The Ladder of Alignment

The Ladder of Alignment is a leadership development course designed to help leaders establish organizational clarity and unity, fostering critical team alignment. Through interactive modules, real-world scenarios, and actionable exercises, you’ll learn how to eliminate silos, resolve competing priorities, and drive results through team alignment—not conflict.

Coming August 2025

Length:

1.25 Hours

Language:

English

Categories:

Courses

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Ladder of Alignment is a leadership development course designed to help leaders establish organizational clarity and unity, fostering critical team alignment. Through interactive modules, real-world scenarios, and actionable exercises, you’ll learn how to eliminate silos, resolve competing priorities, and drive results through team alignment—not conflict.

This course is structured into three practical modules:

Define the Levels in the Ladder of Alignment: Understand the hierarchy: Vision, Mission, Values, Strategy, Priorities, Goals, KPIs, and Tactics.
Apply Techniques to Find Team Alignment: Use questions and perspective shifts to uncover shared objectives.
Create Strong Team Alignment: Reinforce team alignment continuously so competing agendas become unified actions.

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify the root causes of misalignment within your organization.
Apply the Ladder of Alignment to unify departments and stakeholders, ensuring strong team alignment.
Communicate effectively up, down, and across the chain to prevent conflict.

INSTRUCTORS

Dave Berke Chief Development Officer

Dave Berke is a retired US Marine Corps Officer, TOPGUN Instructor, and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Development Officer. As a F/A-18 pilot, he deployed twice from the USS John C Stennis in support of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He spent three years as an Instructor Pilot at TOPGUN where he served as the Training Officer, the senior staff pilot responsible for the conduct of the TOPGUN course.

Jocko Willink Co-Founder & CEO

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, Dichotomy of Leadership, host of the top-rated Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer, leadership instructor, speaker and strategic advisor.

Create Clarity And Unity Using The Ladder Of Alignment

What if you could identify misalignment and ensure team alignment early, and fix it before it costs you success?

That’s exactly what the Ladder of Alignment framework does.

In this course, Jocko and Dave break down the Extreme Ownership Ladder of Alignment—a practical tool that shows leaders how to:

Create clarity and understanding at every level of the organization.
Find common ground even when starting points and tactics differ.
Reinforce team alignment over time so your team moves as one.

This isn’t theory. It’s a field-tested approach used by leaders who know what’s at stake when alignment is missing.

Key Principles

Extreme Ownership: Team alignment begins with leadership taking ownership of clarity and communication.
Simplify the Mission: The clearer the mission, the easier it is to achieve team alignment.
Perspective is Power: When you understand others’ agendas, you can find common ground.

Questions Create Clarity: Asking the right questions reveals hidden alignment.

BENEFITS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Investing in leadership development is an investment in your career and your team's success. By learning and implementing the principles of Extreme Ownership, you'll experience:

Increased team cohesion
and performance

Improved decision-making and
problem-solving abilities

Stronger leadership presence
and influence

Boosted confidence and
career advancement

“Echelon Front has taught my organization how to break down silos between hospitals, departments, and service lines. The culture change of starting to see ourselves as one big team versus many small teams competing with one another is helping us fulfill our mission of providing high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care."
Derek Feuquay, Chief Medical Officer, Northern Arizona Healthcare.

Complete Leadership Training Program

The Implementation Program provides you and your team with the resources to delve into the principles of Extreme Ownership or Dichotomy of Leadership together.

Each concept is covered monthly (or at your own pace) and includes:

Chapter Reading: Read (or listen to) the original text from the authors explaining each topic.
Course Modules: In-depth exploration of each leadership principles through detailed video content
Workbook Exercises: Practical, personal application of learned concepts.
Team Meetings: Expertly crafted Discussion Guides allow anyone from your team to facilitate conversations around each topic.
Immediate Action Drills: Reinforcement of learning through real-world scenarios.

By participating in this program, you'll gain the tools and resources necessary to:

Create a Collaborative Work Environment: Diagnose and address key relationship gaps that are preventing your teams from functioning at the highest level.
Navigate Challenging Conversations: Master the art of having difficult conversations in a respectful and productive manner.
Create a Resilient Culture: We teach leaders how to build a culture of resilience that can weather any storm and bounce back from setbacks.
Drive Results: Develop the skills to effectively motivate and inspire your team to achieve ambitious goals.

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