Free Resources
Free Resources
7 Life Skills Students Need to Succeed
A Collection of Image-Based Exercises to Help Your Students Prepare for the Real World
If you’re like most of our readers, you’re committed to preparing the emerging generation for real-life opportunities and challenges. But the truth is, you struggle with finding an effective way to instill the leadership and life skills that make this possible. That’s exactly why we created our new ebook, 7 Life Skills Students Needs to Succeed.
The Case for Social & Emotional Learning
How New Research Can Save Your Overwhelmed Students
One problem at many campuses across the country is educators have become one-dimensional in what we measure: academic performance. As a result of this singular focus, the anxiety levels of students are increasing while they are in school trying to achieve academic success and after graduation when they leave feeling unprepared for real life.
To help with this issue, we’ve curated months of research to create this eBook called The Case for Social & Emotional Learning. It was created to help you understand the research behind what Social & Emotional Learning is, why it is important, and how to practically develop those skills in the students at your school.
Stressed Out
Five Research-Based Methods to Help Teens Beat Stress and Anxiety
According to a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, researcher Dr. Michael Leahy found "that anxiety has increased so much that typical schoolchildren during the 1980's reported more anxiety than child psychiatric patients did during the 1950's." Research from Dr. Jean Twenge released in 2017 found that there has been a sharp rise in anxiety over the last five years. Today, the Center for Disease Control tells us that about one in five teens will experience an anxiety attack or some other mental health disorder.
To help address this issue, we’ve curated months of research to create this eBook entitled Stressed Out. In essence, we want to give adults practical ways to help teens overcome stress and anxiety.
Course Corrections:
Two Narratives for Generation Z
We must change the way we see this digital generation. In order to help adults shift their current perspective on today's teens and young adults, we’ve curated years of research into this eBook called Course Corrections: Two Narratives for Generation Z.
Additionally, this eBook is one of the chapters in Tim Elmore and Andrew McPeak's new book - Generation Z Unfiltered. To learn more about this new book, you can visit GenerationZUnfiltered.com.
Leading the Next Generation with Tim Elmore Podcast
CEO of Growing Leaders, Dr. Tim Elmore shares practical advice on leading the next generation. With special guests such as John C. Maxwell, Dan Pink and Carol Dweck, listeners will get a fresh perspective and tips on how to best connect with today’s young adults. Episodes include conversations on leadership, education, athletics, parenting, and more as we aim to equip you to lead the next generation.
Gray Areas
The Ethical Challenge of a New Generation with Smart Technology
Ethics and morality have been controversial subjects for more than fifty years. Each year the latest technology introduces us to opportunities that spark expanding ethical “gray areas,” especially for the next generation. Now, research from the University of Notre Dame says, “approximately two in every three young adults, ages 18-24, no longer believe there is an absolute right and wrong.” The reality is that in today's world there is less black and white and instead many shades of gray.
To help address this challenge, we’ve created this free eBook. In essence, we want to give adults practical ways to help today's teens and young adults clearly define what ethics and values they want to live by.
The Secret Behind
Successful Leader Development
If you as a leader are wondering why events aren’t enough to develop leadership skills in students—Dr. Tim Elmore answers this question directly by providing the secret behind successful leader development. Often times, schools and organizations initiate a strong, catalytic event to spark a change in students, but are disappointed when they see students losing the motivation to continue the leadership development process.
That's why we’ve put together a guide to give adults practical ways to develop student leaders in this eBook entitled The Secret Behind Successful Leader Development.
Evaluate Your School Culture
As a leader, it's important to occasionally stop and evaluate your leadership and your school's culture. That’s why we put together a free assessment to help you better understand what you need to do to develop a healthy school culture. This assessment was designed to be done individually and for you to analyze your results and then determine where the areas you need to improve in.
The "New School" Coach
How to Understand & Connect with Today's Athlete
If you’ve worked with young athletes over the last 15 years, chances are you’ve seen a change in the way they think, talk, or act. We believe the changes taking place in the 21st century require us to revise the way we coach today’s athletes. We need a “new school” coach who understands the language of today’s generation.
Managing the Toughest Generation
We want to help business leaders and employers bridge the generational diversity chasm by learning how to leverage and maximize the strengths of each team member, especially those newly entering the workforce.
We think this eBook can help.
In Other Words
In this free eBook, we share the research behind teaching and learning through images.
Activities for Building Character & Discipline
Explore Growing Leaders' collection of exciting activities that help your teen or student learn the importance of character and self-discipline.
Activities for Building Communication Skills
Explore Growing Leaders' collection of activities that help your teen or student build better communication skills, both at home and at school.
Activities for Building Courage & Risk-Taking Skills
Explore Growing Leaders' collection of activities that help your teen or student learn about courage and the importance of risk-taking skills.
Leadership Development Cycle
Discover Dr. Tim Elmore's proven process to develop leaders in the next generation.