Today’s most effective leaders are not just competent—they are congruent.
Leading with Authenticity is an applied leadership development course for students who want to align who they are with how they lead—without sacrificing credibility, coherence, or performance. Designed for complex, high-stakes environments, the course integrates personal values, social identity, and behavioral data into a disciplined and strategic leadership decision framework.
Drawing on behavioral science, values-based assessments (Hogan MVPI), and experiential learning, students learn to ALIGN before they lead:
· A — Assess: Examine values, motives, identity data, and behavioral drivers.
· L — Locate: Identify the structural dynamics, incentives, risks, and performance expectations shaping the moment.
· I — Interrogate:: Surface mental models, defaults, blind spots, and assumptions.
· G — Generate Signal: Determine what leadership stance to take, what to disclose or withhold, and how to act in alignment with both identity and context.
· N — Navigate: Make a deliberate leadership choice informed by both identity and context.
Through professionally led table coaching, structured feedback, and narrative-based reflection (including podcast-based assignments), students translate self-insight into disciplined action—emphasizing decision-making and execution in environments shaped by competing expectations and real-world constraint.
By the end of the course, students produce an ALIGN Strategy Portfolio—a cohesive body of work integrating leadership identity, peer feedback, contextual analysis, and a structured 90-day implementation plan designed for immediate application in their workplace, internships, entrepreneurial ventures, or professional transitions.
