What is YOU Leadership: The Work of Leaders?
YOU Leadership: The Work of Leaders is a practical leadership experience that helps leaders understand how their DiSC® style shows up in real, everyday leadership responsibilities. Grounded in respected leadership research and insights from hundreds of experts, the program equips leaders with a clear, proven framework to lead more effectively, intentionally, and consistently.
Key Benefits
- Increased self-awareness of your DiSC® leadership style and how it shows up in daily decisions
- Stronger communication skills that reduce friction and improve collaboration
- Practical tools to lead teams with clarity, consistency, and confidence
- Improved team dynamics by understanding and adapting to different work styles
- A clear leadership framework you can apply immediately in work, ministry, or life
Leading with Purpose: The YOU Leadership Experience
This seminar is facilitated by Dr. Dana Carson, a globally respected leadership expert, trainer, and coach with decades of experience developing leaders across churches, organizations, and institutions. Dr. Carson is a certified DiSC® practitioner whose work is grounded in proven leadership research and real-world application.
The YOU Leadership framework draws from insights contributed by hundreds of subject-matter experts and has been successfully used under his leadership to equip leaders and teams for measurable growth, alignment, and sustained effectiveness.
Everything YOU Leadership: Work of Leaders Learning Modules
Guided by a certified YOU DiSC® expert, Work of Leaders is delivered through an engaging virtual or in-person experience. Each module encourages meaningful dialogue and insightful “aha!” moments that bring the learning to life in an interactive and enjoyable way.
1. Introduction to The Work of Leaders
Examines how DiSC® styles influence leadership behaviors and introduces the eight key priorities of the Everything DiSC® Leadership Map.
2. Vision
Examines what defines a compelling vision, highlights the behaviors that bring it to life—exploration, boldness, and testing assumptions—and encourages learners to assess both the benefits and challenges of their leadership tendencies.
3. Alignment
Explores the core elements of effective alignment, the key behaviors that support it—clarity, dialogue, and inspiration—and challenges participants to recognize the strengths and limitations of their natural tendencies in this area.
4. Execution
Explores the core elements of effective execution, the key behaviors that drive it—momentum, structure, and feedback—and challenges participants to identify the strengths and limitations of their natural tendencies in this area.
5. Action Planning
Through role-playing interviews, learners explore their strengths and growth areas within each component of the Work of Leaders model. Participants identify a primary challenge and create a focused action plan to drive improvement.