Leadership Skills Course
Self-Paced Virtual Asynchronous
Course Description
Identity Leadership is self–leadership based on the philosophy that you cannot lead others until you first lead yourself. This personal and professional development course empowers the individual through an actionable Nine Step Success Process which is a proven life management and learning system. This online, self-paced course teaches you how to organize life around who you are and to propel yourself forward to achieve life goals. Now, more than any other time, we as leaders need to be self-directed learners who are responsible for our work and accountable to the families, organizations and communities we serve.
“For more than thirty years, I have been writing books, working with corporations, schools and communities, teaching in universities, supporting nonprofits, and speaking to audiences—nationally and internationally. Throughout this journey I have come to know that leadership is everything.”
Learning Objectives
Based on the philosophy that you cannot lead others until you first lead yourself:
- Clarify and define who you are as a leader
- Create a vision
- Organize, plan, and set goals
- Strengthen and develop relationships
- Develop a performance mindset
- Learn a proven process for success
Contact Us
Email: lifetimelearning@bsu.edu
Phone: 765-285-8565
Materials Provided
E-book, e-planner, e-journal [motivational videos, Co-Facilitator, Pop-in Workshops]
This course is for:
- College Students
- Young professionals
- Mid-career professionals
Instructor Bio
STEDMAN GRAHAM is a business advisor, chairman and CEO of S. Graham and Associates, a management and marketing consulting firm. He is the author of 12 books, including two New York Times best sellers and one Wall Street Journal bestseller. As a businessman, educator and speaker, Graham lectures and conducts training programs for corporations and educational organizations worldwide on the topic of Identity Leadership, based on the philosophy that one cannot lead anyone else until you first lead yourself. He has delivered Identity Leadership programs in The Netherlands, Germany, China, Canada, the UK, Bermuda and South Africa. His proven Nine Step Success Process® drives his powerful message. This success process is based on the principle that it doesn’t matter how the world defines you, it only matters how you define yourself.
Graham is honored as a distinguished visiting professor at colleges and universities throughout the country. He is a former adjunct professor at the Northwestern Kellogg School of Business where he taught the course, “The Dynamics of Leadership.” Graham’s clients include Gulfstream, Aerospace, Microsoft, Deloitte, Wells Fargo, Lenovo, General Dynamics and the US Department of Labor and Education.
As a proud native of Whitesboro, New Jersey, Graham has demonstrated an enduring dedication to youth and community. His New York Times best seller, Teens Can Make it Happen has become a program utilized in numerous middle and high schools in the US and abroad. With dedication to community development, Graham is the founder of the Concerned Citizens of Whitesboro and the Concerned Citizens of Lake Wacamaw, North Carolina. He is also the Co-founder of the Community Alliance for Youth Success (CAYS) and a member of Horatio Alger.
Stedman Graham has served in the United States Army and played professional basketball in the European League. Graham holds a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from Hardin-Simmons University and a Masters Degree in Education from Ball State University and has been awarded three honorary Doctorates. Graham serves on several boards and has received numerous awards.
