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Leadership Excellence Course & Executive Coaching

Agenda

Pre-work

Prior to attending Leadership Excellence & Executive Coaching Course, you will receive a copy of The Leader's Compass, 3rd Edition and will be required to complete a first draft of your Leadership Philosophy (Leader's Compass). Please allow 3-4 hours for completion of all required pre-work.

Day 1

Introduction

The Leader's Journal

Managing A Leader's Style and Energy

Energize2lead Profile™ results will be discussed to identify key management issues based on identified differences in styles and expectations.

  • The Energize2Lead Profile™ Assessment identifies what types of activities energize a leader.
  • Understand the differences and how to apply the three dimensions of the assessment report.
  • Learn the importance of how 75% of those we work with communicate in a different frame of reference.
  • Understand how to build trust with others and what our instinctive needs are in order to be motivated.
  • Be able to identify the strengths and blindsides of others around us.
  • Learn how to use team dynamics to make your people more effective.

Aligning and Accomplishing Goals

  • Learn how to apply the SMART formula for setting, aligning and accomplishing goals.
  • Understand the value of making your team a part of the goal planning process.
  • Understand why goals provide direction and define priorities.
  • Learn the importance of clarifying roles and responsibilities.
  • How to communicate and measure results.

Your Personal Leader's Compass

  • Be able to distinguish the difference between leadership and management.
  • Learn the importance of defining leadership.
  • Understand and learn the ten most important leadership principles.
  • Learn and use expectations of leaders.
  • Understand the four basic leadership styles.
  • Write and publish your personal leadership philosophy.

Homework

Allow 1-2 hours to complete the required readings and exercises from Day 1.


Day 2

Communicating the Vision

  • Learn the systems approach to communication.
  • Have a clear understanding of the main causes of organizational communications problems.
  • Learn how messages become distorted and four ways to handle data overload.
  • Learn best practices for feedback and how to apply the brief-back approach.
  • Understand the importance of effective listening.
  • Understand how to solicit feedback as well as giving feedback using the Johari Window.


Creating a Motivational Climate

  • Understand why motivation is the key to success.
  • Review the theory and how to apply Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, Herzberg’s Two-Factor Theory, and the Four Emotional Drives.
  • Learn why goal setting is essential to creating a motivational climate.
  • Learn how to create a positive leadership climate.
  • Understand cross-generational motivational needs.


Leveraging the Power of Conflict

  • Understand how conflict can be managed and used for continuous leadership improvement.
  • Learn about five starting strategies in managing stress and conflict.
  • How to establish a win-win environment.
  • Learn six ways to prevent a conflict from recurring.


Homework

Allow 1-2 hours to complete the required readings and exercises from Day 2.


Day 3

Setting Leadership Priorities

  • Learn what your time is really worth.
  • Understand how to manage your time more effectively.
  • Learn the seven steps for maximizing time use.
  • Identify and effectively use high-payoff activities.
  • Learn how to prioritize your tasks with proactive planning.

Building High Performance Teams

  • Understand team development and why team building is important.
  • Be able to distinguish the difference between teams and groups.
  • Learn the four stages of team development: forming, storming, norming and performing.
  • Identify characteristics of high performance teams.
  • Identify key leadership and management issues on recognized differences in styles and expectations using the results of the Energize2Lead™ Profile team dynamics.
  • Understand that high performance teams must be adept at achieving the desired results, developing and coaching their people, and conducting themselves in an ethical manner.
  • Learn how to lead effectively in a composite matrix organization.

Coaching to Develop People

  • Learn the nine characteristics of effective coaches.
  • Be able to demonstrate the key behaviors for great coaching.
  • Learn how to conduct effective performance coaching.
  • Understand the differences between coaching and mentoring.
  • Learn the guidelines for gaining productive feedback during coaching.

Post-event Follow-up

  • Executive Coaching
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