Welcome to the Authorized Practitioner Learning Library

A warm welcome to you. Our Learning Library is a place to explore our resources covering aspects of vertical development and beyond.

News

Watch our brand new series ‘Community Conversations’ with guest Tyler Zabrinskie.

Fallback…the good, the bad and the ugly! Watch our webinar with Valerie Livesay & Elaine Herdman-Barker.

MWV Coach Report

Power up your coaching conversations with MyWorldView’s latest feature – the free Coach Report!

MWV Sales Deck

Looking to use MyWorldView in your work with clients? Download our Sales Deck

MyWorldView now available in German!

We are delighted to announce a new offering… our new AP Community News section!

Community Voices

Authorized Practitioner Exclusive! Watch the third episode in our ‘Community Voices’ series where our host, Danny Morris, talks to our special guest, Tom Bell

Vertical OD

Interested in joining us for our upcoming Certification Program in Vertical OD? Watch the recording from our recent information session below!

AI Usage

How does GLA check if a user has used AI (e.g. ChatGPT) to complete their sentence stems?

Using MWV with a team

Download our MWV & Transformations agenda and slides to use with a group here

Download our illustrative MWV & Transformations cards half day agenda and slides to use with a group.

Working with MWV

Listen to GLA senior coach, Bob Elliott, on how he works with MyWorldView as part of a wider vertical leadership development program…

MWV with a client

Access the MWV digital debrief online handbook here 

Access the MWV digital debrief online handbook here (or watch the worldview videos on the MWV platform) 

Coaching with MWV

Listen to GLA Senior Coach, Bill Pullen MCC, talk about using MWV in his coaching practice.

Video Resources

Listen to Bill Torbert tell his personal story on why this work (vertical development) matters.

What’s the difference between personality psychology and vertical development?

How do you practice action inquiry?

What happens before Opportunist?

How does this work help us lead in an ever more complex world?

Watch our video with Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert on bridging and transitioning across worldviews.

What’s required for a vertical approach to coaching?

Why should we bother giving attention to Opportunist?

Organizational development through a vertical lens.

View our recent webinar highlights videos to explore other themes within vertical development.

Articles

Read our latest paper on the reliability, validity, and impact testing of our two leading vertical measures, the GLP and MWV.

Read our latest article on the Validity and Reliability of AI Scoring of GLA’s Developmental Psychometric.

The Harvard Business Review article – HBR chose this article for its book on the Top Ten Leadership MUST READS.

Brief Comparison of Five Developmental Measures: the WUSCT, the SOI, the LDP, the Map and the GLP.

Imperfect Beauty: Hierarchy and Fluidity in Leadership Development.

View more articles by pressing the button below.

Podcasts

Listen to the latest episode in our Leading for Good podcast, as Steadman Harrison talks with host Elaine Herdman-Barker

Listen to Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert talk about inviting vertical development into coaching.

Video Resources

Watch our video with Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert HERE on bridging and transitioning across worldviews.

What’s required for a vertical approach to coaching? Listen HERE

Why should we bother giving attention to Opportunist? Listen HERE

Organizational development through a vertical lens. Listen HERE

Articles

Read our latest paper HERE on the reliability, validity, and impact testing of our two leading vertical measures, the GLP and MyWorldView

Read our latest article HERE on the Validity and Reliability of AI Scoring of GLA’s Developmental Psychometric

The Harvard Business Review article – In 2012, HBR chose this article as one of its 10 best leadership articles ever for its new book on the Top Ten Leadership MUST READS.

Brief Comparison of Five Developmental Measures: the WUSCT, the SOI, the LDP, the Map and the GLP

Imperfect Beauty: Hierarchy and Fluidity in Leadership Development

Podcasts

Listen to the latest episode in our Leading for Good podcast as Steadman Harrison, President & Founder of Lead Beyond talks with host, Elaine Herdman-Barker about what Africa can teach the world about leading through hardship. Listen HERE

Listen HERE to Elaine Herdman-Barker and Bill Torbert talk about inviting vertical development into coachingÂ