Servant Leader Bootcamp
90 Days. Real Application. Measurable Progress.
"Why do we give certain people permission to profoundly influence our lives?"Â We started with this seemingly simple question, interviewed hundreds of uncommon leaders and have distilled 4 paradoxical choices.
Beginning on October 1st, a small cohort of 20 leaders will spend 90 days applying these choices in real situations, closing the gap between what they know and what they actually do — while helping shape the final book.
This is not a typical course. It’s a focused application laboratory.
Timing... every aspect of this bootcamp fits into your schedule. All leaders lead full lives. Interaction with your peers in this cohort fits that full life!
Join our exclusive inaugural cohort as an individual or bring your whole team along for a transformational leadership experience. Apply today!!!
Who This Is For:
This Boot Camp is designed for leaders who:
- Have already engaged with the research (or are ready to jump in now)
- Are willing to test ideas in real leadership situations for 90 days
- Value both personal progress and contributing to something larger
- Prefer a focused, practical environment over more information
It is especially well-suited for leaders who recognize the "Know/Do Gap", that gap between what we know about great leadership and what we do in the moments — and strive to close that gap.
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What You’ll Get:
Over the 90 days you will receive:
- A clear, structured process designed around applying the most important lessons from the research
- A focused peer group of leaders doing the work alongside you - perhaps some powerful lifelong friendships
- Live group sessions for guidance and dynamic best-practice discussions (90 minute group sessions 1x/month with peer interaction more frequently)
- Practical tools and a simple Road Map tailored to this work
- Monthly application challenges focused on high-impact areas
- The opportunity to provide feedback that will directly shape the final book
- A signed copy of the pre-release book.Â
This is deliberately lean and practical. The emphasis is on application, reflection, and real progress — not on overwhelming you with more content.
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Investment
The investment for the 90-Day Boot Camp is just $300.
This price is intentionally set to keep the experience accessible while ensuring that everyone who joins is serious about doing the work. Your participation supports the research and helps make the final book more practical and useful for others. It has been an honor to have so many incredible people from around the world involved in this research.
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Ready to Join?
Spots are limited to a few dozen participants so the group stays focused and effective.
If you’re ready to apply the lessons, make real progress, and help shape the book, I would be glad to have you involved.
Join the Boot Camp!!! Looking forward to the progress we’ll create together.
~ Jonathan Fanning & Oak McCulluch
 WARNING... this experience may change the way you see the world and your role in it!!!
The Servant Leader Project
4 Challenges of a Servant Leader
This is NOT for the faint of heart.
4 intentional choices emerged from our research of hundreds of "deeply authentic Servant Leaders" - over and over and over again, these Servant Leaders choose to:
- Show You Care - Agape (love, the verb). Selfless Love. Love of Choice: to will the good of the other as other. Choose to want & act on what's good for those you serve both now and in the future... a lot harder than liking them or being nice, feeds the rest of the choices. Improving at this one is a lot like joining a gym with a world-class trainer. You will make progress, but it will demand a struggle. Radical affect on engagement, ownership, accountability, innovation, trust, turnover, life!
- Serve Needs, not Wants - Sometimes I need a reality check, even though I may not want a reality check! Sometimes I need encouragement, guidance, feedback, help, to be allowed to own a decision and possible fall flat on my face. This choice takes a serious combination of wisdom and will... the wisdom to be aware of unique individual needs and the will to take effective action to truly serve that need. Wisdom and Will! People don't tell us what they really need. Quite often they don't know. So how do Servant Leaders figure this out?
- Serve a Cause that's Bigger than You - "It's not about you" might be the the most repeated phrase from all of our Servant Leader conversations. One leader put it this way: "I'm in it for the outcome, not the income!" She works with at risk youth across the country, developing them into Servant Leaders. Hunger and Humility. Hunger to do something great. Hunger to deliver. Humility to say "we're not there yet" or "I don't have all the answers."
- Pay a Deeply Personal Price - This price shows up in many ways, some obvious and some rather subtle. For example, there is a price to letting someone else struggle - especially when it's one of your own children, a close friend, or someone you hired. The price of difficult conversations, of helping someone surpass your results, of allowing another to sacrifice when you can see their pain.
Can YOU become a better Leader? One of the main motivators for our research: can a deeply authentic and uncommon Leadership be intentionally nurtured, developed, infused into a community / family / business / school / culture? If yes, how do we do it? What if we could double the number of these Uncommon Leaders in your company, community or family? What kind of ripple effect could that create?
Among the most powerful lessons learned from these Servant Leaders: we all need good people to do life with. Walking with other Servant Leaders is transformational. We also need to be nourished, challenged, inspired. We need hard things.Â
Struggle is not an option. It's a biological requirement.
Virtually every "Uncommon" Leader we've interviewed pointed out 2 factors in their growth: People and Process. They had at least one person who raised the bar. And they had a process (many of the processes were quite unique) for taking their Leadership to the next level.
How do Leaders become "Uncommon" Leaders?
- People who make them Positively Uncomfortable - A parent, friend, colleague, or group that raises the bar and has those uncomfortable conversations.
- Process: Rhythm or Routine - A process that works, works for them, and that they work. Most leaders described a very simple routine that helped them stay on track or get back on track. Many do not even see this as a process, but it's there. It might be as simple as regular reminders that help re-center them.
I want to invite you to be a part of Phase II of our research. BUT, it is definitely not for everyone!
Most people never become who they could be because they never let go of who they used to be.
NOT for the faint of heart. It will transform your life forever IF you will dive in. But it will be hard. And take courage. There will be a price tag. It's certainly not for everyone. Are you up for it?
There will be a cost. If you're not serious about growing in the 4 areas described above, please do not apply. We only have 20 openings for this series.
First 20 spots are $300 for this exclusive cohort.
Only 20 spots—reserve yours today!
Enrollment closes when 20 spots are filled.
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Weight Room, NOT Classroom
Who? A Cohort of Peers
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About LTC Oakland McCulloch
Oak McCulloch is a retired Lieutenant Colonel & Author of Your Leadership Legacy: Becoming the Leader You Were Meant to Be.
Based on 40+ years of leadership in the U.S. Army and subsequent civilian positions, Oak highlights principles that are tried and true, not theories! He is in demand to speak around the world and his incredibly practical strategies benefit today’s leaders and inspire the leaders of tomorrow.
Oak is an internationally recognized keynote speaker who gives talks on a variety of topics including leadership, success, history, college preparation and others. He has also been married for 41 years and has tremendous wisdom about building lasting and meaningful relationships.
About Jonathan Fanning
Jonathan Fanning is the founder of the Who are you BECOMING Institute, an internationally renowned leadership expert, and has written several books, including:
- Who are you BECOMING?
- Creativity Unleashed
- The Servant Leader Paradox (coming soon)
- I Once Was Lost
- Conversations with the Monk
He's been helping leaders to find and implement game-changers for over 20 years.
Jonathan has delivered over 500 keynotes around the world and his TEDx Talk was voted "best of the conference!"
He has also built several successful businesses, including a national children’s fitness franchise and Entrepreneur Adventure, to help young people experience business start-up and ownership.
Jonathan brings his amazing gift of combining story-telling, humor, emotion, and tough questions to his acclaimed keynotes, workshops, leadership retreats, and coaching programs.
