The Secretan Center A global consulting practice specializing in transformational leadership
Higher Ground Community® A unique global community of practitioners enhancing the experience we call work
The Higher Ground Leadership®
Higher Ground Leadership® is a breakthrough leadership practice that questions, deepens and enriches conventional leadership thinking (the old story) with a new wisdom based on ancient teachings that have been brilliantly adapted to the needs of the modern organization (the new story).
Higher Ground Leadership® is a commitment to inspiring people and building inspiring organizations. It incorporates “spirit in the workplace”, “truthtelling" and “reflection”—new views of time-tested concepts—and uses rituals to fully embrace one’s values.
Higher Ground Leadership® begins with a six-day, intensive residential retreat led by Lance Secretan and a team of senior Secretan Faculty members. This is not “a program” but a life-changing experience in which participants are invited to be authentic, to undertake deep reflection and to connect with others in a way they may not have experienced before. Participants acquire an enlightening set of original concepts, let go of obstructing beliefs, and discover new and transforming insights. In short, they learn to experience, appreciate and practice the sacredness of everyday life and work. The purpose is to liberate the individual and dramatically improve team effectiveness.
Higher Ground Leadership® also provides highly effective and practical tools for immediate day-to-day application. Senior Executives learn to implement Higher Ground Leadership® principles system-wide by teaching the concepts that they have co-created to their colleagues. By holding subsequent multiple Retreats in a short period of time and sharing the resulting stories, the breakthrough thinking quickly transfers into all aspects of the organization. Secretan Faculty members also bring the work inside the organization through executive coaching and strategic mentoring, eliminating consultant co-dependency.
Higher Ground Leadership® seeks to transform organizations through individual growth. Inspired people create inspired teams. Inspired teams create inspired communities. Inspired communities create an inspired world.
The typical result experienced by organizations who implement Higher Ground Leadership® is a decline in staff turnover of 50% and a doubling of net profits.
