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Leadership Development
“Leadership and Learning are indispensable to each other.” John F Kennedy
Leadership Workshops, Assessments and Retreats
In any business the cultural direction and foundation starts at the top. A company committed to continuous self-improvement and exceptional performance is dependent upon a leadership group who will inspire and encourage their employees to be personally motivated to achieve their best.
Investing in leadership development includes the following benefits:
- Increased performance and personal effectiveness of leaders
- Increased morale of staff
- Improved teamwork
- Sustained customer service program and culture
- Increased customer satisfaction, loyalty and advocacy
Ask us about a customized Leader Certificate program for your leadership team.
Fully customizable to your organization, we can help you with a structured plan to deliver on your most pressing need, whether that be developing leadership skills, building team trust, focusing on one specific idea or working through opportunities or challenges.
Most Popular Workshops
No matter what your budget we have a program that will suit you perfectly. If you do not see exactly what you want here, or you have your own “Out of the Box’ idea on how you would like to build your leadership team, be sure to email Laurie directly for a customized solution.
Learn how to use the proven model for team development described in The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Improve in each of the five key fundamentals: trust, conflict, commitment, accountability and results. Your leaders will walk away with a blueprint to build a high-performance team.
Coaching is about bringing out the best in people. This workshop focuses on practical skills that will help you to take “a coach approach” in leadership. You will create a motivating environment for your employees to thrive. Learn how you can set your employees up for success, and what you can do to help them reach their professional and personal goals.
The most successful leaders are self-aware. These leaders reflect and make choices to be more effective and adjust their styles - either naturally or by choice - to meet the demands of the diverse roles they must play. Through the DISC Session, you will have the opportunity to discover, experience, and apply the four temperaments' model of human behavior in order to enhance and positively impact your effectiveness and communication as a leader.
If you’re a leader who avoids conflict, you’re not alone. Conflict in the workplace has been linked to negative, ineffective and damaging outcomes. But, in fact, it can be one of the best ways to make strategic decisions and enhance relationships that need to grow and expand on the job. You’ll learn how to implement methods to help you manage conflict, resolve unhealthy conflict and create more win-win situations with positive results.
Evidence suggests that high emotional intelligence (EI) is a stronger predictor of success then IQ and technical abilities. The ability to be an emotionally intelligent leader is based on competencies in four areas: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. You will learn strategies to work effectively with others and build essential collaborative relationships resulting in increased productivity, effectiveness and business results. This workshop delivers fresh, new insights and key strategies that are applicable immediately in the workplace.
Your leaders will develop skills and push personal boundaries, building on their strength and passions, while taking a proactive approach to leadership. This session sets the tone for incorporating kindness and inspiration from the top down and creating leaders that employees follow because they want to – not because they have to. Your leaders will develop plans for success and resiliency strategies to persevere – all contributing to a greater sense of personal confidence and optimizing their performance.
The ability to influence people is an essential business and life skill for leaders. You will have the opportunity to practice with other leaders to identify language patterns and motivation triggers in others and get results using The Language and Behavior Profile (This session is great for leadership or sales professionals. During this session, participants will learn to identify a pattern of communication and adjust to that pattern to establish a deep level of rapport and communicate effectively.
Today’s research indicates that 70% of employees are not engaged in the workplace. When asked what would make a difference - appreciation, recognition and feeling ‘in on things’ ranked highest because they made employees feel connected to their workplace and their leaders. This session focuses on providing the tools and skills needed to make a connection with each person on your team to discover their individual needs and keep them on board.
Become an effective leader by utilizing personality theory as you gain a deeper understanding into your own strengths, characteristics, and values. Elevate your leadership skills, yield greater team collaboration as you learn to communicate and work more effectively with others. Discover your personal preferences for interacting, and learn how to best communicate ideas to others to narrow gaps or differences to improve morale and productivity.
Turn your organization into a high-performance team! Participation is a must in this highly-interactive and fun workshop. You will identify and leverage others’ strengths, build trust and collaboration and yield higher productivity. Leaders will learn about their own personality types as well as their teams through interactive exercises, discussion and self-reflection.
A powerful presentation is not just great content, but how well you engage the audience in the experience. Developing the confidence and capability to give an engaging presentation will allow you to create an impactful message to achieve your desired results. By incorporating a variety of tools and techniques to keep the audience engaged, you not only keep their attention, but also enhance the retention of your message.
Leadership and Board Retreats
Maximize your leaders’ performance at laser-focused retreats
Taking your top leaders out of the busyness of the workplace to focus on their roles can improve productivity, efficiency and give them renewed energy.
Retreats help leaders build collaboration, solidify vision and action plans, and promote leadership sustainability for the organization.
Board of Director Retreats: Boards, like any other high-level executive team, need to develop trust and common ground to work more effectively and productively. BOD members will become champions for each other and your organization by working cooperatively toward a shared goal.
Executive and Team Retreats: Fully customizable to your organization, we can help you with a structured plan to deliver on your most pressing need, whether that be building team trust, focusing on one specific idea, working through opportunities or challenges. Your people will leave with a new sense of camaraderie, a shared purpose, and the tools to make it last.
Mastermind Retreats: Whether you are pursuing new innovations, working on the next five-year strategic plan or needing to brainstorm the next 90-day goals, we will help you catapult your ideas into action. You will come away with a fresh perspective, and enhanced skills ready to implement in the workplace.