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.
No tests. No GPAs. Just transformation.
THE SOURCE TEXT
Built on Jim’s Book
Who Let the Dogs Lead? Leadership Lessons from the Pack is the foundation of this curriculum. Students follow nine dogs of the Barking Dog Pound through a real story arc — from crisis to collaboration — while building real leadership skills along the way.
Bring Who Let the Dogs Lead? to Your School
Tell us about your students, your calendar, and what you want them to walk away with. We’ll work with you to fit the eight sessions into your context.