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Why Kahler Leadership Group?

Ultimately, what makes us effective is the ability to resonate with leaders to help them believe it's possible to achieve their dreams and make a valuable contribution.

Resonance

We believe the stories we tell say much about our values, beliefs, and commitments. Resonance has the greatest effect on whether we will be successful working together. We invite you to see if what we believe resonates with you.

Relevance

Most likely we agree that developing leaders is important work. But after searching for hundreds, if not thousands, of years for what the best leadership qualities and abilities are, what the best leaders do, and how to find and develop the best leaders, we all know much more than ever and yet agree on so little. In fact, there are many fundamental competencies of effective leadership proven in science, and there are many programs that teach them. But in the quest to use the best ideas, simplify them so they can be taught broadly, and put them to use quickly, the essential need for deep learning and transformation to become a leader may often be overlooked.

At Kahler Leadership Group, we rely on proven science to develop leaders, but we don't teach the science. We create learning experiences that guide leaders to examine themselves, discover their aspirations and values, challenge their beliefs, and build their strengths. Instead of telling leaders how they should lead, we help them discover what's important to them and see different ways of leading so they can determine how they want to lead. Then we help them do the work to build the foundation and skills to become the leader they want to be.

Relationships

We have studied directly with many of the world’s experts on leadership, emotional and social intelligence, adult learning, and human development and build our approach based on their research. Many of the ideas we use come from the researchers mentioned below.

Richard Boyatzis

  • Co-author of Primal Leadership with Daniel Goleman and Annie McKee.
  • Co-author of Resonant Leadership and Becoming a Resonant Leader, with Annie McKee.
  • Distinguished Professor of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University.
  • Leading researcher and developer of Intentional Change Theory, validated over 40 years.
  • Leading researcher in emotional intelligence and positive psychology.

David and Alice Kolb

  • Researcher in experiential learning theory and application.
  • Creator of learning styles model and assessments for individuals and teams.

David Cooperrider and Ron Fry

  • Co-creators of appreciative inquiry method based in positive psychology for enacting positive change in organizations.
  • Leading researchers in strengths-based approaches to multi-stakeholder innovation.

Marcus Buckingham

  • Leading researcher on theory and application of strengths-based approaches to human performance in organizations.

Robert Kegan

  • Known as the “Father of Human Development” because of his research over more than 25 years.
  • Creator of a method called “Immunity to Change” that helps individuals and organizations uncover hidden commitments and assumptions that undermine progress toward important goals.

Reputation

We're not famous the whole world over, but we've made a substantial difference in the lives of many people and great contributions to the success of many organizations. We're pleased to provide references upon request.

 

 

Principals

 

Science Behind Our Approach

 

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Videos and Signature Stories

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