What is your X-Factor for developing strong, successful leaders?

Leadership development is the focus of literally thousands of publications, professional workshops, and academic studies. But with infinite information available on how to be a successful leader, why is it that so few people ever master it? Simply put, the majority of leadership development training and education is based on prescriptive solutions, rather than introspective journeys!

Allow X-Factor Solutions to guide your exploration of leadership capability and development.

First and foremost, great leaders are introspective and reflective. Before they can effectively lead others, they must understand themselves: their values and beliefs, unique styles and behaviors, capabilities and areas for improvement, as well as their personal goals and aspirations.

X-Factor Solutions leadership development workshops range from two- hour to two-day interactive sessions, consisting of participant self-assessment, classroom-style instruction and presentations, group discussions, and small group breakouts, culminating in individual action plans and personal commitments to leadership growth.

Whether leading a little-league baseball team or a multi-faceted corporation, leadership at any level has some very consistent factors that may impact the relative success of your organization.

Subjects, themes, and capabilities explored in the X-Factor Solutions Leadership Development series include:

• Ethics & Leadership: understand how your leadership qualities and capabilities are strongly linked to your own set of principles, morals, values and standards
• Emotional Intelligence: your EQ (Emotional Quotient) is just as important as the much heralded IQ. Recognition and understanding of your own emotional reactions and those of others is an important step in establishing a controlled leadership
• Visionary Leadership: exceptional leaders are adept at both building and communicating an inspiring vision of success and how to achieve it. Visionary leaders also balance current reality with possibilities and potential.
• People Enablement and Influence: outstanding leaders have a strong willingness to empower and enable others. Gaining team commitment is a balance between influencing (toward the vision) and enabling others to act in support of the vision. Leaders must learn what and how to motivate people (as well as themselves).
• Strategic Thinking: leaders must plan for future organizational transformation and/or business changes, and manage themselves and others to effectively cope with it.
  
• Ingenuity, Innovation, and Resourceful Thinking: leaders must endlessly embrace creative thinking to ensure new solutions and constant improvement.
• Exemplary Behavior: leading by example; consistent display of organizationally valued character traits, genuine personal strength, unquestioned commitment, and tenacious persistence.