About The Courageous Leadership Consortium

Since the 1970s, Lois and Arn Hart have sought ways to improve the status of women. They have supported research on moving women into leadership roles and gender relationships Published books include the best selling Moving Up! Women and Leadership and The Sexes at Work. In 1997, they funded the charter Women’s Leadership Institute and Lois served as its Executive Director.

To futher the leadership development of women, in 2005 they founded and funded The Courageous Leadership Consortium, a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization.

Our Vision

The Courageous Leadership Consortium’s vision is to identify, create, and then disseminate innovative leadership models and educational resources to develop women leaders.

Our Mission

• Identification and creation of models and resources for leadership development including assessments, books, computer based training, and newsletters.

• Outreach through the Internet and direct contact with those involved in leadership development for women.

• Dissemination of information about innovative and tested models and educational materials through the Courageous Leadership Consortium website, with links to other relevant sites. Organizations wanting to enhance their leadership development resources for women will benefit from this information.

• Establishment of a consortium of professionals who are involved in creating, administering and evaluating leadership development resources and programs. Members will share their successes and challenges, contribute articles and resources to the Courageous Leadership Consortium website, and attend Courageous Leadership Consortium Summits.

• Replication of women’s leadership programs (including the Women’s Leadership Institute) in multiple US sites resulting in women leaders who effectively lead corporations and non-profit organizations.

Lois B. Hart, Ed.D.
President

Lois B. Hart, Ed.D.is the Founder and past Executive Director of the Women's Leadership Institute program in Denver, Colorado. This unique, yearlong program of mentoring, coaching and training executive women has advanced women into higher levels of leadership in their companies and communities. The legacy of WLI and the WLI alumni inspires the next generation to carry on the valuable work she has undertaken.

In 2005, she formed the Courageous Leadership Consortium that identifies, develops and disseminates innovative designs and materials to advance women leaders in other parts of the United States.

Lois has over 33 years of training, organizational consulting, speaking, coaching and public education experience. As President of Leadership Dynamics, she offered workshops, speeches, individual coaching, facilitation, organizational consulting and professional books and tapes. She has worked with many professionals who want to be effective leaders, facilitators and trainers.  Mentoring is a source of joy to Lois.

Lois is a lifetime membership of The American Society of Training and
Development— Rocky Mt. Chapter who gave Lois this gift for her numerous contributions to the association.

In 2002, the Colorado Women’s Leadership Coalition named Lois the “Colorado Woman Leader of Excellence”.

Dr. Hart earned her BS from the University of Rochester, her MS from Syracuse University and her Ed.D. from the University of Massachusetts. She studied organizational behavior and leadership development with Dr. Ken Blanchard and continues to have a relationship with him.

• Lois has written 23 books and tapes including: 50 Activities for Developing Leaders Vol. I and Vol. II (coauthored with Dr. Charlotte Waisman
• Moving Up! Women and Leadership
• The Sexes at Work-Improving Work Relationships Between Men and Women- (audiotapes and instructor's manual-with Dr. David Dalke)
• Faultless Facilitation-A Resource Guide and Instructor's Manual
• Learning From Conflict
• Training Methods That Work
• A Conference and Workshop Planner's Manual
• Connections: Five Contact Points with Participants, Saying Hello: Getting Your Group Started, and Saying Good-bye: Ending a Group Experience.

Lois's energy, creativity, persistence and drive motivate others to achieve their highest success and turn their visions into reality.

Dr. Lois B. Hart                                
481 Claffey Drive Polson MT 59860         
406-250-9860                                  
hart@montanasky.com