The Founder Online EditionWinter 2005

The HPL Program: What’s in It for Me?

by Division A Governor
Mark A. Oshman, DTM

You might be wondering, “How will I benefit from doing a High Performance Leadership project?” I’m glad you asked!

The HPL program will expand your creative horizons. When you consider potential HPL projects, you start seeing new ways of doing things. Once you’ve envisioned doing an HPL project, you’ll never look at your world in the same way as before.

The HPL program will develop your organizational skills. When you prepare to do an HPL project, you force yourself to answer questions about those essential resources (such as time, material, and personnel) needed to bring your proposal to fruition. Once you’ve designed an HPL project, you’ll never regard planning in the same way as before.

The HPL program will prompt you to evaluate yourself. When you undertake an HPL project, you learn about yourself as a leader. Can you impart your vision to others? Can you enable them and help them perform their tasks? Once you’ve started an HPL project, you’ll never look at yourself in the same way as before.

The HPL program will give you a new perspective on leadership. When you implement an HPL project, you experience the thrill of assembling a team, imbuing them with your vision, and working with them to achieve your shared objectives. Once you’ve completed an HPL project, you’ll never work with others in the same way as before.

Tennis legend Arthur Ashe wrote that, “Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” Pick up a High Performance Leadership book and start your journey today!