Leadership from the Inside Out

According to Stephen Covey, “The private victory precedes the public victory.” In other words, in order to be successful with others we must first be successful with ourselves. In this sense, leadership is an inside-out activity. Leaders can only lead others as well as they are leading themselves. People “buy” the person first, then the plan. If they don’t believe in the person, they will only follow half-heartedly.

This two-day workshop will challenge your beliefs about leadership. It examines the topic from the inside out, with you at the center.

Leadership Essentials 1

Managing human performance is the Achilles heel of organizational life. It’s difficult! However, if done well, managing and motivating people can unleash tremendous energy and increase productivity. In this one-day seminar, you will learn how to identify and close the gaps between people’s current performance and the desired performance. Using a six-step system, you will learn how to diagnose the root cause of any performance issue, as well as the tools and strategies to resolve them.

Leadership Essentials 2

Building upon the six-step process from Leadership Essentials 1, this one-day workshop examines the crucial first two steps in more detail: how to set expectations and how to coach for improved performance.

Sometimes managers experience performance issues because people are not clear what is expected of them. They often mistakenly assume their employees know what is expected of them. But if you were to ask the employees, many would say they are not sure.

Recent studies show up to 74% of performance problems would go away if employees knew exactly was expected of them and if they received regular performance feedback. Sadly, most employees assume they are doing well if they don't receive any feedback. Consider this, how often do you receive feedback on your performance?

Leadership Essentials 3

This one-day workshop gets very practical. We partner with your organization to develop specific case studies that managers address and resolve. Your company policies are integrated into the workshop as a resource to help participants solve each case. This workshop is so valuable that many have said it should be the first workshop any new manager or supervisor takes. Veteran managers also find it valuable.

Because it is company-specific, we work with your human resources department to develop the workshop.

Read on for examples of case studies that might be used. Would you know what to do?

Resolving Differences Between Others

Current trends toward downsizing, flatter hierarchies, teams, cross training and multiple responsibilities are intensifying the need for employees to work together cooperatively. Unfortunately, most organizations do not adequately equip their staff to effectively negotiate work relationships.

This one-day workshop gives organizational leaders, from supervisors to executives, a proven and powerful tool to find solutions to the costly problems caused by conflict. You will learn the same process professional mediators use to resolve differences between people.

This workshop isn’t just for managers. It is designed for supervisors, team leaders, members of self-managing teams and human resource professionals—in short, for any person who is responsible for the cooperative work of others.

There is a point in every conflict when it is large enough to be recognized, yet small enough to be resolved. This seminar will teach you how to recognize the signs of conflict and show you what to do about it.

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is the most widely used personal development instrument in America. Its most popular applications include team building, conflict resolution, improving relationships and personal insight.

It is often administered to work groups to help them better understand the team’s strengths and development needs.

A typical group session is about 4 hours long. Individual sessions are one hour long.

We are qualified by the Association for Psychological Type to administer the MBTI

Choosing Greatness

This powerful, life-changing workshop draws upon the teachings of a number of best-selling authors. It is valuable for people at any level of an organization.

We all recognize that in nature there are laws that govern, such as the law of gravity. These laws don’t bend. They never change. Similarly, there are “laws” of human nature. They are unchanging and immovable. To be effective, you need to understand them and identify ways to align yourself with them. If you are experiencing friction in your life, you are probably violating one of these laws.

Communication Skills Workshop

Q: How do you communicate in a company?

A: Any way you can!

This joke reminds us how difficult it is to effectively communicate in any organization. The problem isn’t that we have bad people; the problem is we have poor communication systems. This two-day workshop will teach you how to overcome organizational communication barriers as well as how to hone your personal communication skills.

Cheetah Meetings

Are your meetings more painful than an all-day dental appointment? (Our apologies to dentists.) The tools in this half-day workshop will dramatically improve the effectiveness of your meetings—guaranteed!

”Cheetah Meetings” are a unique approach we have developed over years of working with hundreds of organizations and teams. We’ve learned what makes meetings effective and the common pitfalls that plague many of them. You will learn field-tested, proven techniques.

If your team exerts a little discipline in the management of its meetings, you will witness some dramatic results!

Resolving Differences With Others

This one-day seminar is for the person looking for tools and techniques to address conflicts they are experiencing with another person. You will learn a process used by professional mediators to resolve conflict. The key lies in recognizing the early warning signals of impending conflict. There is a point in every conflict when it is large enough to be recognized, yet small enough to be resolved.

Any person who works interdependently with others—both managers and nonmanagers—will benefit from this seminar. The skills you will learn are becoming core workplace competencies in many U.S. companies. These are “life skills” that are applicable at work and at home.