Course Description
Overview
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 training. You won’t want to miss it.
Agenda
WORKSHOP AGENDA
Program time: 3 hours
Develop and retain your “dream team”
Why leading organizations are scrapping tried-and-true performance management practices and what they’re doing instead
Meet the new employee motivator: An exciting, rewarding and engaging job experience
Develop an engagement and retention strategy that will make your organization the employer of choice
Recognize how your emotions are contagious and how to use them to gain followers
Address weak links: A team coaching approach
Teambuilding or team coaching? Why the difference is so important to recognize
A systematic approach to coaching that will generate quicker and better results
Place your focus on coaching—instead of just evaluating
Recognize the crucial role you play in teaching and training employees
Remove obstacles and boost team success
Avoid 2 types of problems that put team leaders in a real pickle
How to eliminate resistance when implementing unwanted change
From bickering to disagreements to full-blown arguments: How to resolve team conflicts
6 common obstacles to team success and how leaders overcome them
Trust: Your key to winning hearts and minds
Develop a team identity and share your expectations to head off many of the reasons teams fail
10 simple techniques for fostering trust and respect
Why credibility is so important for a leader to achieve and common behaviors that can damage it
Being authentic, visible and approachable while maintaining your credibility as a leader
3 leadership practices that virtually guarantee loyal followers
Master 21st-century communication: The new rules
Use emotional intelligence to work through emotionally stressful situations
Email … memo … videoconference … stand-up meeting? How to choose the right medium for your message
How to speak clearly, precisely and succinctly—leaving no room for misunderstanding
How to delegate in a way that makes it easy for others to take action and be accountable
Lead—and succeed—through the tough times
2 common reasons why teams get stuck during times of change
When uncertainty chips away at motivation—what to do and when
5 ways to be a stabilizing influence through the most pressure-packed moments
Moving your team forward after the dust settles: Key areas that demand your attention