You'll learn ...

• How to develop the leader within you
• Better ways to motivate ... inspire ... succeed!
• How to speak so others know how to follow
• Leadership mistakes you don't have to make
• And much more

It's not likely you're a natural born leader (most of us aren't). The top leaders in today's successful businesses made the journey from manager to leader by making the most of their innate talents, plus spending time on learning the important skills they knew they needed to succeed. Motivating people, conquering setbacks, creating inspired teams-the secrets to developing these skills and more are right here in our conference. You won't want to miss it.

Attend one track from start to finish. Or mix and match if you prefer. This is your conference and we want you to get everything you want out of it.

Program hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

TRACK ONE: Taking Charge of Your Job as a Leader

Developing the leader within you

Leaders who are able to look inside and see their true natural strengths are rare. But we all have areas in which we excel-you included! So why not use them to your advantage? In this session, you'll uncover new competencies you didn't know you possessed ... find out how to build on these inner potentials ... and boost your confidence in everything you do.

• How to acquire the skills of a "born leader"
• The amazing facts behind why some of the most successful men and women succeed
• A refreshing definition of "leadership" that boils your job down to one simple task
• 7 facts you must know before you can really lead
• How to discover and tap into your inner strengths

30 tips for becoming an inspired leader

Being a leader is tough. You need all the help you can get. Not just long-term-but now. This fast-paced session delivers 30 rapid-fire tips for honing skills like communicating, motivating and managing your time-the essential building blocks of superior leadership. Take one tip a day, practice it and by the end of the month all 30 will be ingrained in your day-to-day life. Sample tips:

• Got a meeting tomorrow? How to use it as an opportunity to shine
• Brush up on your ability to sell your ideas-on your way home tonight
• Leaders "get it done"-how to improve in that area immediately
• What is "leadership" communication? Conduct a quick check to see if you're on track
• 3 things you can do right now to keep your best people around

It all starts with YOU: Discover your team player style

Surprisingly, being aware of how you function on a team is an important factor in how your team functions. By being aware of your unique team player style, you can consciously bring personalities on board who build on your strengths-and shore up your weaknesses. This session is the fastest way to identify and make sense of your team behavior-how you contribute to meetings, deal with conflict, respond to stress and more-and what it means to you and your team.

• The various roles team members play: Where do you fit in?
• Recognizing the strengths and trouble spots of your unique team player style
• How to avoid team conflict by mixing and matching work styles
• Work style differences-why is this such a big deal?
• Why the best team leaders are also strong team players

Building a team that's a reflection of you

A team is not a coincidence. It is a telling mirror image of the leader who formed it. What about your team? Does it reflect your vision? Focus? Principles? Are your employees committed, focused, driven-like you? This session will help you understand the power of influence and change you possess as a team leader to create a "reflection" you can be proud of.

• The litmus test: Would your team members encourage their colleagues to come on board?
• How your team is a reflection of you-and why that matters
• Simple things you can do every day to build a stronger team
• Good team, bad team: How you make the difference
• 5 secrets to becoming the team leader everyone wants to work for

Leadership mistakes you don't have to make

No matter how great leaders are (or think they are), they are going to make mistakes. It's human nature. But you can learn from them-and that's the point of this session. Join us as we take an armchair look at mistakes leaders commonly make-often without even realizing it. Learn what to look out for to avoid potential missteps that can damage your relationships and erode the respect and confidence your team, upper management-everyone-has in you.

• Lessons learned from 3 poor leadership decisions that made national headlines
• 4 mistakes so common they have become "accepted leadership styles"
• Attitudes of leaders that can turn into real traps
• Confronting people and problems-how not doing this can mess up your company and your future
• 5 habits that may seem like a good idea-but can become barriers to your success later

TRACK TWO: Inspiring Teams to Achieve Challenging Goals

Light the fire of excellence in your team

You are to be congratulated! You've formed your team, set goals and everyone's "clicked." Now you're ready to start the rewarding process of fine-tuning your team to reach the highest level of performance. We talked to countless leaders who've taken their teams to that enviably elevated position. And we've distilled their invaluable insight into a few pure and simple principles you can use to help get the results you want.

• 101 low-cost ways to motivate and reward employees (and a few more that are absolutely free!)
• How to detect when members are ready for new challenges
• How to seek and get your team's participation in shaping a new vision
• 4 key areas to focus on as you move your team forward
• The importance of a well-thought-out communication strategy in getting your team from point A to point B

Speak so others know how to follow

Your success as a team leader is measured by your ability to lead people where they need to go. But your team must get clear direction from you ... not only in meetings, but one on one as well. Attend this session, and you'll learn refreshingly simple communication strategies that will help you sidestep damaging misinformation ... build trust ... even become a role model for those you lead.

• Communicating as a leader and as a manager are not the same ... here's insight into the important difference and how you can master both
• Practice the powerful Law of Connection that great leaders instinctively know and honor
• How to find out if your message is understood ... and if it's being acted on correctly
• Who employees really listen to in meetings and why

Positive feedback ... the fuel of high performance

The wise leader knows that every team member needs feedback, especially when painful mistakes occur. But it's easy to overlook this powerful motivational weapon in the rush of everyday business. Here you'll learn how to provide specific, sincere feedback to prevent future errors, gain commitment and strengthen performance.

• How to tap into a motivating, multidimensional team approach to feedback
• How to turn successes and failures into "training moments"
• How to focus on the process, not the person, when giving constructive criticism
• Do's and don'ts when giving feedback that builds ... not destroys
• When to recognize individual contributions and how ... without turning off other team members

A team approach to dealing with unacceptable behavior

Most managers have learned to use traditional disciplinary procedures to address poor performance, negative attitudes and other problem behavior. But as a team leader, you have an even more effective way to deal with unacceptable behavior ... peer pressure. It can do wonders in getting others to pull their own weight. Attend this session and explore the many appropriate ways your team can effectively handle their own "family" problems.

• How to use the team approach to eliminating unacceptable behavior and performance
• Dealing with bad attitudes and "quiet resistance" that can doom your team's effectiveness
• How to coach your team in the sensitivities of confronting each other about problems
• Why traditional disciplinary processes don't do the job in a team environment
• Should you remove a team member when others complain? Here's how to solve this serious problem

What teams really need from their leaders

As your team moves through the stages of development to maturity, your responsibilities as a team leader will naturally change. Depending on the day and the situation, your team may need you to provide guidance, serve as a sounding board, run interference or add a little muscle to get the job done. In this session, you'll explore the many and varied tools you'll need to successfully shift from one role to another as your team requires.

• How to fulfill your team's ongoing need for direction and vision
• Your never-ending responsibility to make sure all your team's needs are met ... whatever they are
• How to develop a sixth sense about when to prod ... when to coax ... and when to do nothing at all
• What teams really need from their leaders

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Cancellations and substitutions:Cancellations received up to five working days before the seminar is refundable, minus a ($10 for one-day event and $25 for two-day event) registration service charge. After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee, which you may apply toward a future seminar. Please note that if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment. Substitutions may be made at any time.

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