The LeaderShape Institute
Leadership is the practice of co-creating a more just, caring, and thriving world through living uniquely with integrity.
The LeaderShape Institute is our flagship program. This program engages participants in a transformative experience and inspires them to create a just, caring, and thriving world. The experience is created to provide time and space for people to have conversations that matter. In these conversations and through intentional instruction and challenge, participants have time to explore their personal values in the context of community.
This program is delivered as a 4-day immersive experience. The purpose of the program is to produce a breakthrough in the leadership capacity of participants and facilitators which is demonstrated on their campus, in their community, or within their organization.
Students who attend this program will: :
- Develop a sense of community - Make meaning of their personal values and connect their actions to them - Strengthen their leadership style and understand how to work with other leadership styles
Not a typical leadership retreat, the Institute is grounded in helping individuals identify the values they hold that lead to making a difference in the communities around them. Through self-assessment, intensive small group discussions, team building challenges, and more, participants will develop a vision for something they care about.
By leading with passion, integrity, and a healthy disregard for the impossible, participants explore who they are and the impact that they want to have on communities working towards a more caring, just and equitable society.
Learning Outcomes and Cost
- Commit to identify core personal values and act in ways that are congruent with those values
- Through self-awareness and reflection, identify the ways social positionality informs perspective, reactions, and interactions
- Develop relationships that honor the dignity of individuals and groups in the context of equity and social systems
- Develop relationships that honor the dignity of individuals and groups in the context of equity and social systems
Cost
For the 2025-2026 academic year, the contract fee for hosting the Institute is $16,000 for up to 60 participants.
Impact
Sharing the impact of the Institute™ experience is tremendously valuable to LeaderShape®. It gives voice and meaning to the experience of each individual who participates in this program and those impacted by it. When looking at results, we conduct both internal and external reviews of the Institute™ on an annual basis.
The experience of participants at the Institute is what helps create change in the world. When participants have a positive experience, they leave with the knowledge, confidence and skills to make an impact. Every participant who attends the Institute™ is asked whether the session was a valuable experience in developing their capacity to lead. Our historical average is “6.50” on a 7-point scale with “7” representing that they “strongly agree” with that statement.
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If you are interested in hosting a session of the Institute for your organization or sending students to a National Session, please contact Abby Prince Atwood.
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