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  OVERVIEW Leaders can be trained to lead strategically by developing and following a Strategic Frame of Reference which involves: • Drafting their team's current Mission - including their primary customer and the key products, services and value they provide to that customer • Utilizing a Situational/SWOT Analysis - identifying their team's internal/current strengths and weaknesses and their external/future opportunities and threats • Determining where their customers want their team to make changes - completing an Importance/Performance Matrix to identify the areas where the team needs to excel, make improvements, place low priority and redirect resources • Establishing their team's Vision - a realistic future worth striving for and built off of their customers' feedback • Obtaining team member input and involvement in developing the Departmental Strategic Frame of Reference - generating commitment to the new plan and overcoming the natural resistance to leaving t...

Critical thinking is a valuable skill in today's workplace that helps greatly in career planning and development. Our upcoming webinar discusses the importance of critical thinking and how it assists in creative problem solving, decision making, and goal setting. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Explore the relationship between critical thinking and career self-assessment ·          Recognize the role of critical thinking in all life’s decisions and choices ·          Understand the importance of questioning in thinking critically LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon completion of the course, the participant will be able to: • Understand the importance of critical thinking in today's workplace for career planning and development • Explain the benefits of critical thinking in creative problem solving, decision making and goal setting ...

OVERVIEW This workshop will explore the role of critical thinking in decision making, creative problem solving and setting goals related to one’s career. It will look at the definition of critical thinking as well as the importance of critical thinking in finding a job and being successful on the job. Participants will learn how critical thinking is necessary and valuable in every area of their life. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND •  To examine the fundamentals of critical thinking, problem-solving, decision making and goal setting •  To explore the relationship between critical thinking and career self-assessment •  To help participants in developing leadership skills and making informed and wise decisions •  To help participants approach problem solving and decisions making effectively •  To help participants improve their critical thinking skills AREAS COVERED •  What critical thinking means •  Why it’s important •  How it relates ...

Organizations struggle when they don’t have competent leadership, at all levels of the organization. Our upcoming webinar discusses how to assess leadership competencies in 7 categories, and 36 sub-categories , and how to create a plan for developing leadership skills using a proven methodology. The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          The subtleties of communications great leaders use to adapt their communications for any audience ·          What great leaders do to develop teams, foster relationships, and encourage productive, respectful conflict ·          The process used to create a Vision and Mission – equally important organization wide and for teams and projects – every endeavor needs them LEARNING OBJECTIVES Organizations struggle when they don’t have competent leadership, at all levels of the organization. Leadership is critical...

As labor shortages increase, leadership development and succession planning require strategic initiatives, and attention should be directed to capturing the intellectual capital that exists within the organization and developing leadership candidates. Our upcoming webinar discusses the critical business strategies for this and how to effectively implement them. The webinar covers the following key areas: Identify where in the organizational structure succession planning should begin Discuss leadership development as a fundamental element of succession planning Describe the tools, opportunities, and activities for developing leadership skills LEARNING OBJECTIVES How does your organization address succession planning – or doesn’t it?   Some organizations merely have informal conversations about leadership development as who should be promoted into what jobs without addressing the broader long-term approach of higher level succession. These informal tactics usually f...

OVERVIEW A leader does not necessarily manage, but a manager had better be a good leader. Why is leadership so important? Without leadership, nothing gets done. Leadership brings the vision and ideas,and sets the course or direction . Managers ensure execution. People don’t leave companies, they leave bosses. Leadership is the most important factor in staff retention and productivity. Often people are uninspired or disgruntled but don’t leave – they stay and become an anchor on the team, project or organization. What makes a good leader? Some people assert you have to be born a leader - in reality the skills, traits and attributes can be learned. Attend this webinar and you will learn how to develop leadership competencies and how to become a better leader – whether you are new to the game or are an experienced leader – you will find valuable ideas in this webinar. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND You want to be a better leader. This webinar will explore the traits of good ...

OVERVIEW Every organization, regardless of its size, needs to understand the importance of succession planning and how to implement it. Harvard Business Review stated that the CEO succession process is broken in the U. S. and around the world. This results in poor performance followed by higher turnover and corporate instability. But organizations need to be thinking broader than just CEO succession – they need to dig deeper into the organization when thinking “succession.” As labor shortages increase, leadership development and succession planning require strategic initiatives requiring rigorous consideration.  Organizations must move away from the “replacement” mindset to measuring success long term.  Are the right people moving at the right pace into the right jobs at the right time? Attention should be directed to capturing the intellectual capital that exists within the organization and developing leadership candidates. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Are you constantly...