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ALDC Journaling Software

The Journal for Leaders

Research confirms that leadership journaling is one of the most effective and least expensive forms of leadership development available. Keeping a leadership journal can help you:

  • Make habitual enhancements in your leadership behaviours.
  • Successfully transition from one level of leadership to the next.
  • Draw out key lessons from your significant on-the-job experiences.
  • Better prepare to meet the complex challenges before you.
  • Develop your emotional intelligence.

You can use any book as your journal however the book should reflect who you are as a leader as well as the value you place on the entries within it. So, if you choose to use a book as your journal choose carefully and invest a little money as that is the only cost you will incur.

Many leaders are now realizing the advantages of using journaling software. Unlike a book, your journal software does not fill up, allowing you to keep years of your own wisdom within a single place. Journaling software is more than a word processor. It allows you to make entries by date or by topic and then to find all entries on a given topic regardless of when they were made. The ALDC Journaling software also includes all of our most popular reflective prompts used in our leadership programs. These prompts get you thinking in deep and creative ways and can be used to structure your journal entries. Once you have familiarized yourself with the basics of our journaling software you can also insert images, link to web pages, create time-driven reminders and even post straight from your journal to a blog.

To access our journaling software.

  • Download the installation file here and then run the file to install the Journal 4 for Leaders on your computer.
  • Set up a user name and if you wish a password so that others cannot access you journal entries.
  • Start making daily entries in the 'Diary Journal' tab. Keep it simple to start with and experiment with a new feature each day. You can also make loose leaf, rather than dated entries inside the 'Notebook' tab.
  • Enjoy the 30 day free trial period. If you find journaling worthwhile, you can choose to buy the journaling software for just $49US at any stage. Simply click on the 'Buy Journal' prompt that pops up when opening the software each day.