Course Description
Overview
Take control of your future when you sign up for this two-day “beyond the basics” course. Explore the advanced practices that separate everyday managers from true leaders while you gain useful, real-world leadership skills that will help drive your career, your team and your whole company to thrive.
Enroll today and learn how to make more effective business decisions faster...how to deal with counterproductive employee attitudes quickly and decisively…how to empower employees to think and troubleshoot problems on their own…and much more. The skills and techniques you take away from this LIVE virtual course will help cultivate an energetic can-do spirit throughout your organization and foster unbreakable loyalty from your strongest employees.
Agenda
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Program time: 3 hours each day (6 hours total)
DAY 1
Session 1: Strategic Thinking and Organizational Purpose
Recognize the importance of self-reflection on your organization’s goals, mission and values
Discuss ways to promote an environment of strategic thinkers
Identify questions that encourage curiosity and generate new ideas
Describe the behaviors that lead a team towards deeper work and thinking
Session 2: Decision-Making Skills
Understand the importance of making effective business decisions more quickly
Outline the thought process for making thorough and effective operational decisions
Identify when employees should be empowered to make decisions
Discuss post-decision analysis and what can be learned from this practice
Session 3: Manager as Change Agent
Identify what leaders can do to be effective in leading change
Understand how to balance the emotions of change
Use the change curve to anticipate the impact of change on employees
Explain ways to deal with counterproductive employee attitudes
DAY 2
Session 1: Developing Others
Identify ways to increase motivation and engagement in today’s employees
Describe how to make continuous development a part of your team culture
Explain how to use encouragement to empower employees to take on challenges
Discuss how to balance the needs of the organization with the development desires of each employee
Session 2: Creating High-Performing Teams
Define the components needed for creating high-performing teams.
Identify the specific actions needed to create a collaborative work environment
Discuss a collaborative problem-solving process for addressing issues in the workplace.
Describe how to equip employees to troubleshoot problems on their own
Session 3: Adapting to Today’s Demands
Discover the key behaviors needed to be more adaptive in today’s ever-changing landscape.
Identify differences in adapting to complex vs. complicated situations
Discuss why leaders need to develop a growth mindset to adapt to today’s leadership demands
Understand the importance of resiliency when faced with uncertainty and setbacks