Personal leadership is an individual’s ability to understand their own strengths and motivations and apply their energy to the most important goals. Capable leaders know how to get the best work out of themselves, setting a positive example for their teams and their peers.
Personal leadership begins with self-awareness. Building on this understanding, leaders then define achievable, meaningful goals, seek accountability for progress toward those goals, and handle challenges and conflict with resiliency. They also set appropriate boundaries on their time and energy so they can continuously support their teams without risking burnout.
Every leader in your organization has unique leadership strengths and areas for improvement. FranklinCovey’s research-backed content, expert consultants, and innovative technology will equip your leaders with the resources and insights they need to build and execute strong personal leadership strategies.
A strong leader understands themselves deeply, views challenges as opportunities for growth, and knows how to manage their time and energy to achieve the highest levels of performance.
Knows their own strengths, weaknesses, and impact on others
Takes initiative to act intentionally, rather than only reactively.
Regularly seeks and acts on feedback.
Grows from setbacks and challenges.
Spends time, energy, and resources on the most important priorities.
Prioritizes physical and mental health for sustainable performance.
Help your first-level leaders succeed in their transition from individual contributors to team lead.
Discover how the 7 Habits can support self-leadership strategies through intentional self-awareness, responsible decision-making, and collaboration.
A global food-production company focuses on employee empowerment to drive growth in multiple markets. With the help of FranklinCovey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® course, employees are continually stretching themselves and the company is on track to reach their targeted growth goal.
Mississippi Power needed to prepare for wholesale change. Deregulation of their industry was causing drastic changes in the way they served their customers. See how they incorporate The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® to build a culture of leadership and effectiveness throughout the organization.
X-FAB, the world’s leading foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor applications, had a need to create a common language and team building problem. See how they used The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® to build better personal productivity and focus on the end in mind.
Birchwood Automotive Group uses The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People® to establish a common language and methodology to communicate and conduct business. The 7 Habits have transformed their culture which has led to increased profitability.
Lasting behavior change comes from the inside out. Who people are, and how they view the world, impacts how they engage and lead others. Our Impact Journeys combine our exclusive content, expert consultants, and powerful technology to help people change both their mindset and their behavior.
Explore a sample Impact Journey excerpt below.
Developing Character and Integrity
Effectiveness is rooted in character and principles, and is a process of growth and development from the inside out.
Timing: 15 min
The path to sustained and lasting success is possible when individuals can effectively lead themselves, influence, engage and collaborate with others, and continually improve and renew their capabilities.
Timing: 2-3 days
Improve your personal effectiveness and productivity by increasing trust. Discover how to avoid the costs of low trust, build confidence in yourself, restore trust with others when necessary, and act with integrity.
Timing: 30-60 min
There is an old saying that trust must be earned. This article gives you tips for how to do that.
Timing: 5 min
To perform your best in work and life, there must be a balance.
Timing: 15 min