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About Us

LWCA Facilitators and Coaches
Leading With Courage® Academy's facilitators and coaches

Leading With Courage® Academy designs and facilitates measurable development programs that transform organizations by helping their leaders and managers more clearly understand themselves and how how others see them. This leads to them moving from blind spots to action and making a bigger impact, sooner.

A prerequisite for working with the Leading With Courage Academy is having the courage to ask others "what do you think?" A great client is one who has just completed an M&A transaction that involves merging two cultures or groups of employees and needs to pre-empt the dysfunctional behaviors and culture clashes that prevent 70% to 90% of M&A deals from realizing their full potential.

LWCA's experience, tools, and insights lets their clients:
** Be more aware of their strengths and blind spots,
** See their situations in fresh and more revealing ways,
** Discover data-driven insights that drive growth
** Identify opportunities they didn’t realize they had, and
** Develop and implement results-oriented action plans based on their new learnings and insights.

Testimonials For Leading With Courage\u00AE Academy, LLC

  • (The Leading With Courage Academy) is one of the BEST leadership training and coaching programs around. I will be proud to refer you to relevant organizations.

    Recruiter of mid- and senior-level IT executive
  • I attained valuable takeaways that I will be implementing in my role at my organization. I read the provided book, which was helpful to reinforce the presented concepts – I marked a number of pages for future reference as I continue to work on goals with my team and enhance my department’s value to the organization.

    Director, at a national association of physicians
  • I am excited to share with you that (my bosses) complimented me on working with you and building upon my executive presence. They both said they can see changes already. Thank you for giving me the focus and courage to work on these! It’s true that feedback is a gift and the fact that I am trying has earned points. You were totally right about that

    Chief Marketing Officer at a Top 25 CPA firm
  • Thank you so much for an inspirational and educational hour! It was fun, creative and a great way to learn some leading practices about leadership!

    Manager, Advisory, People & Change at a Big Four CPA Firm

Solutions

  • Nine Behaviors of Leading With Courage® Workshop

    This leadership development program is based on Lee Eisenstaedt's Amazon best-selling book "Being A Leader With Courage." The motivation for writing it was understanding why 40%-50% of C-level executives fail in the first 18 months in the job.

    This Workshop is designed for high-potential / high-performing individuals who want to be:
    • More aware of their leadership strengths and blind spots;
    • Better prepared for more complex, demanding roles;
    • The leaders they and others want to work for; and
    • More likely to make a bigger impact, sooner

    Participants in the program have told us 82% of what they’ve learned can be applied immediately on the job, so attendees can be assured the takeaways are practical and pragmatic. The best candidates for the program will have:
    • At least 7-years of work experience
    • Responsibility for managing the performance of other people
    • The courage to ask others “what do you think?”

    This program is often paired with EVERYTHING DiSC Workplace.

  • Engagement Multiplier

    Engagement Multiplier is an elegant platform for measuring and visualizing employee engagement. Employee engagement is a leading indicator of the impact a program such as DiSC is having on the organization, as well as the progress of the integration of merger or acquisition.

    Click on the link that follows to view a short video on EM: https://vimeo.com/149039960

  • Leading With Courage® Client Loyalty Assessments

    Designed for professional services firms -- CPA firms, law firms, etc. – that are:
    • Frustrated by partners who have become complacent and satisfied with the status quo,
    • Interested in organically growing their practices,
    • Surprised by the departure of key clients who they thought liked them, and/or
    • Tired of their services being perceived as a commodity.

    Our client loyalty assessments identify with certainty and specificity who will refer the firm onto others, what additional services clients need, and which client relationships need to saved or strengthened.

    They reveal gaps in perceptions between clients and the partners and staff serving them and discover why clients retained the firm in the first place and stay with it for the long term.

    The only pre-requisite for this service is having the courage to ask your clients “what do you think?”

  • Everything DiSC Workplace® Solution

    Objective: Create more effective and productive working relationships

    Uses: Team building, employee communication, conflict management, motivation, productivity, career development

    Best suited for: ANYONE in the workplace, regardless of role or title

    Key take aways:
    • Gain insights into your own behavior and that of others.
    • Understand and appreciate the styles of the people you work with.
    • Learn how to communicate and persuade more effectively.
    • Create strategies for overcoming challenges when working with people of different DiSC® styles.

    Other information:
    • On-line assessment takes 15-20 minutes to complete.
    • You’ll receive a personalized, 20-page workplace-specific report that focuses on your priorities and strengths as well as those of others.
    • Facilitated on-site half-day to full-day interactive program to introduce, practice and reinforce Everything DiSC® concepts

  • Everything Disc Work of Leaders® Solution

    Uses: Leadership development, executive coaching, career development, increasing the likelihood for success

    Best suited for: ANYONE leading a group or organization, regardless of their level

    Key take aways:
    • Discover your DiSC leadership style
    • Understand how your tendencies influence your effectiveness in specific leadership situations.
    • Learn a simple process to help you approach the fundamental work of leaders: Vision, Alignment, and Execution.
    • Create strategies for overcoming challenges when working with people of different DiSC® styles.

    Other information:
    • Based on best practices and four years of developmental effort
    • On-line assessment takes 15-20 minutes to complete.
    • Receive your personalized leadership-specific report to help break down the work that leaders do into intuitive, actionable components—over 20 pages.
    • Full-day interactive program to introduce, practice and reinforce Everything DiSC® concepts

  • Who We Help & How We Help

    The attached PDF shows the situations that are a good fit with LWCA's skills and experience and the tools we use to help clients.

Everything DiSC® Certification

Choose your learning format:

New Everything DiSC Certification

Online

Help People Work Better Together as an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner

At the heart of your organization are thousands of human interactions. These interactions make up what we know as organizational culture. However, as the world of work becomes more reliant on technology, your organization has been challenged to recreate the authentic human connection that drives engagement and performance.

As an Everything DiSC® Certified Practitioner, you’ll help your organization engage and connect people on a more human level by delivering impactful DiSC experiences that help people work better together. During this two-week course that combines virtual, instructor-led sessions with self-directed online learning, you will:

  • Deepen your understanding of the DiSC model, theory, research, and key principles
  • Explore how to build custom solutions using the all-new Everything DiSC on Catalyst experience
  • Familiarize yourself with the full Everything DiSC application suite
  • Practice facilitation techniques while receiving feedback in a safe environment
  • Gain ongoing access to Wiley’s online training center, connecting you to course content, fellow Practitioners, and Wiley’s education specialists
Upon successful completion of the exam, you will earn the credential of Everything DiSC Certified Practitioner, signaling proven competence in shaping an engaged, collaborative, and high-performing culture—knowledgeable in the language of DiSC.
 

Upcoming Classes

  • June 02 – June 15, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 2 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • June 05 – June 16, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 5 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • June 16 – June 29, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 16 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • June 19 – June 30, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 19 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • June 19 – June 30, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUN 19 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • July 06 – July 19, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 6 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • July 07 – July 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 7 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • July 21 – August 03, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 21 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • July 24 – August 04, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: JUL 24 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • August 04 – August 17, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 4 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • August 07 – August 18, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 7 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • August 17 – August 30, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 17 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • August 18 – August 31, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: AUG 18 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • September 07 – September 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 7 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • September 08 – September 21, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 8 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • September 22 – October 05, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 22 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • September 22 – October 05, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: SEPT 22 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • October 05 – October 18, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: OCT 5 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • October 09 – October 20, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: OCT 9 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • October 20 – November 02, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: OCT 20 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • October 20 – November 02, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: OCT 20 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
  • November 03 – November 16, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: NOV 3 (9 AM Chicago / 2 PM London)
  • November 03 – November 16, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: NOV 3 (1 PM Chicago / 6 PM London)
  • November 23 – December 06, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: NOV 23 (1 PM Chicago / 7 PM London)
  • November 27 – December 08, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: NOV 27 (9 AM Chicago / 3 PM London)
  • December 08 – December 21, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: DEC 8 (10 AM Chicago / 4 PM London)
  • December 08 – December 21, 2023

    Certification: Everything DiSC - Clients: DEC 8 (2 PM Chicago / 8 PM London)
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Featured Skills

  • Leadership Development
  • Executive Coaching
  • EVERYTHING DiSC assessments
  • Preparing high potentials / emerging leaders for more demanding roles
  • Employee engagement
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Leading With Courage® Client loyalty assessments
  • Keynote addresses on leadership and client loyalty

Credentials

  • Wiley logos
  • Engagement Multiplier
  • Genos Emotional Intelligence