CARVER Leadership: Lessons from the Boardroom,War Room, and Locker Room
It’s time to elevate your decision-making, lead with purpose, and masterfully adapt to any environment – whether it’s in athletics, in the field, or around the boardroom table!
Dates
May 6-7, 2025
Time
Day One: 9am - 4pm (lunch included)
Day Two: 9am - 1pm
Location
The Algonquin Hotel, New York City
Fee
$1500 - Civilian
$1200 - Military/Government
Application Due
May 3, 2025
CERTIFICATION:
CARVER Leadership Certificate from the University of South Florida, plus digital badge for social media profile
Dates
May 6-7, 2025
Time
Day One: 9am - 4pm (lunch included)
Day Two: 9am - 1pm
Location
The Algonquin Hotel, New York City
Fee
$1500 - Civilian
$1200 - Military/Government
Application Due
May 29, 2025
CERTIFICATION:
CARVER Leadership Certificate from the University of South Florida, plus digital badge for social media profile
COURSE DESCRIPTION
CARVER Leadership combines decades of experience from basketball courts, overseas intelligence missions, and boardroom strategy sessions into a comprehensive guide to modern leadership.
As a senior leader, you are expected to be a role model who pushes boundaries and makes a positive impact on the team around you. But, how realistic are those expectations and why do some leaders succeed where others fall short?
For more than 70 years, the CARVER Methodology has empowered leaders and key decision makers with a framework that has enhanced their leadership, organizational, and operational skillsets. This course takes the best-of-the-best leadership lessons and delivers them to you as an interactive and entertaining formula. Â
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND OUTCOMES
The CARVER Leadership curriculum is built around three core pillars: leading people, leading organizations, and leading global systems. As a student in this course, you will develop the skills to:
LEAD PEOPLE
- Strengthen your leadership abilities by deepening your understanding of how to influence and enhance organizational performance
- Improve communication and emotional intelligence to better motivate and lead high-performing teams and individuals
- Leverage your leadership power to inspire others and build strong, mutually beneficial relationships within your organization
LEAD ORGANIZATIONS
- Enhance your executive decision-making skills by developing the analytical CARVER approach to problem solving
- Master advanced negotiation, persuasion, and value-creation techniques to effectively execute your strategy
- Utilize design thinking to solve business challenges, structure teams, and shape cultureÂ
LEAD GLOBAL SYSTEMS
- Tackle large-scale challenges by analyzing emerging threats and challenges
- Navigate complex global business and geopolitical issues with strategic insight and ethical responsibility
- Harness emerging technologies, including AI, to gain a competitive edge
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COURSE MATERIALS
 The course utilizes the following teaching materials:
- Lecture and "chalk talk"
- Case Studies
- Multi-media presentations
- Group brainstorming "white board" exercises
- Practical tabletop/war gaming exercise
- Course handbook and training manual
COURSE SUMMARY
Module 1
Business Plans, Battle Plans, and Playbooks
Key lessons in teamwork, decision-making, and strategy from some of history's greatest business, sports, and military leaders.
Module 2
CARVER Leadership Exercise
A practical introduction to the six tenants of CARVER leadership and why they matter.
Module 3
Competence
The "C" of CARVER leadership and starting point for discussion. Those who can't do, can't lead. Â
Module 4
Adaptability
Knowing when and how to maneuver is essential to leadership.
Module 5
Reliability
You can be the smartest person in the room but if others don't trust you, it's meaningless.Â
Module 6
Vision
All leaders must have in their mind's eye a direction for the future.Â
Module 7
EmpowermentÂ
No matter your talent, you must remember that it's not about you - it's about your team.Â
Module 8
Relationships
Leaders cannot operate in a vacuum and great accomplishments require strong relationships.Â
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Students who will benefit from this intensive course include: business leaders and executives, entrepreneurs, team managers, as well as military and law enforcement personnel.Â
PLEASEÂ NOTE - WHILE WE DO OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE ALL INTERESTED PARTICIPANTS, THE COURSE IS CAPPED AT 25 STUDENTS BASED UPON A FIRST COME BASIS.Â
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REVIEWS
Wow! Talk about a course that delivers a punch. I was hanging on every word of Bob's story, while Luke provided us with a common sense approach to dealing with difficult situations. My only complaint is that I wish the course were longer!"
- Garrick Plonczynski, Managing Partner, Critical Response Solutions
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Money well spent. Relevant and immediately applicable information delivered by two ultimate professionals."
- Robert Bradshaw, CEO, Central Asset ManagementÂ
Watch Bob Delaney discuss leadership resiliency in this 5-minute video titled "In My Father's Footsteps"
PROGRAM FORMAT
Teaching Team
All our executive education programs are developed and taught by a team of widely recognized faculty. Many are skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
Luke Bencie
Luke Bencie has spent over two decades working within the US Intelligence Community, traveling to over 130 countries as an intelligence professional and as a certified CIA training instructor. The author of seven books on security and intelligence, he began his career as a technical operations officer at the CIA, where he was assigned to the Office of Special Activities and served as a liaison to the US Department of State’s Foreign Emergency Support Team. He later worked for Raytheon Company in the Intelligence and Information Systems Division.
Bob Delaney
BOB DELANEY’s riveting life story has been told by HBO’s Real Sports, ESPN and ABC, in dozens of newspaper and magazine articles throughout the United States and Europe and now in his critically acclaimed book, Covert: My Years Infiltrating the Mob.
Delaney has risen to the top of two elite organizations – in law enforcement as a highly decorated Trooper with the New Jersey State Police, and as one of the National Basketball Association’s most respected referees and most recently as NBA Vice President Director of Officials. His NBA referee career began his career in 1987 ( more than 1,700 regular season games, 200 playoff contests and nine Finals. Delaney worked the 1998 and 2011 All-Star Games, and the 1994 Opening NBA Games in Yokohama, Japan and the 2010 NBA China games. He received the prestigious Gold Whistle Award from the National Association of Sports Officials in 2003.
Delaney has made a major contribution away from the game as well. He testified before the United States Senate on Organized Crime in 1981 detailing his perilous 3-year undercover for the Jersey State Police – putting his life on the line for nearly three years infiltrating the Genovese and Bruno Crime Families.
Earn Your CARVER Leadership Certificate from USF
Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate of completion from the University of South Florida's Office of Corporate Training and Professional Education. Additionally, students will be provided with a digital badge that they can include on the LinkedIn and other social media profiles, validating their achievement. Â
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We Guarantee Our Training
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We are so sure that you will enjoy your experience with our products and services that we have proudly offered all of our clients a 30-day, full money back, guarantee on all our training courses since we opened the business in 2010. If you are not completely satisfied with you purchase, send us an email and we will refund your money. Now, you have no reason not to try our services.
Contact SMI with any Questions about CARVER Training.
We'll be in touch as soon as possible to learn more about how we can help your organization adopt the CARVER Methodology.
