Powerful Leadership Development

Much more than a leadership training program

  • Best Practice, Holistic Approach

    Assesses, challenges, and supports you as an emerging leader or first-time leader to grow to have the leadership impact you choose.

  • Complete solution

    Ready to go topics or quickly customizable for cohorts, weekly MasterClasses with your coach, Tom Giberson, PhD provide immediately useful leadership skills and tools, case examples, and engagement with your cohort.

  • Custom built for You

    Created specifically for the unique needs of current leaders who want to grow or prepare for the next level of leadership.

  • Values Driven

    You will learn to identify your Leader Impact on others and your team's performance outcomes. You'll learn to choose to align your behavior with the kind of impact and outcomes you want to have as a leader.

  • Outcome Focused

    Coachees not only develop their leadership skills, but also their emotional intelligence. You will also develop a unique Growth Plan that you can implement right away, as well as your unique 90-day Leader Launch Plan to guide the critical first 90 days on the job, or your plan to make significant progress over the next 90 days.

  • Impact Focused & Accountability Based

    Encourages you to focus on the impact your behavior has on others and performance outcomes. You'll learn how and why to take ownership for your Leader Impact and own your plan and growth as an authentic leader.

  • Self-Paced & Intensive

    Ten self-paced video coaching sessions guide you step-by-step through expert leadership strategies, skills, and tools, powerful assessments of your natural leadership strengths. Coaches you to self-reflect & own the results. You'll not only grow during the program, but you'll finish with a clear actionable plan to continue your growth as a leader!

  • Emphasis on Authenticity

    Encourages you to understand and 'own' who you are as a leader. Emphasizes that everyone has unique leadership potential, we identify yours, and provides a path to leadership growth and success.

Social proof: reviews

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Leadership Excellence

Lisa Breuhan

This program has helped me grow personally and professionally. The concepts are easy to understand and implement. The value this program offers is priceless ...

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This program has helped me grow personally and professionally. The concepts are easy to understand and implement. The value this program offers is priceless and gives you tools to you can use and apply throughout your career.

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My experience with Aspiring Leader Coaching: Launch Your ...

Stacie Hutchins

Insightful, Engaging, Self-Reflective, Motivational, Invigorating, Knowledge Based Community and Resourceful are a few words that I would reference to descr...

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Insightful, Engaging, Self-Reflective, Motivational, Invigorating, Knowledge Based Community and Resourceful are a few words that I would reference to describe my experience and fulfillment I got out of the Aspiring Leader Coaching and LIVE Interactive Sessions.

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Actionable steps to leadership success

Tamela Wilks

5 Stars for this program to help aspiring leaders develop an actionable plan toward their desired leadership role.

5 Stars for this program to help aspiring leaders develop an actionable plan toward their desired leadership role.

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An excellent opportunity to grow

Enrique Barajas

This course was an important opportunity to learn and comprehend better the role of a leader, to get tools for my leadership development and to grow in this ...

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This course was an important opportunity to learn and comprehend better the role of a leader, to get tools for my leadership development and to grow in this area. I highly recommend it for people that want to improve their leadership skills .

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Lead with confidence!

Danielle Kowatch

This course was integral in my development as a leader. I was able to identify my own personal growth areas and strengths that make my leadership unique and ...

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This course was integral in my development as a leader. I was able to identify my own personal growth areas and strengths that make my leadership unique and attainable. Having this foundation as well as a plan of action going forward gives me the confidence to pursue a leadership role.

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Must Have Program for Aspiring Leaders!

Jay Bowles

This program was meaningful to my personal and professional development. I appreciated the blended learning and weekly live sessions. If you are looking for ...

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This program was meaningful to my personal and professional development. I appreciated the blended learning and weekly live sessions. If you are looking for a robust program and thinking about becoming a leader, then this is the right program for you!!! You will learn, grow, and become self- aware of your current and future leadership capabilities!

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If you are a Leader or Emerging Leader, this training is ...

Miguel Manzano

The course includes valuable information for everyone that wants to improve as a leader. For me has been helpful due to I am starting a new leadership positi...

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The course includes valuable information for everyone that wants to improve as a leader. For me has been helpful due to I am starting a new leadership position. I consider it also helpful for people that are already in a leadership position for some time and wants to improve. The course shows you the key improvement areas and easy examples to follow. The program is well structured and instructions are always clear. I recommend it so much!

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Great leadership program!

Erica Anderson

I really enjoyed the Aspiring Leader Coaching program! I learned a lot about myself and it really helped me to build an action plan for what skills I can wo...

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I really enjoyed the Aspiring Leader Coaching program! I learned a lot about myself and it really helped me to build an action plan for what skills I can work on developing. I felt empowered that I could be a strong leader in the future. Thanks Tom!

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Instructor(s)

Founder & Your Coach

Tom Giberson, PhD

Tom is an Industrial/Organizational Psychologist with 25 years of experience as a leadership coach, leadership team coach, strategy advisor, and leader hiring expert. He's published multiple studies & articles about leadership and is a sought-after executive coach & consultant. Since 2002, he is an associate professor of organizational leadership at Oakland University in metro Detroit. His mission is to empower you to lead, grow, and change yourself, your team, and your organization.

Course curriculum

  • 2

    Coaching Session 1: Intake & Key Concepts

  • 3

    Coaching Session 2: Leader Impact Model

  • 4

    Coaching Session 3: Full Leader Impact Model

    • A Simply Powerful Idea

    • Leader Impact Model: Motives & Personality

    • Leader Impact: Choices

    • Full Impact Model: Homework & Takeaways

    • Homework Assessment: Advancing Leader Impact: Motives

    • Homework Assessment: Leader Impact: Personality+Culture

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

    • Assignment: Impact Model Quiz

  • 5

    Coaching Session 4: Your Leader Motives & Personality

    • Status Check

    • Leader Impact: Motives & Personality

    • Leader Impact: Motives Report Walk-Through

    • Leader Impact: Personality Walk-Through

    • Common Personality & Motive Patterns

    • Homework & Takeaways

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 6

    Coaching Session 5: Your Impact, Culture & Employee Engagement

    • Employee Engagement

    • Leader Impact Model & Engagement

    • Your Leadership Practice/Your Culture

    • Homework & Takeaways

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 7

    Coaching Session 6: Your Leadership Strengths & Growth Areas

    • Introduction

    • Transitions and Beating the Peter Principle

    • Gather your Strengths and Growth Areas

    • Homework & Summary

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 8

    Coaching Session 7: Your Ideal Leader Impact & Values

    • Introduction

    • Let's Review ...

    • Choose Your Leader Impact

    • Choose Your Leader Values

    • Connect the Dots

    • Homework & Takeaways

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 9

    Coaching Session 8: Your Day One Leader Growth Plan

    • Introduction to your Day One Leader Growth Plan

    • Build your Day One Growth Plan

    • Build your Day One Growth Plan Example

    • Day One Growth Plan Ideas & Template

    • Day One Growth Plan Homework & Summary

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 10

    Coaching Session 9: 90-Day Leadership Launch Plan

    • Introduction to your 90-Day Leadership Launch Plan

    • Build Your 90-Day Leadership Launch Plan--New Leadership Role

    • Build your 90-Day Leadership Launch Plan--In Current Role

    • 90-Day Leadership Launch Plan Template

    • Homework & Takeaways

    • End of Session Feedback Survey

  • 11

    Coaching Session 10: Wrap up, Next Steps, Homework

    • Coaching Wrap Up

    • End of Session Feedback Survey