LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

What It Takes to Lead Tomorrow

It is customized to meet the specific needs of managers who want to transform their division and organization from good to great- and sustain excellence that their organizations achieve.

 

This transformational leadership program is a designed turn manager into leader by developing the essential executive capabilities as defined by the latest research.

 

DESCRIPTION

If an organization is to attain and sustain excellence, it needs to meet the challenge of constant discontinuous change. Yet the studies show that over 70% of all change efforts fail on there own objectives? So how can you assure success?

The goal of the program is to prepare you to face challenges and provide leadership at the level that can shift good performance to great performance and sustain it during change. It will immerse you in the latest business thought and practice, where change IS a constant, and let you apply the latest ideas to your own issues.

 

OVERVIEW

·        Learn the Skills Identified for A Leader to Lead The Way To Tomorrow

·        Use Your Insight Into Your Own Executive Style And The Cultural Style Of Your Organization To Improve Profitability

·        Utilize The Tools Successful Leaders Use To Handle Specific Issues Of Change

·        Creating Superb Results Acts As A Catalyst- Challenging The Process:

·        Inspiring Standards - Inspiring A Shared Vision:

·        Modeling The Way: Lead By Personal Example

·        Enabling Others To Act; Setting Up Successors

·        Giving Credit For Success To Others- Encouraging The Heart

·        Systematic Abandonment - Challenging the Process

·        Develop Critical Skills For Motivating And Initiating Action

·        Apply Vision And Values - For Improved Performance Of Individuals And Teams And The Organization

·        Increased Your Communication Effectiveness

·        Develop Team Leadership Skills Based On An Increased Understanding Of Personal Motivations And Team Dynamics

·        Apply Skills To Promote Innovation On Issues Of Change, Profitability, Excellence and Stewardship

 

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

WHAT IT TAKES TO LEAD TOMORROW

·        The Characteristics of a Leader

·        Competencies

·        Inspiring A Shared Vision	·        Inspiring Standards
·        Modeling The Way:	·        Setting The Standard
·        Challenging The Process:	·        Creating Superb Results
·        Enabling Others To Act;	·        Setting Up Successors
·        Encouraging The Heart:	·        Giving Credit For Success

·       Your Personal Leadership Development - The Characteristics of Your Leadership Style

·       Attracting Motivating and Retaining Excellent People- Inspiring A Shared Vision: Inspiring Standards

·        Modeling the Way: Creating the Culture that is the Source of Your Profitability-Setting the Standard

·        Encouraging the Heart

Motivating A Diverse Workforce

 

·        Enabling Others To Act Leading Through Change

 

·        Challenging the Process - Using Innovation to Meet the Forces that are Shaping Your

 

 

What are the Characteristics of a Leader

·        What Are The Major Challenges A Leader Faces: You Are Never Not Leading

·        How Do You Use Your Influence -

·        How Do You Develop From A Manager To A Leader

·        Building Enduring Greatness Through A Combination Of Personal Humility Plus Professional Will

 

Competencies

Inspiring A Shared Vision:	Inspiring Standards
Modeling The Way:	Setting The Standard
Challenging The Process:	Creating Superb Results
Enabling Others To Act;	Setting Up Successors
Encouraging The Heart:	Giving Credit For Success

Your Personal Leadership Development - The Characteristics of Your Leadership Style

·        Determine how these styles affect the quality of leadership;

·        Leadership Assessment of your capabilities in:

Challenging the Process:

Inspiring A Shared Vision:

Modeling the Way:

Enabling Others To Act

Encouraging The Heart:

·        What is Your Leadership Style?

·        What Style of Follower Are You?

·        The Power of Vision and The Motive to Lead

·        How to Link Management Style to Subordinate Personalities

 

 

Attracting Motivating and Retaining Excellent People- Inspiring A Shared Vision: Inspiring Standards

·        Using The Power Of Vision

·        Using Vision As An Ideal Leader As Visionary And Motivator Of People

·        The Visioning Process The Motive To Lead

·        Social Motives In The Work Setting Leadership Performance

·        Begin To Apply The Leadership Skills Learned

·        Focus On Developing A Vision With Input From Others

·        Leadership Character And The Importance Of Ethics

Building a Vision Competencies

Inspire a shared vision. EFFECTlVE LEADER Catalyzes commitment to and vigorous pursuit of a clear and compelling vision, stimulates the group to high performance standards.

Introspection; appreciation of diversity, listening, paradigm awareness. Develop a vision; dream, listen to intuition, interpret data, play. Involve others; describe the big picture, the future, tie to values, display enthusiasm, encourage input of others.

Modeling The Way: Creating the Culture that is the Source of Your Profitability-Setting The Standard

FOCUS

·        Leadership By Influence And Integrity

·        Understand The Impact Of Culture On Profitability

·        Your Business And Its Beliefs Effects On Profitability

·        Personal Leadership Ethics Assessment

And Your Organization’s Ethics

·        Organizational Culture Assessment "How We Do Business Around Here."

·        The Strengths Of Your Predominant Culture, The Weaknesses Of Your Predominant Culture

·        Leading A CONTROL, COMPETENCE, COLLABORATIVE OR CULTIVATING Culture

·        Understand Where Adjustment And Accommodation Is Appropriate And The Consequences.

·        Learn How Networking And Mentoring Structures Can Providing On-Going Growth And Development

 

Competencies

Model the way. COMPETENT MANAGER Organizes people and resources toward the effective and efficient pursuit of predetermined objectives HIGHLY CAPABLE INDIVIDUAL Makes productive contributions through talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits. LEVEL 5 LEADER Demonstrates determination, sets the standard of building an enduring company, relies on inspired standards

Stewardship; acknowledgment and responsible use of talents, skills, insights, opportunities. Perseverance; persistence, loyalty, set example of commitment and personal integrity. Commitment to quality; desire for excellence, openness to feedback, problem solving. Unwavering resolve

 

Enabling Others To Act

Leading Through Change

·        Empowering Diversity -Bringing Out The Best In The Performance Of Traditional, Participative, Independent Contributors

·        Enabling Teams Success

·        Helping to Implement Change

·        Manage the Amount of Change

·        Anticipate and Manage Responses

·        Taking Charge of Change

·        Tips For Managing Six Stages of Individual Change

·        Change Improvement Plan

Leading the Change

Framing a Shared Need

Shaping the Vision

Mobilizing Commitment

Using Change Levers & Tools

Tracking Progress

·        Developing the Road Map

Enabling Others To Act Competencies

Enable others to act. CONTRIBUTING TEAM MEMBER Contributes to the achievement of group objectives; works effectively with others in a group setting.

Participation; involve others, appreciate diverse approaches, style flexibility. Planning; analysis, attention to detail, process and requirements clarification. Role clarification; build on strengths, initiative of others, empowerment. Change; coaching, recognize role requirements, level of proficiency, provide tailored feedback.

 

 

 

Encouraging the Heart

Motivating A Diverse Workforce

·        Bringing Out The Best In The Performance Of Traditional, Participative, Independent Contributors

·        Identify Cultural, Ethnic, And Gender Differences

·        Understand How These Differences Impact The Workplace

·        Practice Techniques For Managing These Differences

·        Recognize The Value Of Cultural, Ethnic, Gender, And Other Individual Differences

·        Provide Employment And Development Opportunities For A Diverse Workforce

·        Learn Style Differences And How To Use It To Be Heard

·        Using Celebrations Effectively to Build Morale

 

Encouraging the Heart Competencies

Encourage the heart. Apportions credit for the sucess of the company to other people.

Crediting; attention to other's actions, recognize contributions (give credit). Celebrate (milestones); find ways to acknowledge accomplishments. Publicize; tell others about the group's accomplishments. Support; reinforce cooperation and teamwork.

 

Challenging the Process - Using Innovation to Meet the Forces that are Shaping Your Business

·        Develop Important Thinking Habits Which You Can Use

·        In All Situations To Be More Innovative

·        Assess Your Thinking/ Innovation Style

·        Learn Eight Approaches To Generate New Ideas And Produce Innovative Solutions

·        Apply And Eight Step Problem Solving Decision Making Process

·        Integrate The Expertise Of Individuals Who Do Not Understand One Another Or Think The Same

·        Overcome the Impact of Group Think

·        Strategic Planning to meet the Forces that are Shaping Your Business

Challenging the Process Competencies

Challenge the process.

Curiosity; interest, willingness to learn, to listen. Ask, "Why?" Openness; optimism, trust in self and others, questioning, listening. Problem solving; analysis, creativity, negotiating. Risk taking; non-defensiveness, confidence, courage, willingness to test, innovate, make mistakes.