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For more than 50 years, The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS) has been at the forefront of leadership training and organizational development. CLS is the global home of the original Situational Leadership® Model—the most successful and widely adopted leadership training model available. Grounded in research and application, our award-winning solutions enable leaders to engage in effective performance conversations that build trust, increase productivity and drive behavior change.
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The Situational Leadership® Model is arguably the most recognized, utilized and effective influence tool in the history of the behavioral sciences. Since the 1960s, the Situational Leadership® approach has proven to be a successful framework that allows leaders to match their behaviors to the performance needs of the individual or group that they are attempting to influence.
As an internationally recognized leadership training provider, you can be confident that when you work with us, you will receive the highest quality leadership training content available. For eight years The Center for Leadership Studies has been named to Training Industry’s Top 20 Leadership Training Companies List. See what Situational Leadership® training can do for the leaders across your organization to help you achieve your goals.
This is how you train your people; this is how you keep your people; this is how you develop your people.
Situational Leadership® is the most practical on-the-job tool. The application from the course to the real work environment can begin immediately.
GoDaddy started using Situational Leadership® as part of its training during 2014. Since then, it has trained over 150 managers with a 98% satisfaction rating. In follow-up assessments after training, we have found that managers are more adaptable in their style … showing that the benefits stick over time.
As the global home of the Situational Leadership® Model, our team at The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), is are committed to helping you unleash the talent in your workforce. For more than 50 years, CLS has partnered with organizations to develop their most important asset—their people! Backed by research and grounded in application, our industry-leading solutions teach leaders the critical skills for enhancing trust and engagement, fostering innovation and delivering results.
With over 15 million leaders trained, the Situational Leadership® methodology is the most successful and widely adopted leadership training model available. Deployed in more than 70% of Fortune 500 companies, our Situational Leadership® Model and influence-focused courses enable leaders to engage in effective performance conversations that build trust, increase productivity and drive behavior change. CLS services customers both domestically and internationally through an extensive network comprised of over 200 learning professionals in more than 25 languages.
Our curriculum groups are designed to equip leaders at all levels with the skills and tools they need to lead effectively and drive behavior change.
Interested in a solution customized to fit your specific organization? Contact our leadership training experts to learn how we can partner with you to design a training platform that emphasizes internal initiatives and drives corporate culture.
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