CLS Releases Two New Performance Curriculum Courses

Cary, NC – January 14, 2025 – The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), the global home of the Situational Leadership® Model, is proud to announce the release of two new courses to our Performance Curriculum, Building Trust and Your Leadership Brand.

These courses are two distinct but complementary additions to CLS’ training portfolio that are in high demand for today’s leaders. Driven by customer need and interest, CLS addresses the foundational leadership skills of developing and maintaining trust and the growing desire among leaders to cultivate an impactful brand that invites others to want to collaborate and partner with them. Both offerings teach the importance of connection and relationships in goal achievement, talent retention and increased motivation.

Trust is vital to a healthy workplace and breeds innovation, productivity and engagement while decreasing attrition and stress. But roughly one in four workers don’t trust their employer and most employers overestimate their workforce’s trust level by almost 40%,1 making the need for leaders to effectively establish and maintain trust in the organization a critical one. Data shows that employees who trust their leaders are more satisfied with their jobs, work harder and stay with the company longer. The Building Trust course explores the benefits of trust, personal power bases and actionable strategies to nurture trust in the workplace, enabling learners to take the first step in creating an environment where trust is a core principle of effective leadership.

The Your Leadership Brand course reminds learners that, whether intentional or not, they have a leadership brand based on their style, behaviors and track record that forms their professional identity. It enables them to take an active approach in developing and living their vision and values with others. The internal benefits from an effective leadership brand include increased engagement, opportunities to advance in the organization and higher levels of credibility and trust. Externally, it can entice new talent, vendors and prospects, which positively impacts the whole organization. In this course, participants practice a three-phased approach to defining and living their brand. They learn to lean into the human side of leadership, craft their own brand statement and incorporate an Action Plan to refine their brand over time.

Suzie Bishop, VP of Product Development at CLS said, “We’re very excited to offer Your Leadership Brand—the first course of its kind for our organization. And Building Trust is such a cornerstone skill to so many other elements of leadership. Both programs are designed to give leaders just what they need to broaden their influence and optimize their results.”

Both courses are available in 2-hour in-person instructor-led training (ILT) and virtual instructor-led training (vILT) modalities. These highly learner-driven and application-based programs allow learners to take an active role in their development through peer discussion, relevant activities and customizable strategies that fit their personal context.

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About The Center for Leadership Studies

At The Center for Leadership Studies (CLS), our mission is to develop leaders that turn potential into performance. As the global home of the Situational Leadership® Model, the most successful and widely adopted leadership model available, we are committed to equipping leaders with the skills to adapt to the needs of others, remove obstacles and communicate expectations. 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, ultimately enabling your employees, teams and your organization to thrive. Visit https://situational.com/ to learn more.

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For further information: Suzie Bishop, Vice President of Product Development, suzie.bishop@situational.com.

1Reichheld A, Dunlop A. How to build a high-trust workplace. MIT Sloan Management Review. January 24, 2023. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/how-to-build-a-high-trust-workplace/. Accessed July 30, 2024.