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Empowering Leadership University (ELU) 

Empowering Leadership, as described in the book "Neverboss" by Kevin Crenshaw, is how we work together and build Ability Consulants, one relationship at a time.

Complete this course to enhance your knowledge and strengthen your leadership capabilities, you'll also become a certified ELU leader. Express your interest below.
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  • This course is open to the entire Ability Consultants team. 
  • Discuss ELU with your Team Leader when you review your learning plan.  
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About ELU

This training package was developed by Kevin Crenshaw, Director at Priacta, author of NeverBoss and founder of Empowering Leadership University. In partnership with Kevin, Ability Consultants is offering you the chance to become a certified leader in the empowering leadership model.

Empowering Leadership includes 7 modules which introduce you to ELU principles. Through quizzes and assignments, you'll integrate ELU principles into your everyday role and in doing so, certify your knowledge and competency. 

How does it fit in with my role? 

ELU aligns with and complements our person-centred, strengths approach that we take in our work with families and clients. You'll be able to integrate your knowledge into your daily routines, improve your fulfilment, satisfaction and sense of purpose.

Who should apply for this course?

Anyone at Ability Consultants — it's another tool in your kit, whatever your role. Whether you're the CEO, part of our intake team, a behaviour support practioner just getting started, or a seasoned clinician. You'll learn principles you can apply not just in leadership roles but also in your work as a behaviour support practitioner. Team leaders and management are strongly encouraged to complete ELU. 

What do I need to do to complete ELU? 

Express your interest, and once enroled, work through the online learning component and take part in 9 group coaching sessions.
There are two options to attend coaching:
  1. Internal coaching is offered twice a week with Belinda Thurlow, who is a certified coach; or
  2. External coaching is offered with Kevin once a week.
The Empowering Leadership University program transformed me. It might not be for you, but it was my road to Damascus.

I attended weekly coaching with Kevin Crenshaw for over three years. Before this, in 2018, I was an anxious behaviour support practitioner with too many clients and too many missed deadlines—anxious because my clients were sometimes being disadvantaged by me and my poor self-management, and my goal was to empower them, not make things worse for them.

I learned that I was scared of delegating and scared of becoming a leader. The Neverboss story showed me leadership that brings the same freedom and social connection to a team, that PBS brings to our clients. ELU is the training ground for this. I recommend it if you also want to make a bigger positive impact, in an empowered collaborative team, than you can make as an individual.
— David Ackling-Jones, CEO 

ELU Units

ELU 1 - Introduction to Empowering Leadership

  • Discover what empowering leadership is and how it will change your life.
  • Set up the basic tools for learning, practicing and mastering your new skills. 
  • Start measuring your progress. 

ELU 2 - Empowering Culture

  • Unlock empowering culture in your organisation.
  • The keys to empowering leadership, exciting meetings and universal safety.
  • Create an environment where it is safe and effective for people to speak up, take initiative and be leaders. 

ELU 3 - Empowering Clarity

  • Unleash the benefits of empowering clarity in your organisation.
  • Master the art of agile hierarchy, empowerment through delegating authority instead of tasks, and accountability that empowers them and you.
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ELU 4 - Empowering Capability

  • Use empowering methods to unleash the full capability of your people.
  • Master the theory and practice of living documents and processes, building and measuring competence and capacity, positive performance improvement, and empowered recruiting.

ELU 5 - Empowering Focus

  • Learn how to focus on your most profitable activities and how to harness key performance indicators.
  • Harness effective constraints and the power of tiger teams. 

ELU 6 - Empowering Vision

  • Unlock the power of an inspiring mission, setting thematic goals and empowering strategies. 

ELU 7 - Empowering Results

  • Learn how to choose your finish line and your next thematic goal.
As I progress through ELU, I'm learning so many applicable tools and methods that are giving me confidence in my role. I like how each step builds on another and you can see the results instantly. The combination of the self-paced learning and live weekly coaching sessions really cement my understanding and provide an opportunity to reflect on my progress from the week before, while also hearing others share their experiences using empowering leadership.
Nikki Mahayni
This training has helped me put language and framework to a way of working that until now has been intuitive to me but not so conscious. As a result, I have experienced more safety at work, and can humbly say that my leadership and clinical skills have grown for the better. I feel more aligned and balanced in my sense of direction and purpose. 
Belinda Thurlow

How does ELU apply to me?

If you're an Ability Consultants team member, click to hear from ELU participants. 

Frequently asked questions

How does ELU fit with my role?

This training is suited to anyone in our team whether you have ‘leader’ in your title or not — it's another tool in your kit, whatever role you have in the team.

Whether you're the CEO, part of our admin team, a behaviour support practitioner just getting started, or a seasoned clinician. 

The EL model aligns and compliments our values of person centred, strengths approach that we already use in our work with families and clients. You will be able to integrate this easily into your daily routines within your current and any future work scope.

What assignments can I expect in ELU?

Assignments are generally quick to complete and relate to your role. Assignments are submitted online and marked by Kevin Crenshaw, author of Neverboss and creator of ELU. 

What will coaching look like?

Coaching sessions will be open and respectful. During each session we'll apply the ELU learning content to questions and problems that relate to our zones. We'll try to connect the dots between tools, principles and scope of our work. 

When will coaching sessions take place?

Weekly on Monday 9-10am EST and Wednesday 9-10am EST. Choose which day you'll participate and join for nine sessions. 

How long will it take to complete ELU?

Learning is self paced and coaching sessions are available on a weekly basis. How quickly you do this course is up to you.
The recommended pace is to work trough the assignments and attend weekly coaching, which should take you approximately 3 months to complete.

Who can I ask for more information?

Feel free to get in touch with our L&D Team Leader and she'll be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.

We also recommend that you speak with your Team Leader about ELU when you review your Individual Learning and Development Plan (ILDP).
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