The Journey to Become a Certified Human Leader

With the help of the human concept mapping tool, the leader can identify the current state of their own human concept. The mapping tool is used to measure the change in thinking and behavior at the end of the program. The organization gains a measurable understanding of the current state of the collective view of human nature and the change in leadership culture.

The leader's own view of human value is strengthened. Our worth is not dependent on what we do or our work performance. We are valuable and this should be at the center of leadership. The leader receives tools to strengthen active listening in addition to tools to map appreciation factors of their team members. When people are put first in leadership and treated with respect, the conditions for success are implemented. Mutual respect and appreciation fuel ever better business results.

The leader understands the concept of 100% responsibility and recognizes people's ability to take responsibility, utilizing it in leadership actions. The increased ability to take responsibility in the organization, ensures addressing problems and identifying development areas, and it increases the sense of control at work.

According to several studies, the single biggest unifying factor in high-performing teams is trust and the safety of self-expression. Increasing psychological safety in teams, leads to more efficient and self-directed teams, where everyone dares to express opinions, raise problems and propose new solutions. We are social beings -module underlines leaders' role as trust builders. The leader learns to recognize the level of safety and adopts interaction tools, that can be used to increase safety in the team. 

The ability to handle and lead emotions ensures agility in change. Organization that is able to manage the emotional climate, is more efficient and ensures people's well-being and commitment.
We are emotional -module offers insights into the importance of managing emotions at work. The leader receives tools to recognize their own and their team members' emotions and learns to handle emotional situations constructively. Especially in leading change capability to lead emotions makes a difference in the successful implementation of change.

Seeing people as unique individuals improves the safety of self-expression. Seeing people based on their strengths ensures commitment and engagement. Recognizing and accepting employees' different working styles improves well-being and highlights the different strengths that people bring to the organization. We are Unique -module helps leaders to identify different strengths and behavioral styles. The module offers tools to see other people through their strengths. Understanding different working styles and utilizing each and everyone's unique strengths brings out the best performance of the team.​

We search for meanings -module offers insight to leaders on how to recognize their own and their team's motivational factors. The leader learns how to clarify their team's mission and how to link the team's mission to the team members' own motivational factors. At best, meaningful work and continuous dialogue about motivational factors are implemented in leadership structures. When leaders lead with a meaningful purpose, employees are able to find internal motivation. Motivated employees who are enthusiastic about their work, are more self-directed, more creative, and more productive. 

Continuous development and creative problem-solving are the cornerstones for success. By ensuring an active learning-oriented feedback culture and enabling everyday creativity, the culture of continuous learning is ensured. We are Creative and Able to Learn - module offers tools to lead the team's feedback culture. The leader understands their own role in supporting the team's continuous learning by providing individual feedback.

An organization that accepts and embraces vulnerability and incompleteness, creates a culture of continuous development and growth. When failures are handled by focusing on solutions and ways to improve, more efficient operating methods and structures are created to ensure business. Accepting incompleteness improves trust and strengthens commitment. We are Incomplete -module offers insights to handle and accept failures and vulnerabilities in a solution-oriented way. A team that accepts incompleteness, strengthens mutual trust and ensures that mistakes and failures are fuel for learning.

Regardless of the industry, one key asset for organizations is the physical well-being of employees. We are Physical Beings -module offers insight into how to identify the messages of your body. By listening to our bodies we learn to respect our own and others' body language as a message about physical needs. At best, respecting our bodily messages reduces stress-based absences and ensures better physical well-being. Leaders learn how to recognize and pay attention to the messages of their own bodies and to recognize stress reactions in others as well. The leader receives tools to address stress reactions in their team.

The Certified Human Leader program offers the opportunity to certify people leaders as Certified Human Leaders. People-First Leadership Culture Certification is also available for the organization to verify humane leadership culture.