Overview

This course is based on Steve Dennis's bestselling book, Leaders Leap. This course explores the mindset shifts that enable exceptional leadership and meaningful transformation. It reveals why traditional approaches fall short and how bold, modern thinking can elevate leaders in today’s rapidly changing world. You’ll learn how to break limiting patterns, embrace radical clarity, and adopt behaviors that fuel impactful action. Through practical frameworks, you’ll develop the confidence and decisiveness needed to lead with purpose and momentum. Combining psychology, leadership strategy, and real-world application, the course moves beyond theory to deliver usable insights. Each “Mind Leap” gives you tools to shift your perspective and make measurable leadership progress. This course is ideal for emerging and established leaders ready to evolve their mindset. No prior leadership training is required, only the desire to grow and take action. Copyright ©2024 by Steve Dennis. All rights reserved. Originally published by Greenleaf Book Group LLC, Austin, Texas. This course has been packaged and distributed by Packt Publishing on behalf of Greenleaf Book Group. Greenleaf Book Group is a hybrid publisher and book distributor dedicated to empowering independent authors and small presses. Renowned for its innovative publishing model, Greenleaf offers a comprehensive suite of services, including editorial guidance, design, distribution, and marketing support, tailored to each author's goals. With a focus on quality and collaboration, Greenleaf has produced numerous bestsellers across a wide range of genres, providing authors with the tools and expertise to maximize their reach and impact in the competitive publishing industry.

Syllabus

Shift Happens

In this section, we examine historical business trends, key technological shifts, and organizational adaptation strategies to understand how relevance and competitiveness are maintained in a rapidly changing environment.

The Curse of the Timid Transformation

In this section, we examine signs of timid organizational transformation, analyze common change management pitfalls, and evaluate the consequences of delayed digital adaptation.

Mind Leap 1: Crush Your Ego

In this section, we examine how ego hinders personal growth and leadership. Key concepts include self-awareness, humility, and the impact of ego on sustainable development and effective decision-making.

Mind Leap 2: Wake Up

In this section, we examine outdated industry assumptions, assess new realities, and emphasize proactive learning for competitive advantage and relevance.

Mind Leap 3: Special, Not Big

In this section, we examine how focused brand strategies enhance customer resonance and market relevance through specificity and targeted positioning.

Mind Leap 4: Start with Wow

In this section, we explore emotional storytelling to create memorable customer experiences and identify wow factors that drive lasting value and loyalty.

Mind Leap 5: Think Radically

In this section, we explore radical thinking to reimagine business models, emphasizing imagination over knowledge for future-focused transformation strategies.

Mind Leap 6: Safe Is Risky

In this section, we examine how risk miscalculations and fear-driven decisions lead to organizational decline, emphasizing the need for bold, proactive strategies to avoid irrelevance in dynamic environments.

Mind Leap 7: Faster, Faster, Go, Go, Go!

In this section, we examine agile innovation strategies, digital disruption impacts, and asset-light business models to highlight the urgency of rapid adaptation in fast-changing environments.

The Big Leap

In this section, we examine key mind leaps in leadership transformation, emphasizing emotional and spiritual elements while addressing resistance in personal and professional growth.