What are the Results?

 

The Leader in Me process is now being implemented in over 1000 schools worldwide. Schools are consistently reporting:

• Increases in students’ self-confidence, teamwork, initiative, creativity, leadership, problem-solving, communication, diversity awareness and academic performance
• Improved school culture
• Dramatic decreases in disciplinary issues
• Increased teacher pride and engagement
• Greater parent satisfaction and involvement

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OVERVIEWS

Download	Promising Results A summary article describing the impacts The Leader in Me is having on schools across the globe.
Download	Impact Praise for The Leader in Me Statements from more than 50 administrators, teachers, parents, and business leaders giving direct accounts of the impacts they are seeing from The Leader in Me at their schools.

LEADER IN ME STUDIES & ARTICLES

Download	Johns Hopkins University Case Studies Researchers from Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Research and Reform in Education provide coast-to-coast case studies of two The Leader in Me schools and the associated impacts.
Download	Joseph Welsh Elementary, Alberta, Canada Joseph Welsh Elementary in Red Deer has been implementing The Leader in Me since 2007. This case study reports the impact of that process on discipline, academic performance, and school climate. Findings include a 68% reduction in discipline problems; 100% of students achieving "acceptable standard" on English proficiency tests; and a reduction of the number of students not performing math at an acceptable level from 12% before The Leader in Me to 2% in 2010.
Download	Harry Wong Writes About Staten Island School When The Staten Island School of Civic Leadership opened its doors, it used The Leader in Me and 7 Habits as a foundational philosophy. Three years later is was named New York City’s top school, as measured by The Department of Education’s Progress Report. Read what renowned educational thought leader, Harry Wong, has to say about his visit to the school.
Download	John C. Fremont Elementary Despite its ethnically diverse, low-income community, Fremont Elementary came in number one in its district (out of 70 schools) on several measures evaluated by a federal team of "auditors." Students were found to start working more quickly, stay on task longer, and more quickly find meaningful things to do after assignments were completed than students in other schools in the district. Disciplinary referrals were down 60%, while reading, math, and science scores were well ahead of previous years. The federal evaluation team credited The Leader in Me and the 7 Habits for many of these results.
Download	New York Pre-Kindergarten Dissertation A condensed summary of doctoral candidate Loreta Andersen’s dissertation at St. John’s University in New York. It reports the effects of formal leadership lessons (based on the 7 Habits) and how they improved the positive social-leadership skills of pre-kindergarten students at a Leader in Me school. To download full dissertation, click here.
Download	University of Rochester Literature Review Researchers from the Warner School of Education at the University of Rochester summarize research literature regarding systemic reform and social and emotional learning and their connections to The Leader in Me process.
Download	University of Rochester Annotated Bibliography University researchers identify 34 books, articles, and research studies that support the theoretical foundations of various Leader in Me concepts and approaches.
Download	Quincy, Illinois Schools (Preliminary Report) Some public schools in Quincy, Illinois have “fully” implemented The Leader in Me, while others have "moderately" implemented the process. Full implementers show statistically significant greater improvements in reading and math scores over moderate implementers.
Download	Thought Leaders in Education and TLIM Extensive collection of books related to The Leader in Me concepts with abbreviated summaries, assembled by FranklinCovey’s Judy Yauch.
Download	Lighthouse Schools Outcomes from a survey of 12 Leader in Me “Lighthouse Schools.” These are schools that have completed the full implementation process and have been designated as model schools.

RELATED STUDIES & ARTICLES

Download	University of Florida Camp Gator Drs. Matt Ohlson and Jeffrey Dow describe the successes of their mentoring program. Working with college athletes, teaching them the 7 Habits and other leadership skills, and using them as mentors to K-12 school has ignited some impressive results.
Download	Culture Change at Shutoku High School The principal of Shutoku High School in Tokyo, Japan wanted to change the school’s culture. Specifically, he wanted to create a culture of mutual cooperation and mutual sharing of knowledge and ideas. He used a Japanese version of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and produced strong results. This document contains testimonials from parents and students.
Download	California University of Pennsylvania In 1997, California University of Pennsylvania started a series of training sessions in FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits course on individual and organizational effectiveness. For her dissertation, a doctoral student at a nearby university studied the effects of the training on the faculty, staff, and students. She found statistically significant [p>.001] perceptions of positive change in behavior on all seven habits.
Download	Vision at a Puerto Rican University The Puerto Rican University system serves 36,000 students and includes several local campuses, some island outreach programs, a public television station and one university center on the U.S. mainland. To improve operational relationships between the main administration and the four autonomous ancillary institutions, the university system began training employees in The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. There is now an increased awareness of the value of principle-centered leadership throughout the university system.
Download	Independent School District, Texas This dynamic independent school district adopted The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in response to a performance review that indicated a deficit in parental trust toward district administrators. After implementing The 7 Habits, along with The 4 Roles of Leadership and The 4 Disciplines of Execution, student achievement scores increased, and parents now regard the district as the “district of choice” in the region.
Download	Dreaming Big in Guatemala After 36 years of civil war and a wrecked economy, Guatemala needed to find a way to recapture the optimism of its youth. Together with the Ministry of Education, FranklinCovey consultants taught 7 Habits to 2,500 school teachers in all public and private schools in the country. Eventually 1 million youth will be influenced by the principles embedded in the 7 Habits.
Download	Organizational Impact of the 7 Habits on Schools and Colleges Former professor of communication and current FranklinCovey consultant Susan Baile conducted a study involving 40 schools and colleges in the United States. After interviewing 140 teachers, administrators, and others, Baile concluded that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People training course produced positive organizational, not just personal, change. The positive value of the 7 Habits for the following organizational components was confirmed: 1. Workplace Satisfaction; 2. Communication Between Employees; 3. Teamwork; 4. Organizational Goal Focus; 5. Conflict Management/Collaboration; and 6. Organizational Resilience. This document, written in 2008, summarizes the Baile study, and adds additional context to the value of 7 Habits in the schools.
Download	InSights in Charlotte County Schools The 2,500 employees of Charlotte County Public Schools in Florida are spread over 21 campuses. Geographic distances and budget limitations make it difficult for employees to keep up to date on training initiatives, particularly the 7 Habits refresher courses the schools are provided. So, in 2010, the district adopted InSights online training to complement the live training already underway. This short, but "insightful" summary shows that Charlotte County was able to use online training to great effect.
Download	InSights at Lubbock Christian University Lubbock Christian University, a private university located in Lubbock, Texas, USA, uses InSights video-based trainings in graduate and undergraduate courses. See what Kathryn Crockett, co-executive director of the Leadership Center, says about InSights.
Download	The 7 Habits in Ecuador: Colegio Americano A private school (pre-school through high school) in Ecuador found itself lifted back to sustainability thanks to the 7 Habits.
Download	Klostermarksskolen, Denmark In 2008 teachers and students at Klostermarksskolen in Roskilde, Denmark, began training in the 7 Habits. This was the first school in Denmark to do so. This success story summarizes the purpose and the results of the training. 9th Grade students were the first to take the training, and other students are scheduled to do so in the future. The training has received positive evaluations from all participants.
Download	Reducing Juvenile Recidivism For several years, Judge Daniel B. Garrett of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, has been sentencing juvenile offenders in his courtroom to read and review with him Sean Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens. The result is that recidivism (repeat offences) rates in his courtroom are 2.5 times lower than the rest of Lancaster County and 3 times lower than some other areas of the state.