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Positive Leadership Program

Be a Strengths-Based, Solution-Focused Team Leader

The Everyday Moments That Shape School Culture

School culture is shaped less by strategy documents and more by everyday interactions: the tone of meetings, the quality of conversations, and how leaders respond in moments of pressure, uncertainty, or change.

 

When leaders lack effective communication skills, emotional intelligence, or an understanding of core human needs and drivers, even well-intentioned leadership can inadvertently undermine trust, engagement, and wellbeing. 


The Positive Leadership Program helps school leaders develop and consistently apply research-based (and highly contagious!) approaches to cultivating a motivating and uplifting climate through daily interactions.

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What Positive Leadership Enables at a School Level

  • ​​A more optimistic and energized school culture shaped through everyday leadership conversations

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  • Stronger outcomes in meetings, 1:1 professional development conversations, and informal check-ins

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  • Greater alignment across senior and middle leaders through shared language and approaches

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  • Healthier and more constructive responses to challenge and change, grounded in agency and possibility

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  • Sustainable wellbeing and performance, built into daily leadership practice​​

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How Positive Leaders Work Differently

  • ​​Use conversational tools that build agency, clarity, and ownership.

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  • Apply person-centered perspectives that respect autonomy while supporting accountability.

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  • Lead with strengths, possibilities, and progress, including in difficult conversations.

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  • Create psychological safety while maintaining direction and expectations.​​

A Blended Learning Journey for Maximum Impact

 

The Positive Leadership Program includes four workshops, our Positive Leadership Touchpoint Toolkit, and a global learning community of strengths-based, solution-focused international school educators and leaders.

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You can join our Global Cohort anytime. Access to your program spaces will expire on July 31 at the end of the school year in which you join. You may extend your access and membership into the next school year for an additional fee.​

 

If you are unable to attend a live workshop, you can catch up by watching a recording.

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Culture-Building Tools and Perspectives for Leaders

Workshop: Live on Zoom with recording available

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Solution-Focused Conversation Tools for Leaders

Workshop: Live on Zoom with recording available

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Strengths-Based Conversation Tools for Leaders

Workshop: Live on Zoom with recording available

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Optimizing Your Team's Strengths

Workshop: Live on Zoom with recording available

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Positive Leadership Touchpoint Toolkit

Reinforcing strengths-based, solution-focused practices every day

What Will You Learn in This Program?​

Culture-Building Tools and Perspectives for Leaders

Micro-Moments for Meaningful Change

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This kickoff session sets the stage for the Positive Leadership program by exploring how small, everyday leadership behaviors shape team culture over time. We’ll explore the cumulative impact of leadership actions - how micro-moments of strengths-based appreciation, solution-focused dialogue, and intentional connection contribute to trust, engagement, and a thriving environment.

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In addition to reflecting on your own leadership habits, participants will be introduced to a practical toolkit and road map for the program. These resources will guide your ongoing development, helping your translate insights into meaningful, sustained cultural shifts.

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Participants in this workshop will…

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  • Recognize how small leadership behaviors contribute to long-term cultural change.

  • Explore key principles of Positive Leadership and their role in fostering a strong team culture.

  • Gain an overview of the learning journey and the Positive Leadership Touchpoint Toolkit.​​

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2 hour workshop

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Pre-Work:

Prepare a coaching topic

Solution-Focused Conversation Tools for Leaders

Shift the Dialogue and Support Growth

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In this interactive workshop, we’ll broaden your solution-focused toolkit with evidence-based strategies for helping your team members grow personally and professionally through sharpening your shared focus on what’s wanted, what’s working, and what’s next. 

 

We’ll practice identifying clues in people’s narratives that point to what they want to see more of in their life and work, indicators of progress they’ve already made in that direction, and resources they might activate further, to help them maintain momentum toward their desired outcomes.

 

Building upon these conversational markers, we’ll apply techniques for formulating person-centered, solution-focused questions and lines of inquiry. We’ll also discuss how to practice empathetic reframing of “problem talk” in ways that honor the person’s lived experience while also highlighting relevant values and motivators that can be applied to creating desired changes.

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Participants in this workshop will…

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  • Develop compassionate, curative listening skills to focus attention on what is wanted

  • Formulate questions that generate resource-based, future-focused lines of inquiry 

  • Practice reframing problem descriptions as indicators of purpose and progress

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2 hour workshop

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Pre-Work:

Prepare a case study topic

Strengths-Based Conversation Tools for Leaders

Nurture Talent and Boost Impact

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In this interactive workshop, leaders will develop strategies to coach individual team members by recognizing and building on their strengths. We’ll explore ways to foster growth, confidence, and engagement through individualized, strengths-based conversations that support development and performance. Through discussion and practice, leaders will refine their ability to facilitate one-to-one conversations that empower their team members to function at their very best.

 

We’ll work with a flexible, strengths-based framework for tailoring coaching approaches based on an individual’s capabilities and motivation. Leaders will learn how to adapt their conversations to provide the right balance of support and challenge, ensuring that each team member receives the guidance they need to grow and contribute effectively.

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Participants in this workshop will…

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  • Use person-centered, strengths-based coaching strategies to support individual growth and development

  • Enhance team members’ confidence and motivation by focusing on their unique strengths

  • Nurture a culture of continuous improvement through personalized, strengths-focused conversations

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2 hour workshop

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Pre-Work:

Review your team's strengths

Optimizing Your Team’s Strengths

Leverage Strengths to Achieve Shared Goals

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Once your team members have developed a deeper awareness of their own strengths and have started discovering their colleagues’ strengths, you have a solid foundation for the next stage of strengths-based teamwork, which is meaningful optimization of your team’s talents and energy.

 

In this workshop, we’ll look at your Team Strengths Profile strategically and plan actions for building upon strengths, mitigating weaknesses, making the most of opportunities, and removing threats to your team’s effectiveness. We’ll also learn how team leaders can support each team member with strengths-based job crafting and development planning for meaningful and productive work.

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Participants in this workshop will…

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  • Make the most of your team’s strengths and mitigate team weaknesses

  • Apply strengths insights to task distribution, job crafting, and development planning

  • Support colleagues with managing energy and mindsets about less enjoyable tasks

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Online Resource Bank

Positive Leadership Touchpoint Toolkit

Everyday Tools for Strengths-Based, Solution-Focused Teams

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The Positive Leadership Toolkit equips you with practical strategies to reinforce strengths-based, solution-focused practices with your team throughout the year. Inside, you’ll find practical tools that will help you build trust, support collaboration, and sustain a team culture of learning and growth. By weaving these tools into your daily interactions and meetings, you'll create a more engaged, empowered, and resilient school community.

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Your Toolkit Includes...

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  • Strengths-Based Team-Building Activities

  • Global Cohort Learning Space

  • Peer Coaching Conversation Guides, Self-Paced Exercises

  • 70 Meeting Warm-Ups for Positive Teams

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