One element lies at the heart of leadership: character. Who you are impacts how you lead.

While leadership training focuses on the skill sets required for strong leadership, the central aspect of leadership – character - is typically bypassed.

In partnership with Dr. John Townsend and Dr. Henry Cloud , CCN offers leaders in every arena a unique approach to leadership development in “Ultimate Leadership.” The first of these monthly, hour-long broadcasts lays the foundation for the series by exploring this core topic: “Character and Leadership.”

“Who a leader is as a person does not get enough attention,” according to Drs. Cloud and Townsend.

That will be the focus of the entire series, which is hosted by these best-selling authors and popular speakers. In “Character and Leadership”, leaders will understand the role that character plays in good leadership as they discover how to:

• Understand the “Outcome Gap”
• Maximize the benefits of feedback
• Measure the fit between the task and their skills
• Assess their contentment factor
• Evaluate themselves as leaders

“Leaders need to know the areas of personal and interpersonal growth that will help them continue to grow as leaders,” Cloud and Townsend say. “This is an area of leadership that has been overlooked for too long.”

Join CCN each month, as together we take a deeper look at leadership!

Dr. Henry Cloud , a clinical psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Cloud-Townsend, Inc. He is the best-selling author of Changes That Heal , and coauthor of Boundaries, Boundaries with Kids , Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries in Dating, 12 “Christian” Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy, Safe People, The Mom Factor, Raising Great Kids, and How People Grow. He is a specialist on such topics as adult psychotherapy, biblical models of personality functioning and character growth, and spiritual issues of psychopathology.

Dr. John Townsend , a clinical psychologist, is co-founder and co-director of Cloud-Townsend, Inc. He is the best-selling author of Hiding from Love , and coauthor of Boundaries, Boundaries with Kids , Boundaries in Marriage, Boundaries in Dating, 12 “Christian” Beliefs That Can Drive You Crazy, Safe People, The Mom Factor, Raising Great Kids, and How People Grow. He is a specialist on such topics as biblical models of personality and character growth, and spiritual issues of psychopathology.