Admired Leadership^®

Is it more important for the leader to admire the team or for the team to admire the leader? Most leaders aspire to be admired by their team, and for good reasons. The best leaders in the world take a different view. 

Results and Followership

When leaders openly admire their people, they do their best work and reach their highest potential. Their people go the extra mile to prove they’re worthy of that admiration. This uncommon view is held by the leaders our earliest clients called “admired.” Admired Leaders thrive in a rare intersection that enables both extraordinary results and deep, loyal followership.

What is Admired Leadership^®?

At its core, Admired Leadership focuses on the behaviors and routines of the most effective leaders. Based on decades of research studying over 12,000 leaders, Admired Leadership aims to identify what exceptional leaders share in common rather than explaining leadership through personality traits, styles, or other individual differences – all of which are necessary, but not sufficient to propel leaders towards excellence.

Exhaustive interviews with leaders’ colleagues, families, and friends prove outstanding leadership depends less on what a leader knows or thinks, and more on what they consistently do. Admired Leadership provides the only major leadership framework with this view, consisting of a repertoire of hundreds of universally effective behaviors that encourage loyal followership and exceptional results.

Practical, actionable, and surprisingly simple

The critical insight? Admired Leader behaviors provide how-to ways to lead in everyday situations that anyone can learn and master. They’re practical, actionable, and can be surprisingly simple. But don’t let that distract you — these behavioral routines are powerful precisely because they represent the distilled wisdom of leadership.

To dig deeper, we invite you to explore the foundations of Admired Leadership here.

Experiences

June 23-25, 2027

Admired Leadership Institute^® in Lake Como, Italy

Discover the Admired Leadership Institute^®, a meticulously designed three-day experience in Italy, for senior leaders. Castello di Casiglio — a 15th-century castle set in the hills above Lake Como — offers one of Europe’s most quietly distinguished settings as a backdrop for an unforgettable leadership experience: rigorous learning, meaningful peer dialogue, and rich cultural experiences — all designed to equip leaders to raise their standard of performance.

September 2-October 21, 2026

The Anatomy of an Advisory Relationship: A Relationship Masterclass for Successful Leaders

An 8-Week Short Course from Admired Leadership^®. The most effective advisors aren’t just technically excellent – they are trusted. This program teaches the specific behaviors and routines that transform professionals into advisors that leaders, clients, and stakeholders genuinely rely on.

February 7-10, 2027

Admired Leadership Institute^® in Napa

The Admired Leadership Institute combines four days of leadership learning with activities that embrace multiple wine experiences found in Napa.