Bring out the best in the people you lead.
Purpose Driven Leadership Training
This training encourages leaders to look at how they influence others by "turning the mirror" on themselves.
What Is Purpose Driven Leadership Training?
Purpose Driven Leadership Training is a practical, high-impact leadership program that focuses on self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and team development. You’ll learn how purpose and behavior influence each other and how intentional leadership improves engagement and retention.
This training takes place at the Frontline Training Solutions training center in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Find other training locations for your next session.
Who is it for?
This program is perfect for leaders at all levels who want to improve how they communicate, motivate, and develop their teams. Past participants have come from manufacturing and operations, human resources, engineering and finance, executive leadership, and nonprofit or public sector teams.
What You Will Learn
This program consists of 4-hour sessions that take place in person over 7 weeks or virtually over 6 weeks. In these sessions you will cover:
Session 1: Leadership Essentials
We start by reflecting on the traits that define effective leadership by analyzing the impact of the best and worst boss behaviors. Participants will explore the elements that build trust within teams and identify their own strengths and areas for future trust-building for a personalized action plan.
Session 2: Discovering Your Management Style
Participants will gain insight into the personal drivers behind their management approach. Through guided reflection, they will examine which aspects of management energize them and which ones are more draining and explore how they direct and delegate. Using their DiSC® Assessment results, participants will also explore how their style influences their management practices.
Session 3: Emotional Intelligence
You’ll take the Emotional Intelligence 2.0 assessment to gain a baseline understanding of their EQ (Emotional Intelligence) skills as well as recognizing and adapting to the emotions of others. The session will dive into the four pillars of EQ—self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management—and examine the difference between reacting and responding in emotionally charged situations. You will explore the Radical Candor model and conflict management techniques to approach every situation with clarity and care.
Session 4: Assessing Skills, Confidence, & Motivation
One size does not fit all with management. This session equips participants with tools to evaluate where individuals are in their learning journey. They will learn how to clearly communicate task expectations and diagnose both skill levels and motivational drivers. The session emphasizes aligning leadership style with individual skills, confidence, and motivation levels for effective support and development.
Session 5: Coaching Conversations and Giving Feedback
Participants will learn and apply the CIA (Control, Influence, Accept) coaching model to structure meaningful development conversations. They will practice asking open-ended questions that promote reflection and growth, and gain skills to prepare for and hold courageous conversations. The SBI (Situation-Behavior-Impact) feedback model will be reviewed to guide effective feedback delivery, including a hands-on activity to write out and practice delivering corrective feedback.
Session 6: Team Dynamics
This session focuses on understanding the natural stages of team development—forming, storming, norming, and performing—and how leadership must evolve at each stage. Participants will assess how their approach supports team progress and review a case study to identify key dynamics within a team. The session provides practical strategies for aligning leadership actions with the needs of the team at every phase of development.
Session 7: Capstone Session
The purpose of this session is to integrate all the skills and knowledge learned from the previous sessions in a case simulation. Participants will work in teams to solve the situation and the teams will debrief on the experience and give feedback.
Benefits of Purpose Driven Leadership Training
There are many benefits to bringing purpose-driven leadership into your workplace, such as:
Understanding how our leadership influence impacts those we lead will make room for positive, continuous improvement, team engagement, and employee retention.
HRCI
This training offers up to 28 credits
SHRM
This training offers up to 28 credits
Program Details and Registration
Virtual Training Program Details
All virtual sessions are live, instructor-led. Virtual training takes place over a Zoom meeting. Class sizes are limited to 20 participants so that interaction and learning are maximized. Once registered, participants will receive details on how to join the Zoom meeting.
Purpose Driven Leadership Training virtual training includes:
- 24 hours of leadership training and application
- Books, assessments, and participant workbook
- Surveys taken before and after training to measure performance changes
- Action plans
- Coaching forms provided to supervisors of attendees to facilitate continuous development
In Person Training Program Details
This instructor-led training takes place at Frontline’s training center in Grand Rapids. We also offer in-person sessions in other locations.
Class sizes are limited to 10–20 participants so that interaction and learning are maximized.
Purpose Driven Leadership Training in person training includes:
- 28 hours of direct leadership training and application
- Books, assessments, and participant workbook
- Surveys taken before and after training to measure performance changes
- Action plans
- Coaching forms provided to supervisors of attendees to facilitate continuous development
- Full hot breakfast for half-day learning sessions; continental breakfast for two-hour skills practice sessions
Format: Seven 4-hour sessions delivered in person.
Location: 1760 44th Street SW, Suite 10, Grand Rapids, MI 49519
Custom Solutions
Receive Customized Training
We offer customized training, both in person and virtual, for teams across the country. If you’d like a customized session of Purpose Driven Leadership Training for your team, contact us today.
Training Reviews
Purpose Driven Leadership Training is a program all companies should invest in for developing their leaders. Regardless of your role and title, this course gives essential tools for you to use to effectively manage yourself and your team through the inevitable hurdles you will face in your career. I am a true believer of this program as it helped me grow professionally and personally!
Danny Z, Director of Customer Success
Terryberry
I learned so many tools during this class to improve myself as a leader as well as become a better person. I also learned to become more self-aware of my thinking and feelings to be able to act on them for more positive outcomes in different situations. I’m able communicate more effectively with everyone around me.
Dale K, Business Analyst
Montage Furniture Services
Lorraine knows her stuff and how to think on her feet to meet the needs of her audience. She is warm and engaging while creating a safe place to dig deep, grow, learn and change. She is professional and personable. I thoroughly enjoyed each class and walked away with something to chew on and apply to my life and career.
Sandy H, Operations Manager
Notions Marketing
Before this class I knew nothing about emotional intelligence, open ended questions, or core values. The class taught by Lorraine was informative, eye opening and fun!! You have to be willing to let go of your preconceived notions and participate to make the class work. Ask questions!!
Jen B, Laser Operator
J-Star Motion
Frontline Training Solutions is extremely professional and personable. Purpose Driven Leadership Training is the best training, the best time, all while being coached. Who would ever think that being taught about Emotional Intelligence, Coaching & Feedback, Trust, etc. would actually result in fun, finding lifelong friendships, and finding a training coach that actually JUST GETS IT! Lorraine is phenomenal and works with you at your level then flips your world around to push you where you need to be. The world is a better place with her!
Shayla B, Strategic Sourcing Manager
Ranir
The group activities really drive home the principles being taught. The exercises and practicing really prepare individuals to be successful at using new techniques or tools outside of the training room. Incredible. Best leadership class I have taken. Lorraine was an amazing trainer. Her openness, genuineness, and humor really made the class gravitate towards her and promoted a great learning environment. Her life examples also greatly helped emphasize teaching moments. Lorraine is terrific at what she does!
Greg S., Operations Manager
Viant Medical
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
We have found for adult learners, it is important to be able to apply the tools they are learning each week in real life. Each session can build upon the other and help address challenges participants face along the way as they begin implementing the concepts they are learning in real-world settings.
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