The Leader's Compass Workshop 

“The Personal Leadership Philosophy provided me with documented principles that I will lead by, providing clarity and predictability to my staff.”
-Stella Sung, Associate Director, UC San Diego
  • Two-session workshop on your schedule (in-person, virtual or hybrid)​​
  • ​Intense and results-driven. Includes pre-work and homework between sessions​

On today's high-performing teams:
  • Members know what the leader expects and don't waste time and energy trying to guess
  • Clear priorities and operating principles mean better use of time and resources
  • Leaders who are consistent, predictable and clear win the team's trust and confidence
  • There is commitment to accountability and two-way feedback

The Leader’s Compass Workshop, from Academy Leadership and facilitated by Jay Pullins, is a remarkably effective tool for leaders to gain self-confidence, credibility and trust, improving the motivation and productivity of teams they lead.

Jay will share with you the process for developing your own personal leadership philosophy, share with you the best practices of hundreds of leaders, personally give you feedback on your draft, facilitate a group critique with other participants, and strategize with you to launch your new leadership tool in your workplace.

When you’ve finished the workshop sessions, you will have developed your own Personal Leadership Philosophy that’s ready for you to present to your team members, giving them greater clarity about your values, operating principles, priorities, expectations and more. 
 
Testimonials:
“The best part is it taught me to reflect on myself as a leader. The Personal Leadership Philosophy is phenomenal and a great tool.”
-Carlos Martinez, IT Support Manager, Division of Social Sciences, UC San Diego
“The development of a personal leadership philosophy is an excellent tool to help understand yourself and how you operate.”
-Grant Antal, Project Manager, Federal Reserve Bank
“Writing my personal leadership philosophy is a wonderful way to define and share my style and I don’t know why I didn’t do this earlier.”
-Tim Wheeler, Senior Business Data Analyst, Business & Financial Services, UC San Diego
"Writing a Personal Leadership Philosophy and being coached through the process gives you time to reflect on your values, an opportunity to be intentional with your management practices, and a tangible outcome that can be used for years."
-Nick Shontz, Senior Application Developer, Yakima Chief Hops
“The Personal Leadership Philosophies are hugely useful and got me to see things from a new perspective. I highly recommend this program.”
-Charmaine Samahin-Manns, Student Affairs Director, UC San Diego
Price:
  • $330.00/person
  • Volume discounts available for groups of 30+
Includes two workshop sessions, The Leader's Compass book from Academy Leadership, and a professional critique of your written Personal Leadership Philosophy.
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Schedule an online Leader’s Compass Workshop for your leadership team to experience together.

About Your Facilitator - Jay Pullins

Jay Pullins has been leading and developing leaders in a variety of settings for over 30 years. He has a diverse background as a leadership coach, military officer, an appointed state official, and executive leader of Alaska's largest church. Jay has trained over 1,500 leaders in the last five years, from Alaska to Southern California, in various fields from universities to military, construction, product distribution, manufacturing, telecommunications, Alaska native corporations, churches, banks, casinos, and a railroad.

A 1989 graduate of the United States Air Force Academy, Jay led U.S. and multi-national teams for the U.S. Air Force, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), NORAD, and the Alaska National Guard. He led combat crews as an Air Battle Manager in Operation DESERT STORM, the conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo, no-fly zones over Iraq, and counter-drug operations in Central and South America. Jay retired as an Air Force Lieutenant Colonel in 2011.

Jay served as Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant Governor, then Special Assistant to the Governor of Alaska. He also served as Executive Leader of ChangePoint church for five years. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the US Air Force Academy, and a Master's Degree in Adult & Higher Education from the University of Oklahoma.

​Jay and his wife, Sonia, live in Anchorage, Alaska, and have two grown sons, a daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.