FOUNDATIONS OF STUDENT LEADERSHIP · FOR HIGH SCHOOLS
Who Let the Dogs Lead?
Discover your leadership DNA.
An interactive 8-session course for high school students built around Jim’s book Who Let the Dogs Lead? Leadership Lessons from the Pack. Through the story of nine dogs facing a crisis, students learn that leadership is behavior, not a title — and that the strongest teams blend diverse styles rather than crowning a single top dog.
WHY THIS COURSE WORKS
A Story Arc, Not a Workbook
Most leadership programs hand students a binder. This one hands them a pack — the nine dogs of the Barking Dog Pound — and follows them from crisis to collaboration across eight 60-minute sessions. The lessons come through the story, not in spite of it.
Across the eight sessions, students build skills in integrity, listening, teamwork, leading under pressure, and casting vision — anchored by reflection journals and hands-on activities students remember long after the last session.
INSIDE THE COURSE
Eight Sessions. One Pack. Real Skills.
Format
- 8 sessions, 60 minutes each
- Classroom, cohort, or club setting
- Reflection journals throughout
- Built around the book Who Let the Dogs Lead? Leadership Lessons from the Pack
- Turnkey curriculum for faculty and coaches — minimal prep required
Hands-On Activities
- Values Auction — what students will trade for, and what they won’t
- Listening Lab — listening as a leadership skill, practiced live
- Complaint-to-Checklist Workshop — turning frustration into ownership
- Vision Casting — articulating where the team is going and why
DESIGNED FOR
Built for the Schools and Programs Shaping Tomorrow’s Leaders
- High school students (grades 9–12) in classroom or cohort settings
- Student leadership programs, ASB, and senior advisory groups
- Athletic captains, club officers, and emerging team leaders
- Faith-based and character-education programs
- Faculty and coaches looking for a turnkey leadership curriculum
WHAT STUDENTS WALK AWAY WITH
Growth Over Grades.
Which Dog Are You?
A completed leadership assessment identifying each student’s primary, secondary, and tertiary styles — their unique mix of leadership DNA and the styles they can grow into.
A Signed Action Plan
A personal leadership action plan applied to school, athletics, family, community, and faith — signed by the student, owned by the student.
THE SOURCE TEXT