The Truth of Leading Others
The Truth of Leading Others is more than a leadership course – it’s a transformative learning experience that empowers leaders at any level to cultivate the habits that truly drive performance, trust, and engagement across their teams. Grounded in real-world challenges and emotional intelligence, this multi-week journey invites participants to grow from the inside out, strengthening their leadership through live learning and real-life application.Only 1 in 4 employees say their leaders are engaged, inspired, and motivate their employees to be their best.
McKinsey: The State of Organizations 2023
How is this course different?
Let’s cut to it: leading people is hard. Not because you’re doing it wrong, but because people are complex, expectations are high, and the pace of change never lets up.
That’s why The Truth of Leading Others isn’t your average leadership training—it’s a reset. A sharp, smart, roll-up-your-sleeves kind of experience that gets to the heart of what leadership really takes today.
We don’t do fluff. We don’t teach you how to be “the boss.” We teach you how to lead in a way that people actually want to follow. Through real talk, real examples, and a little well-placed humor, we help leaders shift their mindset, build trust, and learn how to show up differently—on purpose.
What should I expect in the course?
Each session explores a critical area of leadership growth:
- Stepping Back helps leaders release the urge to control and instead create the conditions where others can thrive.
- Quality Conversations unlocks the behaviors that lead to deeper dialogue, clarity, and innovation—whether in moments of accountability or collaboration.
- Coaching Performance equips leaders with the powerful mindsets and practical tools of professional coaching, adapted for the fast-paced demands of organizational life.
After each session, leaders are challenged to conduct two practical “experiments” back on the job, using the concepts and skills they’ve just learned. To deepen accountability and insight, participants share their results with the facilitator, who provides thoughtful, individualized feedback — ensuring each leader walks away with clarity, confidence, and momentum.
What is the class structure?
The course unfolds through a series of three powerful, 3-hour live sessions, each followed by on-the-job practice that encourages leaders to apply what they’ve learned in meaningful, everyday interactions — not role-plays or rehearsed scenarios, but real conversations with real impact.
Created by the experts at Slingshot25, The Truth of Leading Others is designed for managers at all levels, recognizing that leadership development is crucial across the organization.
Who should attend?
If you lead people—or want to—this is for you. The Truth of Leading Others is built for new leaders, seasoned pros, and high-potential folks who are ready to ditch the guesswork and lead with purpose. You’ll learn the core skills that every great leader needs—skills that aren’t one-and-done, but ones we practice, refine, and return to again and again.
