The Science of Leadership Academy

The Science of Leadership Academy is our premier on-demand leadership training library with an entire curriculum of 15 online leadership training courses to develop exceptional leaders in your organization!

AND we are now offering the Science of Leadership Academy training program with perpetual access! No subscription or annual renewal fees!

The Science of Leadership Academy gives your company a library of online leadership training on the 15 most urgently-demanded leadership competencies, from leading change to managing narcissists to increasing accountability.

Through engaging videos, cutting-edge content, and the latest leadership research, this online library gives you the best leadership development tool available anywhere. And we even include Trainer’s Guides so your training team can integrate our content into their own leadership development curriculum.

If you have questions or need assistance with purchasing, please contact Jill Sutherland at jill@leadershipiq.com

NO FLUFF. YOU GET REAL SCRIPTS & TOOLS

We don’t offer fluffy platitudes. We teach you the specific scripts to handle drama queens and blamers. Manage remote employees. Deliver killer presentations. Bring your boss bad news. And so much more. Here are a few sample comments from real attendees of Leadership IQ training…

 "I’m probably not your typical attendee since I’m a university professor. But, I’m a HUGE fan. You must hold the world record for packing the most useful and usable information into just an hour! Thanks for making me better at what I do!"
-Rob Gilbert, Ph.D. / Professor of Applied Sport Psychology / Montclair State University (NJ)

"This program was amazing, and absolutely loaded with practical tools for the rough-and-tumble world of management."
-Kim Thai, Senior Manager, Johnson & Johnson

"This was the most complete and intensive leadership program that I have ever attended. This training far outweighs anything on the market."
-Nick Jordan, Senior Director, Uniden

BASED ON RESEARCH

These courses are backed by our cutting-edge leadership research featured in Fortune, Forbes, Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, ABC News, CNN, NPR & more.

TAUGHT BY THE EXPERT

Each video is taught by Mark Murphy, founder of Leadership IQ. He’s a New York Times bestseller and a FORBES Senior Contributor. Mark has lectured at The United Nations, Harvard Business School, Microsoft, MasterCard, and more. And he’s consistently rated as one of the world’s Top 30 Leadership Gurus.

THE COURSES

HERE ARE THE 15 COURSES INCLUDED IN THE SCIENCE OF LEADERSHIP ACADEMY WITH THE DURATION OF EACH VIDEO MODULE (MM:SS).:

THE SCIENCE OF FINDING TIME TO BE A LEADER (0:51:47)
One of the reasons that billionaires like Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Mark Cuban have reached such heights is that their goals are clear and their days are laser-focused. There are four kinds of work that consume leaders’ time: Green Light, Yellow Light, Orange Light and Red Light Work. But only Green Light Work is goal focused and will make you an effective leader. We’ll show you how to outline your goals, establish your passion for those goals and then cut it down to what you need to do today to reach those goals.
Module 1 – Focus on Clearly Defined Goals (19:54)
Module 2 – Yellow, Orange and Red Light Work (13:38)
Module 3 – The 7 P’s of Delegation (18:15)

THE SCIENCE OF GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK (1:06:02)
A Leadership IQ study found that 81% of leaders avoid giving tough feedback because they’re afraid the recipient will respond badly (with anger, denial, blame or excuses). Fact-based conversations allow you to speak candidly without making people angry so you can turn tough conversations into coaching conversations that result in positive behavioral change. We’ll show you how to strip feedback messages of any emotional baggage and stick to the facts so defenses stay low and employees can make the “corrective leap” you want.
Module 1 – Setting the Right Goals for Feedback Conversations (4:53)
Module 2 – Fact Based Communication – The FIRE Model (10:36)
Module 3 – Skills & Attitude Determine Performance/Create a Performance Grid (4:59)
Module 4 – 6 Feedback Conversations to Avoid (7:49)
Module 5 – The IDEALS Script for Delivering Constructive Feedback (18:03)
Module 6 – Feedback Conversations with Talented Terrors (14:07)

THE SCIENCE OF GREAT COACHING (01:08:23)
Managing has its place, especially when there’s a crisis, but it’s coaching that instills inspiration and confidence in people and challenges them to grow, develop and unleash their full potential. Coaching is intrinsic; it examines psychological considerations: Why do you want to do certain things? Where do you see yourself going? What is it that’s driving you right now? that encourage employees to develop emotional connections to their work so they want to be high performers. We’ll work with you on developing the five big coaching competencies of Mindset, Goal-Setting, Framing, Listening and Questioning.
Module 1 – The Coaching Mindset (12:05)
Module 2 – Coaching with HARD Goals (21:19)
Module 3 – Positive Reframing (14:47)
Module 4 – Listening (20:12)

THE SCIENCE OF HARD GOALS (01:21:14)
Most leaders fail to set goals that are gutsy and challenging enough to result in something great. HARD Goals (Heartfelt, Animated, Required and Difficult) “amp up” regular goals and push us past road blocks like achievable and realistic (found in SMART goals). We’ll draw from the research behind the bestseller HARD Goals to show you how to set meaningful goals for yourself and others that result in great achievements.
Module 1 – Overview (14:34)
Module 2 – HARD Goals Are Heartfelt (23:28)
Module 3 – HARD Goals Are Animated (17:53)
Module 4 – HARD Goals Are Required (12:24)
Module 5 – HARD Goals Are Difficult (12:55)

THE SCIENCE OF HIRING FOR ATTITUDE (01:20:14)
Leadership IQ research shows that attitude accounts for 89% of hiring failures. You’ll learn the cutting-edge hiring practices found the bestselling book, Hiring for Attitude, as we walk you through the steps that will reveal if candidates have the right attitude to be high performers in your organization.
Module 1 – Why Attitude Matters (22:06)
Module 2 – The Interview Questions You Shouldn’t Be Asking (10:19)
Module 3 – Creating Brown Shorts Interview Questions (21:07)
Module 4 – Creating Brown Shorts Answer Guidelines (15:46)
Module 5 – The Coachability Question (10:56)

THE SCIENCE OF INCREASING ACCOUNTABILITY (0:56.27)
Accountable employees take ownership, they’re passionate, driven, collaborative, open, and they make absolutely no excuses. Leadership IQ has studied hundreds of organizations that have accountability hardwired into their culture and we’ve identified the best practices that drive their success. We’ll share scripts and techniques for leading employees out of the emotional and reactive stages of denial, blame, excuses and anxiety so they become more logical, independent, self-sufficient and accountable.
Module 1 – Overview (11:02)
Module 2 – Stages of Accountability – Denial (7:19)
Module 3 – Stages of Accountability – Blame (9:06)
Module 4 – Stages of Accountability – Excuses (9:40)
Module 5 – Stages of Accountability – Anxiety (10:12)
Module 6 – Stages of Accountability – Accountability (9:08)

THE SCIENCE OF INFLUENCE AND COMMUNICATION (1:00:24)
The cardinal rule of influence is the more you understand others, the more they’ll understand you. But not everybody likes to give and get information in the same way. We’ll show you how to diagnose the levels of emotional connection and linearity people want in a given situation so you can adjust your communication style accordingly. You’ll further strengthen your influencer abilities as you learn about the 7 Driving Needs that motivate people in workplace and start to put into practice techniques for developing informational and expert power.
Module 1 – 7 Driving Needs (22:05)
Module 2 – Sources of Power (15:20)
Module 3 – Communication Styles (22:59)

THE SCIENCE OF KEEPING HIGH PERFORMERS EXCITED AND ENGAGED (0:58:27)
In 42% of companies, high performers are less engaged than low performers. Understanding and addressing the deep issues that make high performers tick helps motivate, engage and most importantly, retain these valuable employees. Based on Leadership IQ’s groundbreaking study that was featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Forbes, Fast Company, HR Executive and Harvard Business Review, we’ll show you how to tap into the psychological motivators and demotivators of your top talent along with other practical tips to make your high performers more excited and engaged.
Module 1 – High Performer Motivation Drivers (18:34)
Module 2 – Shoves and Tugs (11:05)
Module 3 – Tips for Motivating and Engaging High Performers (18:44)
Module 4 – Understanding High Performer Reactions (10:04)

THE SCIENCE OF LEADING CHANGE (01:00:26)
A Harvard Business School study found that 70% of change efforts fail and a Leadership IQ study found that mismanaging change is the number one reason why executives lose their jobs. Do we need any more reasons to master this critical skill? We’ll show you how to hardwire change into your organization by creating the urgency and direction people need to successfully make the transition from where they are now to where you want them to go.
Module 1 – Understanding the Basic Model of Change (10:53)
Module 2 – The Why, Where and How of Change (19:02)
Module 3 – Readiness for Change Assessment (9:21)
Module 4 – Overcoming Personal Resistance to Change (12:27)
Module 5 – The AVER Technique (8:43)

THE SCIENCE OF MANAGING DIFFICULT PERSONALITIES (01:01:51)
Not every person in your organization is going to be nice, pleasant and easy-going. But direct confrontation makes negative personalities even more difficult to manage and work with. We’ve identified the Big Five difficult personalities that drive the most conflict in organizations (Negative, Drama Queens and Kings, Narcissists, Blamers and Overly Sensitive) and we’ll share specific scripts and techniques for understanding and managing these difficult personalities.
Module 1 – Overview (4:49)
Module 2 – Blamers (9:20)
Module 3 – Negative Personalities (19:34)
Module 4 – Drama Queens and Kings (11:53)
Module 5 – Narcissist (9:32)
Module 6 – Overly Sensitive Personalities (6:43)

THE SCIENCE OF MAXIMIZING MIDDLE PERFORMERS (00:46:27)
About 80% of middle performers have tremendous untapped potential but are blocked from maximizing their full potential due to mistakes in how they’re managed. We’ll show you how to diagnose the blocks and you’ll learn the specific steps you need to take to coach middle performers into achieving superstar-level performance.
Module 1 – Diagnosing Middle Performer Types (21:50)
Module 2 – Taking Action (24:37)

THE SCIENCE OF MANAGING TEAMS (01:11:41)
Teams are the foundation of every organization, but right now, 91% of teams are not fulfilling their full potential. We’ll show you how to connect and align teams through shared purpose and orientation. You’ll learn techniques for streamlining meetings so they become value-added forums for making better, smarter decisions, how to address interpersonal team dynamics and methods for creating definable objectives and clear agendas so people show up to meetings focused, engaged and prepared (and stay accountable after meetings end).
Module 1 – Identifying Team Purpose (13:09)
Module 2 – Putting the Right People on the Team (12:02)
Module 3 – Challengers, Implementers, Analyzers and Diplomats – Four Personalities Found in Teams (7:55)
Module 4 – Improving Team Dynamics (11:34)
Module 5 – Team Decision Making (10:09)
Module 6 – Structuring Effective Meetings (16:52)

THE SCIENCE OF MANAGING UP (00:46:37)
The relationship you have with your boss will hugely impact your success at work. But do you know how to speak to your boss’s unique style so they listen to your every word? Do you know how to keep your boss “in the loop” so they never micromanage or feel anxious about your work? Can you bring bad news to your boss without losing their trust or confidence? We’ll show you how to better understand your boss’s strengths, weaknesses, goals, styles, and needs so you can make them, and you, amazingly successful.
Module 1 – Understanding the Boss’s Perspective (12:08)
Module 2 – Tailoring Communications to Intuitive, Functional, Analytical and Personal Preferred Styles (10:38)
Module 3 – Building Trust with the Boss (11:01)
Module 4 – Delivering Bad News to the Boss (12:50)

THE SCIENCE OF RESOLVING CONFLICT (00:47:42)
Conflict is so touchy—we pretend it’s not there, yet we suffer its negative effects every day. Whether a conflict is between you and another person, or you’re mediating conflict between others, we’ll show you how to de-escalate conflict by focusing on facts. You’ll learn the latest research on conflict and get the specific psychological scripts and tools you need to fundamentally resolve conflict (and all of its tricky applications).
Module 1 – Overview (12:42)
Module 2 – Conflict Between You and Another Person (16:53)
Module 3 – Conflict Between Employees (18:07)

THE SCIENCE OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE (01:02:38)
Emotional Intelligence is more predictive of leadership success than raw brains or years of experience. People follow leaders with high Emotional Intelligence, and quickly leave leaders with low Emotional Intelligence. And a lack of Emotional Intelligence is one of the top reasons why new hires fail. Learn how to develop self awareness, to read other people, and develop emotional management skills.
Module 1 – Emotional Intelligence Overview (11:03)
Module 2 – Self-Awareness (16:26)
Module 3 – Other Awareness (20:49)
Module 4 – Emotional Management (14:20)

WHAT'S INCLUDED

• All 15 Science of Leadership Academy video courses (that's a total of 66 modules!) on 15 of the most needed leadership competencies. 
• 15 corresponding trainer guide videos and PDF documents that your internal training team can use to conduct face-to-face sessions based on the content from each leadership course. These TRAINER'S GUIDES contain discussion questions, exercises, deeper dives, and more! We are the only leadership training firm that actually helps internal leadership trainers in this way. You can use our videos and deliver your own face-to-face training sessions using the TRAINER'S GUIDES. This way you can build a fully customized leadership development curriculum.
• Supplemental resources such as research articles, quizzes and more to provide you with extra materials to support the learning contained in each of the 15 video courses.

HOW IT WORKS

Your purchase includes perpetual access to the 15 programs and is licensed for up to 100 users. If you are interested in licensing for more than 100 users, please contact Jill Sutherland at jill@leadershipiq.com.

A few minutes after you purchase the program, you will receive an automated confirmation email and within 1 business day, a Leadership IQ representative will contact you to confirm your email address and electronic delivery details. You will receive downloads of the video programs in SCORM or mp4 format for easy upload in your LMS, shared drive or computer. A link to download all courses and supplemental resources will be sent to the email you provide within 1-2 business days of purchase.

Please note that these programs are only for your company's employees/leaders and are NOT licensed to share outside your company or for resale.