Leadership Impact: Key Insights from Our Comprehensive Survey

We are proud of our results! Our data indicate leaders grow exponentially from the program, as leaders and as people. Below we share the results from our comprehensive surveys on our Executive Education Academy and on Executive Coaching.

Our Executive Education Academy is underpinned by five leadership competencies, each with sub indicators. They are:

Executive Education Academy Comprehensive Survey Results

Each participant is asked on our comprehensive survey to rank their abilities concerning each competency before and after the program on a scale of 1 to 10. Following are the results.

Participants reported a 318% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in the competency of Leading Change after attending the academy.

Participants reported a 276% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in the competency of Leading Others after attending the academy.

Participants reported a 205% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in the competency of Leading Others after attending the academy.

Participants reported a 233% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in the competency of Leading the Organization after attending the academy.

Participants reported a 255% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in the competency of Leading Stakeholders after attending the academy.

We also asked our participants to rank their Overall Leadership Ability before and after the academy.

Participants reported a 372% increase in ranking themselves 8-10 in *Overall Leadership Ability after attending the academy.

Finally, we asked about the quality of our academy and professional development compared to other leadership PD participants have experienced. 99% of the responses are “Best/Among the Best Ever Experienced”.

Qualitative Responses Concerning the Executive Education Academy

Prompt: What are the most powerful takeaways for you concerning your entire experience with us at the academy?

I feel more confident in my abilities as a leader. It was incredible to be in a room of accomplished educators and leaders to learn from them but to also hear their vulnerabilities and struggles. It felt like I wasn’t alone in those moments of self-doubt or “am I above my head.” The networking was amazing!

This program is very beneficial for a new leader such as myself because it gave me valuable tools and resources to use in my everyday practice. The coaching aspect was key because of the added benefit of having someone to talk to who always was able to bring me back to positivity.

The coaching experience and the 360! The biggest takeaway is EMPOWERMENT. I am now confident in my skills as a leader and know I can do the work everyone trusts me to do, I just had to trust myself.

I loved the focus on our whole person. I also really appreciated that we were not being taught be other educators, as our PD in education usually is. I learned so much from people who are outside the field of education yet applying their field and area of expertise to what we do. It was very invigorating to be in a room with people and teachers who are so smart. The coaching piece of Leadership Partners in so valuable and very impactful.

That I am capable, not just because of where I landed, but I am capable of leading anywhere when I apply the principles we have learned, and to trust myself in my leadership. My imposter syndrome has no place in my career now.

The Impact of Executive Coaching: Survey Data and Insights

After seven rounds of coaching with an ICF certified, highly credentialed coach, participants responded to the following prompts. (n=297, 2022-2024)

Qualitative Responses Concerning the Executive Coaching

Prompt #1: What is your biggest takeaway from your Executive Coaching experience?

This is exactly what I needed becoming a new principal. It helped me put things into perspective to avoid burn out and self-defeat. This is the toughest job I’ve ever had!

There are so many takeaways I’ve had. For one, I’ve appreciated having a coach to serve as someone with an outside perspective that can help me walk through situations I’ve faced and point me back toward my standards of integrity as well as give practical guidance as to how to approach those situations. Additionally, the tools such as the Green Lens, Life Script, Standards of Integrity and so much more have helped me to be more intentional about how I approach my leadership. Kim asked the right questions to help me take an in depth look into my leadership. The space, tools, and frame in which this was done gave me more clarity and insight into how I need to lead. Honestly, it was transformative, and others are noticing.

One of my key takeaways from these sessions was the importance of being intentional about my leadership role. I came to understand that a leadership role isn’t just about making decisions and getting results, but rather about being purposeful and intentional in every interaction and decision. It’s about recognizing that every action, no matter how small, can have a big impact on the culture and dynamics of the team and the organization.

My biggest takeaway of this coaching experience is that self-care is a priority for myself to be an effective leader. I preach it to others that self-care is a priority, but I don’t do it for myself. Through coaching, I have found that without it, I can’t be the leader that my school deserves.

My biggest takeaway is how the coaching program allowed me to find myself. Often, I am so engulfed with making sure everyone is taken care of that I sometime lose my why. This process has not only allowed me to focus on my why using standards of integrity, but also applying the skills and tools that have helped me with my next journey. This was the best part of the program.

Prompt #2: How has your leadership improved because of your executive coaching?

My leadership has improved in the following ways:
* I feel empowered.
* I am more confident when having difficult conversations w/my superiors.
* I know I am making a lasting impression.
* I seek to have a positive mindset at the start of each new day, even if the day before was not so positive.
*I see myself as the leader I would want to be leading me.

As a leader, I have improved with ensuring that I am mindful in my daily life, both at work and home. That as a leader, I am here to model being a lifelong learner and facilitating others to reach their fullest potential. This experience has helped me in seeing how being intention and reflective not only helps myself, but the school and those in my personal life as well.

As leaders (servant leader), we spend a substantial amount of time supporting and addressing the needs of others. It’s become so second nature to us that we do not even consider ourselves and our own needs or what we need to sharpen ourselves to be better leaders. Working with Dusty has caused me to look at leadership, my leadership, development and growth in a different way.

I have learned to be more self-reflective and think about who I am as a leader. Prior to this, I would focus too much on the tasks that needed to get done. I have worked on self-care, visualizing my future, and thinking about issues through the “green lens”. I intentionally take care of myself better to make myself more effective in my work. I was intentionally being positive and remind people to be positive. I started looking into things with different lenses which completely changes the outcome.

It’s amazing how much we can learn about ourselves when we take the time to reflect and examine our thoughts and feelings. It’s important to remember that our own perceptions of ourselves are just as important as those of others. Taking the time to go on a journey of self-discovery can be incredibly rewarding and enlightening.