Journey to Gettysburg

Mandatory pre-departure meeting

Class will be held in person, location to be announced.

Mandatory pre-departure meeting

Class will be held in person, location to be announced.

Welcome Dinner

Our host offers welcoming remarks on leadership. Faculty members are introduced, and they review the historical background surrounding the Battle of Gettysburg, its major leaders and the application of historical metaphor to modern leadership challenges. We will set the stage for the exciting and vivid ways leadership lessons will be brought alive over the next two days.

Arrive at the David Wills House

Our session begins at the historic David Wills House, the home where Lincoln spent the night before he gave the Gettysburg Address and finished the second page of his famous speech. Now an interpretative museum, this is also the home of the Lincoln Leadership Institute.

The High Ground: Positioning for Strategic Advantage

In this first case study, we will examine the "high ground" of the Battle of Gettysburg. Participants will be asked to explore their own personal "high ground" as well as that of their organization. Anticipatory leadership and positioning for strategic advantage are key elements of this case study.

Debrief & Discussion

The metaphor of the High Ground will be discussed with time for personal reflection on how to connect and apply this metaphor to your career and organization.

Chamberlain at Gettysburg: Transactional and Transformational Leadership

We will explore the leadership of Col. Joshua Chamberlain, Commander of the 20th Maine and his mandate to protect the "left flank" of the Union Army. The differences between leadership and management are explored, as is the identification of one's "left flank". Chamberlain serves as the personification of the "ideal" leader, possessing proficiency in the ability to build dedication in unengaged followers and turn them into valuable assets who can be relied upon to protect organizational vulnerabilities.

Battlefield Experience II

Return to the David Wills House / Debrief & Discussion on Little Roundtop

We discuss the metaphor of the Left Flank and help identify organizational vulnerabilities and ways to protect them to ensure future business successes are highlighted.

Courageous Communication: Pickett's Charge

The Battlefield and beautiful countryside of Gettysburg remain the setting for our classroom as we explore the challenges faced during the historic charge led by General George Pickett and explore leader/follower relationships and ways to effectively manage disagreement.

Building Teams with the Military's Most Elite

Retired Rear Admiral Scott Moore had a30-year career in the Navy SEALs. From first-hand experience leading some of our nation's most strategic missions, Admiral Moore shares his thoughts on how to forge teams that will not fail.
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Former Navy SEAL David Cooper discusses the behaviors and actions that are key to successful leadership and how to develop the mindset that leadership is both a skill and a process.

Review of Concepts

Participants have the opportunity to review and apply the leadership concepts covered during their Journey to their own personal and professional lives.Working as individuals and in small groups, participants are encouraged to formulate concrete and actionable items within their own leadership practice to address upon returning home.

Battlefield Experience IV

Final opportunity to reflect on your personal 'why' in this dramatic landscape.

Check out of your hotel room after breakfast and prepare for our final session and departure.

Our final session, Humility, Vulnerability, Trust and Communicating with Impact with Professor Brad Alge