Building a powerful origin story
Help people understand the experiences, values and motivations behind the way you lead.
Every leader has experiences that have shaped how they think, what they value and why they lead as they do. Those experiences often remain invisible to the people around them.
This masterclass helps participants turn those experiences into a coherent leadership origin story. Using a six-part narrative structure, they identify defining moments, decisions and lessons, then create the first draft of a story that reveals something meaningful about who they are as a leader.
The session can also be tailored to connect individual origin stories to a team purpose, organisational vision or strategic priority.
Learning outcomes
Participants will learn how to:
- recognise the experiences that have shaped their leadership perspective
- identify the central thread running through their own journey
- use a six-part narrative structure to turn experience into story
- distinguish relevant detail from unnecessary biography
- refine their story so it builds credibility and emotional connection
- adapt the story for different leadership contexts
- connect their own motivation to a wider organisational purpose where relevant
Best for
Leadership teams | senior leaders | talent cohorts | newly formed teams | leadership offsites | organisations embedding purpose, values or vision
Participants leave with
A first draft of their leadership origin story and, where relevant, a personal connection statement linking their story to the wider organisational narrative.
Duration:
90-120 minutes
Format:
+ Virtual classroom (unlimited)
+ In-person (up to 50)
Price
Series discount available
Course leaders:
Anthony Madigan,
Imogen Short
Duration:
90-120 minutes
Format:
+ Virtual classroom (unlimited)
+ In-person (up to 50)
Price
Series discount available
Course leaders:
Anthony Madigan,
Imogen Short
Every leader has experiences that have shaped how they think, what they value and why they lead as they do. Those experiences often remain invisible to the people around them.
This masterclass helps participants turn those experiences into a coherent leadership origin story. Using a six-part narrative structure, they identify defining moments, decisions and lessons, then create the first draft of a story that reveals something meaningful about who they are as a leader.
The session can also be tailored to connect individual origin stories to a team purpose, organisational vision or strategic priority.
Learning outcomes
Participants will learn how to:
- recognise the experiences that have shaped their leadership perspective
- identify the central thread running through their own journey
- use a six-part narrative structure to turn experience into story
- distinguish relevant detail from unnecessary biography
- refine their story so it builds credibility and emotional connection
- adapt the story for different leadership contexts
- connect their own motivation to a wider organisational purpose where relevant
Best for
Leadership teams | senior leaders | talent cohorts | newly formed teams | leadership offsites | organisations embedding purpose, values or vision
Participants leave with
A first draft of their leadership origin story and, where relevant, a personal connection statement linking their story to the wider organisational narrative.
