The Absent Stranger: A Strategy & Leadership Course

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Introducing a Thrilling Tale…

The Absent Stranger: A Cautionary Tale

Over the course of five teleplays and in-depth lectures, students step into the shoes of Miles Stranger, an idealistic young businessman navigating a world of corruption and ethical dilemmas. Miles takes a job at the Kelkor Corporation, which, unbeknownst to him, is engaged in a series of ethical violations. Helmed by the ruthless CEO Julian Foster, the Kelkor Corporation has one thing in mind: profits above everything else. What choices will Miles make during his journey? Will he do the right thing, or capitulate for the almighty dollar?
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Corporate Strategy: An Outdated Concept

Traditional corporate strategy is an extremely narrow, outdated concept, as it focuses primarily on financial performance and competitive positioning. In essence, traditional corporate strategy ignores internal strategy. What is your company culture? How will your company’s actions affect the community at large? These are just two critical questions ignored by traditional corporate strategy.

The Valiant Strategy Framework answers these critical questions. In addition, long-term impact, ethical leadership, and value creation for all stakeholders – employees, customers, communities are considered.

The Absent Stranger: Story-Driven Teaching

The Absent Stranger engages users in a compelling storyline. Via 45-60-minute teleplays, The Absent Stranger places students at the center of an unfolding story, creating an effective, immersive learning experience. Each teleplay builds on the last—just like a TV series.

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The Absent Stranger

What you receive in our innovative journey

Four Teleplays

An immersive, innovative, continuous storyline.

In-Depth Lectures

High-quality lectures to aid your understanding.

The Valiant Blueprint

An outline to create your own leadership & ethics policies.

The Valiant Blueprint

The Valiant Blueprint guides you as you draft your own leadership & ethics policies.

  • Identify Unethical Leadership Practices
  • Develop Ethical Principles & Practices
  • Draft Your Own Ethics Policies
  • Create a Better Workplace

Start Your Journey on October 3rd

Julian Foster

Miles Stranger

An Innovative Journey

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What People are Saying

  • I was fortunate to receive a beta version of “The Absent Stranger” in the Spring of 2025. “The Absent Stranger” really grabbed my attention through all eight episodes and lectures.
    Mason Thomas
    Entrepreneur
  • As a mid-level executive, unethical leadership is something I’m always aware of. “The Absent Stranger” gave me the tools to recognize & eliminate unethical leadership.
    Michael Lorn
    Executive

Coming October 3rd

An Immersive, Engaging Learning Experience

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