Help Your School Achieve What Matters Most

Leader in Me equips schools with the 4 Disciplines of Execution® (4DX)—a proven system for turning big goals into real results.

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How 4DX Fits into Leader in Me

Schools choose Leader in Me to build leadership, strengthen culture, and improve academics. Within Leader in Me, educators gain FranklinCovey’s 4 Disciplines of Execution® (4DX)—a simple, repeatable system that helps schools focus on their most important academic priorities and achieve them.

4DX directly supports the Align Academic Systems pillar of the Leader in Me Framework. It gives educators and students a shared process for setting goals, tracking progress, and holding each other accountable.

Discipline 1

Focus on the Wildly Important

Select one or two Wildly Important Goals (WIGs) and express them clearly: “From X to Y by When.” Align goals from district to classroom to student.

Discipline 2

Act on the Lead Measures

Identify the few key actions that most predict success. These are behaviors educators and students can track daily or weekly.

Discipline 3

Keep a Compelling Scoreboard

Post simple, visible scoreboards so students and staff know instantly if they are winning.

Discipline 4

Create a Cadence of Accountability

Hold short, weekly WIG sessions to celebrate wins, review the scoreboard, and make new commitments.

Real School Impact

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Highlands Elementary (FL):

Moved from an “F” to an “A” by focusing schoolwide WIGs and celebrating progress weekly.

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Martin Petitjean Elementary (LA):

Sustained 96–97% daily attendance with class scoreboards and student-led accountability.

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Seven Hills Elementary (TX):

Exceeded district reading goals by tracking literacy lead measures.

Why 4DX Matters in Schools

When 4DX is embedded into Leader in Me, schools see:

  • Clarity and focus on vital academic priorities.
  • Alignment across staff, grade levels, and student-led goals.
  • Student ownership of learning through personal WIGs and scoreboards.
  • Momentum that sustains progress over time. 

“When people 1) know the goal, 2) know what to do, 3) know the score, and 4) hold each other accountable, something remarkable happens.”

Integration with Leader in Me

Leader in Me equips schools with tools and systems that build leadership and academics together. 4DX strengthens this by providing a practical, schoolwide process for execution. Students don’t just learn leadership principles—they practice them by setting and achieving goals that matter.

Through Leader in Me, educators receive:

  • Training and coaching on the 4 Disciplines of Execution.
  • Templates and tools for WIG design, lead measure planning, and scoreboard creation.
  • Student materials that integrate WIGs into leadership notebooks and student-led conferences.
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