Integrated Leadership Academy

The Integrated Leadership Academy was established by Louie V. Larimer, President of Focused Strategies, Inc., a Colorado Springs based leadership and management consulting firm, to provide organizational leaders with a means of continuing their personal leadership development as well as enhancing the skills, knowledge and leadership development of their management personnel.

The Integrated Leadership Academy offers proven, practical, and results oriented executive education that teaches people how to be effective leaders.


The Integrated Leadership Series

The Integrated Leadership Series consists of fifteen modules of instruction that integrate scientific leadership principles and interpersonal skills training into a comprehensive core curriculum that prepares executives for the challenges of leading others to high performance.


The Entrepreneurial Leadership Series

The Entrepreneurial Business Leadership Series consists of ten modules of instruction focused on business and entrepreneurial principles.


Methodology

State of the art, research based, practical and results focused principles are presented in a highly structured adult learning environment using a variety of teaching methods such as dynamic lecture, film study, role play, case simulations, Socratic debate, group discussion and individual reflection.

Each module of instruction is typically one day in length with a few exceptions.


The Integrated Leadership Series

1. The 8 Primal Duties of a Leader
   Strategies for Fulfilling Your Fundamental Responsibilities as a Leader





2. Leadership Principles, Practices and Skills
   Research Based and Results Oriented Leadership Principles that Get Others to Enthusiastically Follow You





3. Leadership Assessment
   Assessing Your Leadership Style, Personality and Core Executive Competencies





4. Accountability
   Strategies for Achieving Individual and Organizational Accountability





5. Human Motivation and Performance
   Developing, Coaching and Motivating Others to Achieve Peak Performance





6. High Performance Teams
   Building, Managing and Motivating High Performing Teams





7. High Performance Organizations
   Building a Great, Enduring and High Performing Organization





8. Leading Organizational Change
   Creating and Leading a Change Initiative in Your Organization





9. Strategic Leadership
   Designing an Organizational Future and Making It Happen





10. Influence, Persuasion and Communication
    Getting People to Listen and Willingly Accept Your Ideas





11. Emotional Intelligence
    Understanding, Developing and Managing the Emotional Component of the People in Your Organization





12. Conflict Management and Resolution
    Dealing With and Resolving Personal and Organizational Conflict





13. Negotiation Principles, Strategies and Skills
    Five Trade Secrets That Will Make You a Formidable Negotiator





14. Ethics, Trust and Credibility
    The Keys to Organizational Integrity and Risk Management





15. Personal Resilience, Physical Health and Life Balance
    Taking Caring of Yourself In Order To Serve Others

The Entrepreneurial Leadership Series

1. Customer Service and Client Loyalty
   Retaining Your Best and Most Profitable Customers for Life





2. Sales Techniques, Skills and Strategies
   Developing the Knowledge and Confidence to Sell Anything To Anyone At Any Time





3. Marketing, Advertising, and Brand Management
   Developing and Promoting an Effective Corporate Identity, Corporate Brand and Product or Service Differentiation.





4. Finance, Accounting and Banking Strategies
   Principles and Strategies for the Organizational Leader





5. Quality Management
   Achieving Quality Throughout Your Organization





6. Project Management
   Principles and Strategies for the Organizational Leader





7. Legal Strategies Pertaining to Business Organizations
   Understanding the Complexity of Various Business Enterprises





8. Legal Strategies for HR and Employment Risk Management
   Preventing and Managing Employee Litigation





9. Technology Management
   Everything a Leader Needs to Know About Technology But Is Afraid To Ask





10. Individual Inquiry, Research and Presentation
    Guided inquiry and research into a particular area of need.

For current enrollment information and schedules,
please call (719) 636 - 8983