STAGE 1
Direction Void
No direction anyone could state. Often not an absence of intent, but an absence of a chosen, stated one. It starts in a person before it shows up in a company.
A PEOPLE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM™ COURSE
Direction Optimization Implementation Course
A five-stage roadmap for moving your organization from a direction that exists on paper to one that operates in the week.
Thirty recorded lessons that walk your organization through the five stages of the Direction Optimization Implementation Guide. Cindy teaches, Wes tells the stories, and every lesson ends with one thing to go and do. Stage One is open now; the later stages are added as they're released.
Founding price: use code FOUNDING100 at checkout for $100 off, through January 31.
Most organizations have a direction on paper. Very few operate by it.
There's a statement somewhere, and people can mostly repeat it. Ask what it changed about anyone's Tuesday, and the room goes quiet. That isn't a character flaw. Nobody ever showed the organization how to move a direction from the page into the week.
This course does that, one stage at a time, at the pace a real organization can carry while it keeps doing its work.
Five stages. One lesson set for each.
Direction is one of five pillars in the People Optimization System™: Direction, Values, Leadership, Growth and Experience. The course follows the Direction Optimization Implementation Guide stage by stage. Start where your organization is, not where you wish it were.
STAGE 2
Stated Direction
A statement exists and was never translated. It has been transmitted to everybody and connected to nobody's actual seat.
STAGE 3
Direction Avoidance
People have quietly stopped investing, and they are usually right to have. A credibility problem wearing the costume of resistance.
STAGE 4
Direction Disconnect
Genuinely lived, in pockets, without the cross-team consistency that produces the full benefit. Real enough to see and fragile enough to lose.
STAGE 5
Direction in Motion
It survives the absence of the person who set it. Not a trophy: a rhythm, and one that can still stop.
How the course works
1
Cindy teaches
Each lesson runs about 10 minutes. Cindy carries the instruction. Wes brings the stories: real organizations where direction held, and where it didn't.
2
You do one thing
Every lesson ends with a single assignment, and every lesson carries its own printables from the Guide, labeled with the same code you'll see on the page.
3
A Stage Check closes each stage
Before you move on, a short Stage Check tells you whether the stage is actually done, or only feels done.
Built to be worked, not just watched. The lessons take an afternoon or two to watch. The work they set up runs stage by stage, at the pace your organization can carry.
What's included
- All 30 recorded lessons, with captions
- Every printable the Guide points to, attached at the lesson that uses it
- Five Stage Checks, one to close each stage
- The complete Implementation Guide as a flipbook you can read right inside the course
- Access for as long as the course is offered, on the web or in the LATNL Leadership Guide app (App Store · Google Play)
Choose how you want to start
One seat
$397
- Everything listed above, for one person
- Add a 60-minute implementation session with Wes or Cindy at checkout for $249. You pick who, and book it once you're in.
- Founding price: code FOUNDING100 takes $100 off through January 31
Your team
From $280 a seat
- Team of 5: $1,595 ($319 a seat, 20% off)
- Team of 10: $2,795 ($280 a seat, 30% off)
- 11 or more: we'll quote it
- We invoice your organization and enroll each person for you
Full refund within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven't gone past Stage One. The implementation session is refundable until it takes place. Team seats can't be refunded once they're activated, but a seat can be moved once to another person. See the Terms of Use and Purchase.
Working with us on site? Course access is already part of your engagement.
Questions leaders ask
Do I need the book?
No. The complete Implementation Guide is in the course as a flipbook. If you'd like a paperback to write in, it's on Amazon, but the course doesn't require it.
If I have the Guide, what does the course add?
The Guide stands on its own, and nothing in it is held back for the course. What the lessons add is the medium: Cindy walking you through it, Wes's stories, and a clear next step at the end of each lesson.
Where should we start?
Where your organization actually is. A free assessment will tell you.
Already know direction is the gap? Find your stage in about ten minutes:
Take the free Direction Optimization Assessment »
Not sure direction is the right place to start? See which of the five pillars is costing you the most:
Take the free People Optimization System Assessment »
You can also start at Stage One and work forward.
How long will it take?
The lessons take an afternoon or two to watch. The implementation they set up runs stage by stage at your organization's pace, and Stage One alone is built to take two to four weeks.
How long do I have access?
For as long as the course is offered.
Does it carry SHRM or HRCI credit?
No. This course is built for implementation rather than certification credit.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, a full refund within 14 days of purchase, as long as you haven't gone past Stage One.
Who do I contact with questions?
Email us at admin@dove-development.net.
What you do with it after the lessons is what turns it into an advantage.
The Direction Optimization Implementation Course is part of the People Optimization System™, delivered by Dove Development & Consulting. Wes and Cindy Dove have been developing leaders together since 2015.
Want us to lead this inside your organization? We also deliver Direction Optimization on-site, with you and your leadership team. See on-site implementation »