GDD Foundation
Delivered by the Lowisz Leadership Institute. Built from 30+ years of executive leadership experience across mid-market companies and community banks.
Under pressure, leaders revert. They rescue. They control. They tolerate drift.
GDD Foundation installs the identity and behavioral discipline that prevents reversion before it shapes culture.
6 sessions. Applied immediately. No theory. No motivation. Behavioral installation under real conditions.
If nothing changes Monday, nothing changed.
25 Seats Max
per cohort
This program reinforces the Guide, Don't Drive™ Leadership Operating System.
6
Focused Sessions
500+
Leaders Installed
95%
Completion Rate
2 hrs
Per Session
Upcoming Cohorts
6 sessions delivered bi-weekly. Each cohort is capped at 25 participants.
Who This Is For
GDD Foundation is built for leaders who recognize that their default under pressure is costing them outcomes. This is not theory. It is behavioral installation.
Leaders who default to rescuing when pressure hits
Managers who carry more than they should because no one else will
Executives who have been through programs that felt good but changed nothing on Monday
Leaders who want a system that governs behavior under real conditions, not a collection of tips
Anyone who leads people and recognizes that their default under pressure is costing them outcomes
Not For
Leaders looking for motivational energy
People who are not currently applying leadership in real situations
Those unwilling to examine their own behavior under stress
What Gets Installed
Level 3 Questions
The GDD discipline of Level 3 Questions: asking before answering under pressure
For vs From
The GDD discipline of For vs From: intent awareness before action
Drift Response
The GDD discipline of Drift Response: structured correction of behavioral deviation
Operating Sequence
The constitutional operating sequence: Identity, Behavior, Tolerance, Standards, Performance
Leader Under Pressure
The Leader Under Pressure Protocol: your personal stress pattern and replacement behavior
Know to Grow
The GDD discipline of Know to Grow: decision ownership that eliminates escalation drift
Standards Over Activity
The GDD discipline of Standards Over Activity: trust and enforcement held simultaneously
Behavioral Governance That Holds Under Pressure
GDD Foundation does not teach theory. It installs behaviors that hold when conditions are difficult, timelines compress, and people revert to old patterns. Every session ends with application that begins the following week.
Your Progression
What Changes After 6 Sessions
By Session 2
The rescue pattern is identified. You recognize when urgency tempts control. The GDD discipline of Level 3 Questions is installed. Intent awareness begins.
By Session 4
Your default under stress is mapped. Reversion patterns are visible. The operating sequence is understood. You stop misdiagnosing symptoms as strategy problems.
By Session 6
Standards are locked through disciplined enforcement. Drift is caught early using Drift Response. Decision ownership is distributed through Know to Grow. Trust and enforcement coexist through Standards Over Activity.
Most leadership programs ask leaders to change. GDD Foundation installs a system that governs behavior under pressure so change is not optional.
6 sessions. Applied immediately. No theory.
Session Overview
6 sessions delivered bi-weekly. Each session installs one discipline. Application between sessions is required.
Guide vs Drive Under Pressure
Interrupt instinctive control and replace rescue with disciplined guiding.
For vs From
Separate ego-driven reaction from development-centered leadership.
The GDD Operating Sequence
Master the constitutional operating logic that governs results.
Identity Under Stress
Map your reversion patterns before they shape culture.
Decision Ownership Discipline
Stop escalation drift and build distributed authority.
Trust with Standards
Enforce boundaries calmly without emotional escalation.
Investment and Enrollment
GDD Foundations is limited to 25 participants per cohort to preserve depth, accountability, and behavioral rigor.
GDD Foundations (6 Sessions)
$1,495
$249 per session (save $281 vs individual)
- 6 live executive sessions
- Applied Identity and Pressure Discipline
- Mandatory implementation between sessions
- Cohort-based accountability
- Eligibility to continue into GDD Leadership Discipline
Corporate invoice available upon request.
Enroll NowPrefer to Begin With One Session?
Individual sessions are available at $295 per session.
Single-session enrollment is ideal for targeted correction. GDD Foundations is designed for full behavioral installation.
Corporate invoice available upon request.
View SessionsThe GDD Pathway
Foundation is the entry point. Each level builds on the previous one. There are no shortcuts.
GDD Foundation (6)
Stabilize identity and behavior under pressure. The entry point for all GDD deployment.
GDD Leadership Discipline (12)
Install behavioral governance across your sphere of influence. 12 sessions. Requires Foundation completion.
The Operating Sequence
How GDD Works
GDD follows a non-negotiable sequence. You cannot skip steps. Each stage builds the foundation for the next. This is the same logic used in every GDD installation, from individual leaders to enterprise-wide deployments.
Identity
Define who the leader is under pressure. Before behavior can change, the leader must understand their default pattern.
Behavior
Replace reactive patterns with disciplined responses. Specific behaviors are installed and practiced under real conditions.
Influence
Extend behavioral discipline to how leaders develop others. Decision ownership and capacity are distributed deliberately.
Culture
Behaviors become the norm. Leadership consistency scales beyond individual effort through shared standards and accountability.
Outcomes
Performance stabilizes because it is governed by system, not personality. Results become less dependent on who is in the room.
What Leaders Experience
Real outcomes from leaders who completed GDD programs. No names, no hype, just what changed.
“I stopped solving every problem myself. My direct reports started owning decisions I used to make for them. It took about three sessions before I noticed the shift.”
CEO, Midwest Community Bank
Financial Services
Context
Participated in GDD Foundation after recognizing a pattern of over-involvement in branch-level decisions.
What Changed
Reduced executive escalations. Leadership team began resolving issues without waiting for CEO input.
Free Assessment
Know Your Leadership Default Under Pressure
The GuideType Assessment maps how you lead when conditions are difficult. It identifies your default pattern, where it helps, and where it costs you. Your results will be referenced throughout any GDD program you join.
10 min
to complete
Free
no cost, no login required
Instant
results delivered immediately
Compare Your Options
Each level of the operating system builds on the one before it. Choose the scope that matches where you are.
Foundation (6)
Identity Discipline
Leadership Discipline (12)
Behavioral Governance
Enterprise Installation (24)
Organizational Scale
Sessions
6
12
24
Phases
1 (Identity Discipline)
2 (Identity + Behavioral)
4 (Identity through Scale)
Duration
12 weeks
24 weeks
48 weeks
Cadence
Every 2 weeks
Every 2 weeks
Every 2 weeks
Guide vs Drive identity shift
For vs From intent discipline
Define Winning clarity
Pressure map and reversion triggers
Decision ownership boundaries
Observable leadership standards
Tolerance governance
MMI cadence installation
Drift detection and recovery
Early signal response
Tradeoff discipline
Cross-team alignment
Organizational governance
Department-level standards
Cascading accountability systems
Operator certification path
Prerequisite
None
Foundation recommended
Leadership Discipline completion
Pricing
$1,495
$2,795
Scope-based
Enrollment
Open application
Open application
Strategy call required
Foundation (6)
Identity Discipline - 6 sessions
$1,495
- Guide vs Drive identity shift
- For vs From intent discipline
- Define Winning clarity
- Pressure map and reversion triggers
- Decision ownership boundaries
Leadership Discipline (12)
Behavioral Governance - 12 sessions
$2,795
- Guide vs Drive identity shift
- For vs From intent discipline
- Define Winning clarity
- Pressure map and reversion triggers
- Decision ownership boundaries
- Observable leadership standards
- Tolerance governance
- MMI cadence installation
- Drift detection and recovery
- Early signal response
- Tradeoff discipline
Enterprise Installation (24)
Organizational Scale - 24 sessions
Scope-based pricing
- Guide vs Drive identity shift
- For vs From intent discipline
- Define Winning clarity
- Pressure map and reversion triggers
- Decision ownership boundaries
- Observable leadership standards
- Tolerance governance
- MMI cadence installation
- Drift detection and recovery
- Early signal response
- Tradeoff discipline
- Cross-team alignment
- Organizational governance
- Department-level standards
- Cascading accountability systems
- Operator certification path
Frequently Asked Questions
If nothing changes Monday, nothing changed.
GDD Foundation installs the identity and behavioral discipline that holds under pressure. 6 sessions. Applied immediately. The next cohort is open.